The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 56

I summoned two daggers, handing one to an elated Gwen, and offering one to Carter, but he declined, nervously looking around, waiting for Alpha Cain to pop out.

The important thing about knife throwing is to make the movement fluid. Don't think of the knife as a weapon you want to get rid of, but rather an extension of yourself that is sliding off of you, I told Gwen, who nodded, ever the eager beaver.

These knives are blade-heavy, which means you want to throw them using the handle. For handle-heavy knives, you'd want to grip the blade, but we'll work on that another time, I promised her. There would be another time, I'd make sure of it.

Hold the knife like so, I demonstrated and adjusted her fingers. Keep the knife horizontal to the target, and when you follow through, make sure you throw hard. Knives can't be gently thrown, they are a weapon of brute force. Don't hold back.

Then, I put all of the steps together, and demonstrated the proper way to throw a knife. The blade sank into the eye of the target dummy.

Gwen cheered for me, and then lined up in front of her own dummy. She copied all of the steps I did, and the blade hit the target in the shoulder.

Not bad, grasshopper, I mock bowed to her, and she did the same to me as we laughed. I needed this. Already, I felt much better.

Let's keep throwing. I doubt we have much longer until the Po Po breaks this party up, I pouted.

I summoned two more knives, and we continued throwing until the front of the dummies were completely impaled by knives. Gwen's throws were too weak for most of the knives to stay embedded in the dummy like mine did, but her aim showed potential.

I went to go turn the dummy around so I could use the back as a target, and noticed that we had attracted a small crowd of curious wolves, watching us throw the knives. I ignored them, positive that roping anyone else into Gwen and my fun would just cause more people to get punished.

I offered another dagger to Gwen, but she refused. "I'd rather watch and learn from the master," She teased, and mockingly bowed again, which I returned after laughing. We already had our own inside jokes.

I dropped the dagger Gwen rejected to the ground, and instead summoned a throwing star. These puppies are way more fun if you want to torture the person you're aiming at, I told Gwen devilishly, and even Carter smiled slightly at my good mood.

I kept throwing star after star, not hesitating in between throws, and summoning one right after another. I could imagine not having my Gift. It was far too precious and far too fun.

The man rolled his eyes and clenched his jaw in annoyance. "You said that the last time when you got in trouble for loosening the tops of the salt shakers in the pack house."

Gwen shrugged. "Merely an oversight, my love."

"And before that, when you almost burnt the house down after leaving the stove on," He continued to scold her, not relenting on his hard glare.

Gwen rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. In my defense, they should really make those things turn off automatically."

"And before that-" the man began again, but Gwen interrupted.

"Okay, Jax, we get it. I'm such a vexing troublemaker, I need to stop causing chaos, blah blah blah," Gwen dismissively spoke, and waved her hand passively. "Anyways, do you need him anymore today Alpha or can we go back to our house so he can punish me for my indiscretions." Gwen directed her question towards Cain, and her tone indicated that it would definitely be a punishment she would enjoy.