The Alpha Train (Christina and Sebastian) novel Chapter 85

“Christina’s right. You dance across those pads and the longer you spend time on them, the more likely it is that you’ll fall,” Ezra tells him.

“What do you suggest then?” he growls.

“One step per pad, fast, no more than a second. Five steps and you’re across,” I say to him.

He scrubs his hands over his face, and I look at Sebastian.

“Is there any reason he can’t go again?”

“No. But he’s already challenged an Alpha today. You can only challenge once a day,” he says.

I look at Noah. “I’ll go with you.”

He looks at me, “You would do that?”

“I still have to run my route. At the rate I’m going, I won’t be completing the Beast today, so why not run with you?” I tell him.

“Thanks!” he says.

I look up, seeing all of the instructors watching me.

“There’s no problem with that, right?” I ask.

“No problem, as long as you’re sure you want to forfeit your opportunity to defeat an Alpha today,” Alpha James

says.

“No, Christina. You don’t want to do that,” Noah says.

“Trust me, it’s not like I was going to miraculously get through the Beast today. Even Tyler and Ezra are only getting through one challenge a day and there are at least four more after the one I’m on. Come on, let’s go.”

We get into the starting position, and I look at Noah. “Don’t let it get in your head. One step, one second, get across in five steps,” I tell him.

He nods and when Sebastian calls it, I rush forward. I leap my five steps and turn, just as Noah lands on the platform beside me.

“YES!” he screams.

“You’re not done yet. Focus,” I tell him, turning my attention to the bar climb.

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I dry my hands on my shorts as Noah watches me. He does the same and when I leap, he’s only a moment behind me. We begin climbing. He’s slower than I am, but I’ve had daily practice on this all week. When I slide onto the plat- form, I turn and wait for him.

“Yeah, you are. But there’s more to go,” I say, looking over the rope bridge and assessing the targets. I’m on the side that the instructors usually use, so the targets are on my left rather than my right. I check the trajectory of the arrow launchers and make my way across the rope bridge with only a small slice to my calf.

arm.

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