Skye’s Limits by Stephani Hecht Read Free Book Online Page B

lighten up Alden’s workday. Be it a smile of delight when Skye learned something new, or the way Skye laughed when he knew he’d messed something up. All of it made Alden’s day pass faster and made him realize why he’d gotten into the role of a mentor in the first place. Gone was the jaded feeling that he’d felt before, and in its place was the love of the job that he used to have.
    He was getting the equipment ready for the day when Skye came walking in. Alden did a double take when he noticed that Skye had cut his hair. It was now collar-length.
    “You cut your hair,” Alden said, never one not to state the obvious.
    Skye halted and touched it. “Do you like it? I figured that Logan would have me chop it once I joined up with him, so I figured I may as well do it now.”
    Alden smiled to put Skye at ease. “I love it. I was just surprised is all.”
    Skye gave a crooked grin that went straight to Alden’s cock. “I was hoping that you’d like it. I did it last night. Well, I didn’t do it myself, I went to a salon. But you know what I mean.”
    “It looks great on you.”
    “Great enough for another kiss?” Skye asked hopefully.
    Alden tossed the equipment at him. “Don’t push it, brat.”
    “Hey, you can’t blame a guy for trying.”
    Skye got the equipment on. This time, Alden put some on, too. After the broken nose incident, he wasn’t taking any chances. Skye had a mean left hook now. After they suited up, they squared off and fought.
    Alden hated and loved that Skye was getting to be one hell of a fighter. It meant that he was getting closer to being ready for soldier training, but once again, it meant that it was a close to their time together.
    There Alden went again, moping about losing his Skye. He was acting like a teenage girl who had a stalker-like crush on a teenage heartthrob. All that was missing was the poster and folder with Skye’s picture on it then the picture would be complete.
    Alden was so distracted that he let Skye get in a good punch. It hit Alden in the side of the head. His skull rang as his brain bounced around a few good times. Skye let out a gasp.
    “I am so sorry,” Skye said.
    Alden held up a hand. “You never apologize for getting in a good punch. That’s the first thing you need to remember.”
    Skye nipped at his bottom lip. “Okay, I just feel bad when I hurt you.”
    Alden gave Skye an incredulous look. “After all the bruises I gave you, I’d think you’d be looking for some payback.”
    “Yeah, but that was training. I care about you and don’t want to hurt you.”
    “Skye, this is part of training, too. You need to learn how to fight if you ever want to make it out in the field. You can’t hold back on your punches. The Ravens sure as hell aren’t going to be.”
    Skye nodded. “Okay, I got it. I won’t do it anymore.”
    They got back to fighting, and Alden was pleased to see that Skye fought back with all his might. This time when he got a good one in on Alden, there was no apology afterward. Alden gave Skye a quick nod to show that he’d done good as they continued to exchange blows.
    Soon they were done for the evening. Just as they had started putting away their equipment, an alarm sounded, followed by a voice that said, “Raven attack, teams Alpha, Beta, and Cheetah scramble.”
    “You go ahead, I can finish up here,” Skye said.
    Alden gave Skye’s shoulder a quick pat. Then Alden went running off to the armory to get armed up. Since he was already in uniform, he didn’t have to stop to get changed, so he made it to the van in record time.
    Even though they rushed to the sight of the Raven attack, it was already too late. It was a single family home this time that had already been burned to the ground. The Ravens were long gone, but they had left plenty of carnage in their wake.
    They had laid the bodies of the feline family in the front yard in some kind of macabre display. They went from youngest to oldest and were all dressed