I spend most of my time going over every file, only taking a break for lunch and dinner, and by the time I turn in, I have assigned every member to a team Captain.
I woke up early this morning, and after getting dressed, I went for a run around the territory, a run I take every morning. Everyone I pass along the way either smiles at me or greets me, and I return the favor each time.
I run back into the building and hear voices coming from the living room, but I know none of them belong to my team members. I stop in the doorway to look at the males who are occupying the living room.
“Good morning,” I say to get their attention, and I see annoyed looks in their eyes, looks like they don’t like newcomers. Too bad for them, I am not going anywhere; they’d better get used to seeing me around.
“They are worse than Nigel,” Amra grumbles in my head, and she is right. Nigel was an ass, but at least he would return my greeting. Without saying another word, I head up the stairs to take a shower, and I get dressed in my standard uniform for the last time.
After today, I will be wearing a Commander’s uniform, showing everyone I meet who I am within our unit, and my team Captains will receive another uniform as well.
I walk down the stairs to see my team members waiting for me, and we all head out to get breakfast. I notice that the other team isn’t in the living room anymore.
“When we get back, we will discuss the teams and move to our side of the building. The right side of the building will be our home from here on out; the left side belongs to Commander Jaylen and his unit.” I say, and I see a few males and females smile.
“Let’s see how fast I can get Commander Jaylen in my bed.”
“I hope that team has a few willing females.”
I hear in my head, and I ask Amra if I am going nuts.
“No, you are not losing your mind,” Amra answers as I shake my head to clear my mind, and I follow my team into the main building to get some breakfast.
We get in line at the buffet, and I point out to the others where we will be sitting from now on, like every unit, we have our own table in the dining room.
Every unit sits along the outside of the dining room, and every student or pulled member can sit at a table in the middle. Our table is situated near some floor-to-ceiling windows.
During breakfast, we all look around at the other units, and I notice that I have the largest unit; most of them have five teams. Our unit is the only one that has seven teams, and I stifle a smile when I see the other Commanders coming to the same conclusion as I did.
By the time we walk out of the dining room, Commander Jaylen walks in with his unit, and I see him looking at every member in my unit. I doubt he will be able to figure out who the Commander is.
Elder Larson is waiting for us outside the dining room, and he guides us towards the library, where we will take our oath.
Elder Emmett will recite the oath, and all we have to do is say, “Yes, I will or Yes, I do” after every question.
There are eight Elders standing around us to make sure we all answer and to expose those who try to avoid answering. Amra is front and center; she wants to see how some of my unit will respond to the oath.
Elder Emmett starts to recite the oath, and each time everyone answers in unison, that is, until the last part of the oath. “Do you promise to withhold yourself from having sex with your own unit members and those of other units? With the exception of you finding your fated Mate among them.”
Almost everyone responds with “Yes, I do,” and I know who didn’t respond.
Five members of my unit are called towards Elder Emmett, and he asks them why they didn’t answer; each of them tells him they hadn’t expected that to be part of the oath.
“This is a part of the oath, because history has taught us that a broken off relationship causes trouble within or between units.” He answers.
He repeats the last part of the oath, and all five answer with “Yes, I do.” As we all did, and I will make sure they understand the consequences if they break a part of the oath.
We all get our new uniforms before we head back, and I tell everyone along the way to place them on their beds before I divide the teams.
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