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than Lucas. Lucas was taller and broader, and when they
sparred, Lucas was faster and stronger than Jett. But that was no
slight to the human trainer. That Jett could hold his own against
the alpha wolf was proof enough of his abilities, agility and skill.
    For a human, his Chief Trainer was tough, rough and
fast—mentally and physically. Jett was a master at strategy,
and he had infiltrated and busted quite a few large smuggling and
money laundering rings during his time with the NMPD.
    Lucas seriously doubted that the greedy warlock was a
match for his cunning Chief Trainer.
    Obeying his Alpha, Jett pushed back from the table and
began to speak, addressing the PAC respectfully and authoritatively,
“The trainees in the Enforcement Unit have to go through two
stages of training before they can graduate as a rookie Enforcer.
The basic training involves pure physical training, where we make
sure the trainee builds up his or her speed, strength and stamina.
When they are deemed ready, they will be made to go through their
first obstacle course. There is a grueling obstacle course in the
PAC training headquarters that the trainees have to run, jump, lift,
punch, swim and crawl their way through. Not all trainees make it
through this obstacle course. Those who make it get to try their
hand and claw at another obstacle course—an outdoor one.”
    Jett paused, looking round the table. “The
trainees will still have to run, jump, swim and crawl, but this time,
they will be battling the elements while they do it. They will be
running across desserts and jungles, fighting sandstorms and wild
animals as they try to reach the endpoint in time. They need speed,
endurance and skill to survive. Their swimming and climbing skills
will also be tested. They have to swim through a raging river,
wrestle crocodiles along the way, and climb a mountain, without
climbing gear. For the human trainees, they have to use just their
bare human limbs. Paranormal trainees can use whatever capabilities
they have at their disposal. Vampire trainees would have to avoid
the sunlight and yet get to the endpoint in time. Shifter trainees
can shift into their animals, but as you know, some find it more
difficult to navigate the obstacles while in their animal forms. I
can assure you that it is extremely challenging to scale a mountain
as a platypus. Some witch trainees use their spells to help them,
but as Samantha can tell you, spell casting is draining, and after a
bout of spell casting, some of the witch trainees succumb to heat
stroke and lose consciousness, thereby losing valuable time. Some
don't make it to the endpoint by the allotted time. Those who fail
this basic training, don't go on to the advanced level.”
    Lucas leaned back and glanced around the table. He and
Jett had been the architects behind the training program, so what
Jett was reporting was of no surprise to him. But he saw that some
of the PAC members were wide-eyed and whispering among themselves.
Keagan Slater the weredragon was rubbing his chin thoughtfully. The
werebear Blake Madden was nodding and speaking in a low, rumbling
tone to Ella, who was frowning hard and shaking her head. Helen was
scowling beside him, and he didn't know if she was showing her
displeasure at what she was hearing, or disapproving of Jett's
training methods. She was always disapproving and disagreeable, but
all in all she meant no real harm.
    A sudden thought struck him and it almost made him choke
out loud. Helen was much like the mother-in-law he would never have.
He had lived for three hundred years and his mate was nowhere in
sight. It was very likely that he would live for three hundred more,
and never find her. So no mate meant no mother-in-law. Ah, was it a
curse or a blessing? He narrowed his eyes at the strange turn of his
thoughts at a PAC meeting. But he suspected that this would make him
regard Helen in a more sympathetic light.
    Most of the PAC members were unmated as well. Except
for