“So we are for sure going on this run then? I wonder if they will try and take us Thursday or if they will bide theirtime, if you’re right about them being a part of the rogue group.” “No idea, but we should talk to Osiston and Nickolas. It will give Nik something to focus on and hopefully bring us closer to finding Gentry.
Then really do have homework to finish.” “Were you able to talk them into letting you stop doing the high school work? I can’t believe that your teachers back home wouldn’t give you a break on that.”
“I don’t think it’s my teachers. I’m pretty sure it’s the principal and one of the board members, who just so happen to be the two adults that gave me the worst time while I was in school. You would think that these guys were the teenagers with a grudge to settle.
I’m not sure what I did personally to the principal to deserve his hatred, but the board member’s daughter hates me with every fiber of her being and has her father on board with matching hatred. It’s sad, but I actually understand that motive. She’s a good manipulator and he’s a power hungry Delta that was passed on for his brother, who is far superior as a Delta.
I am a Beta’s daughter, so I rank higher than both of them and am friends with all the future leaders and the current Alpha and Luna. Neither ofthem like that at all.” I just roll my eyes. I feel like I have been doing that a lot lately and I internally
cringe at the thought and make a mental note to stop the habit.
“Damn, no wonder you wanted to get out so badly. She’s the reason you have scars, isn’t she?”
It’s a question that’s not really a question. More of a confirmation. I nod, not explaining further.
‘You do realize that when we go back to your pack. and we will be visiting your pack at some point, I am going to figure out who this girl is and beat her ass, right?’
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly, fighting the urge to roll my eyes, and internally laughing at the stupid struggle. My stomach aches at the thought of going back to my pack, to my friends and my old life. I just don’t know if the ache is a good one or a bad one.
“Why on earth would we go to my pack?’
“Don’t you think for a second that you are keeping those fine as hell friends of yours away from us, my friend. Sierra needs to see her boy toy, it is all she talks about, and Lillian and I deserve the eye candy experience first hand.
I’ve seen that picture in your room at the compound, you can’t tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. I think a private lesson in the training yard will be needed, even if I can’t get excited about a hot boy rolling all over me, my brain can still appreciate the effort.” She tries to look serious, but it only lasts a few seconds before she busts up laughing.
“Also I want to be there when Miss Wannabe sees you now. If she was intimidated enough by you to harm you multiple times then, I can’t wait to see her jaw hit the floor now.”
She snaps her fingers across herself dramatically like a Drag Queen, “You are just coming into your hotness. Even Xander and Oscar have made comments.”
“She would never give me the compliment. She’s good at hiding emotions when she wants or needs to. And I am not hot, don’t make it weird. I know I don’t look terrible, I’m not stupid and I have filled out a bunch since we started training with the warriors, but I look no better than you or Sierra or any of the other warriors.”
“And yet, when your boys come crawling on their hands and knees drooling all over you she is going to lose her sh⚫t and I want to be there for that trainwreck_”
She laughs at me again. This time I dont fight the eye roll as I move to grab my backpack. I am as far ahead in my high school syllabus as I can be, and none of my teachers are going to give me a hard time. Everyone I have right now is actually on my side and they know what Cunningham has done to me. I am also a sophomore doing senior level and now also doing college level work. but I am not giving anyone a reason to doubt me.
“Let’s go downstairs and let Osiston and Nik know what we think and I can get started on homework while we talk about what the game plan is for Thursday.”
