Ch. 221..230
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| gasped again, my wolf and | had been taking on all the information we were receiving, but the one thing we both locked on was the fact that she was pure black.
“You've caught on then? It’s another reason | wanted you tested. It’s rare that a wolf is one solid color, there are always other colors mixed in. But not our first born females.
My great-great grandfather began cataloging all the information he had learned about his family line before him, but your story starts with him.
He had two sons and like most Alpha lines the first born is the heir to the title. It is the way the Goddess wants it and the way we have done it for generations. With no one power hungry or abusing the power, there seems to be no reason to change it. Until his second son decided he wanted to fight for the title. It had never been done in our history. I’m not fool enough to think other kingdoms haven't gone through this at some point in their history, but this was unique for us."
| clapped my hand over my mouth, having a feeling | knew what was coming.
“The oldest son, my great grandfather, agreed to a duel, half in human form and half in wolf form. He knew he was stronger than the second son, and that the second son let his emotions cloud his judgment in a fight. The second son wanted a show, and audience to watch his rise to power, this was actually how our warrior trails were born. The training grounds were filled with the entire pack there to watch. The duel happened and the second son lost, as predicted by my great-great grandfather, and the oldest took the throne when it was time. ° The second son was bitter and hateful from the day he lost onward. He tried to instill that vengeful spite and idea of entitlement into his children. His son, Robert, also wanted to fight for the throne, but had no real claim to it since my great grandfather had children. His daughter was special though and didn’t want anything to do with her father and brother's efforts to take over the throne. She was a healer.
In her wolf form she was pure white and her saliva could close and heal a wound in minutes. It made her very valuable to her father and brother in battle and she was basically held captive. When she finally found her mate, they had no choice but to let her go. She had a daughter, who turned out to have a pure black wolf, confirming my great grandfather's findings, and she could manipulate thoughts and fight off her uncle and grandfather's Alpha auras. | didn’t find out until later that they were both experimented on. Her brother and father had also discovered how special our females were and wanted to know why gifts were bestowed on them and not the males.
Their bitterness and need for power consumed and corrupted their minds and they thought they were being slighted by not having the Alpha King title and again by not having special abilities. | guess they tried infusing the female blood with their own trying to gain the abilities.
Rumor also has it that they dabbled in dark magic to try and gain powers as well. | don’t know what happened to the two women. | only hope they weren't tortured to death."
He looked sad at this like he had something to do with their capture and mistreatment. "So you have some bad family members, I’m sure everyone does.” | shrug trying to lighten his mood. "So how does your great grandfather's brother and his kid tie in with me?"
“Like | said, they had no claim to the throne since my great grandfather had kids, a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Katherine. His son was Osiston and my grandfather, his daughter would be your great grandmother.” He paused to let that sink in.
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“Wait?! Osiston? As in Warrior Osiston, is your cousin and my uncle cousin or whatever” | feel like my brain is tuming to mush with all the new information. "| may need a map for the family tree we have going right now and you have only told me about like five people.” ° He chuckles, “| promise there aren't too many more players to introduce you to, but understanding who's in the game may save your life in the future.” | give a dry chuckle, but the serious look on his face tells me this is one of those things | really need to take in and understand, there are no jokes here. | took a deep breath and nodded, indicating he could go on.
“Thomas taught his son and daughter our history, like the Goddess instructed, he ruled fairly and encouraged his son and daughter to both pursue their strengths. But the animosity and hate were being perpetuated on the other side of the family tree. Robert eventually found his mate and had a son, Vincent, and together they have pursued deeper into our lineage than even | have. Any female with our bloodline is being captured and tortured for their special abilities. Another reason for finding you and bringing you here. But I will get to that in a minute.
“Thomas sister, Katherine, did the same thing. She instilled in her kids to take care of our world, protect our people,
especially with humans on the rise. She had three kids, a son and twin daughters. While Katherine, her mate, her kids and their mates were out training on the territory there was an attack. They were all older and well trained, but the attackers used all manner of weapons including drugs like liquid wolfsbane, so even the special abilities they possessed amongst them didn't help. Everyone was killed except Claire, one of the twins. Her mate died that day, but rumor has it she was pregnant. She went into hiding, no one here had any record of it, but someone had to have helped her escape. | was able to finally track the Elder down and follow some leads. She had a daughter, named Sophia, who settled with her mate as the Betas of the Blue Crescent pack, and had you."
He reached forward and wiped my cheek. | hadn't realized tears were falling down my face.
“You come from a very long line of fierce female warriors.
Leaders who are hard pressed to be taken down. | don't know much about Claire’s time away from the Royal Pack.
She used different names to keep her identity hidden for her safety and the safety of her unborn pup. But | do know that she was heavily pursued by the bitter half of our family line.
As | started really tracking her movements, | noticed a pattern of attacks that surrounded where she was rumored to be. Once | found that pattern, it got a little easier. | just wish | could have found her trail sooner, you may still have your mom, if | had.” He hung his head like my mom's death was his fault.
“She died in childbirth, you could not have any control over that.” | said to him “That is not entirely true, and many people would not want you to know this part of your story, but it's important. With all of the abilities that our first born females have, child rearing can be dangerous for them. They actually cannot procreate with anyone other than their Goddess given mate. You don't want details, but the other half has tried.” | shuddered at the implications there. “They must be heavily watched when pregnant and in labor and their wolves must be kept calm and under control. Not an easy task.
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| don't know a lot, there haven't been many females in generations, you are the first firstborn | have actually met, but there is a lot of blood loss and it can only be replaced by a blood relative. With your mother not knowing her history, she didn’t know to be prepared. The blood your pack doctors were giving her didn't work because it couldn't, that’s why they couldn't save her.”
He hung his head again rubbing his eyes like telling the story was taking a toll on him.
| took a deep breath, there really was nothing he could do.
My mother and grandmother were in hiding. | wonder if my grandmother survived childbirth on her own and if she did how? Questions for another day, but | would get those answers eventually. Right now, | need to comfort the King who seems to think he wronged me somehow.
“There was nothing you could do, they were in hiding because we, apparently, have crazy family members that seem to think dissecting us releases magical powers that they can pick up like in a video game.” He huffed, but | saw a crack of a smile, so | went on. “At least you found me now, and you can train me and we can do whatever we need to to fight the ‘bad half’ of the family. We need a new name for them, that just sounds cartoonish." He finally laughed at me, breaking the tension.
“Speaking of fancy names and bad family members, we have a lead on all of the seemingly random attacks that have been going on in the kingdom. The attacks that we have been fending off is the work of the Rogue King, as he is calling himself.”
| rolled my eyes and Alpha Reggie smiled at me. "| believe the attacks on packs in our kingdom are under his orders as well. | only recently got confirmation that the Rogue King is Vincent’s son, | don't even know his name.
He has been attacking packs for years taking on members willingly or by force and taking almost as many prisoners, mostly female. Now | know why, he’s searching for the special abilities from the Alpha bloodline. There also was a prediction that was made to my great-great grandfather about one of our females possessing all of the special abilities and would make her mate the strongest Alpha, strong enough to rival the Alpha King. She would be forged under fire, grow in battle, could tame any Alpha without force, people would naturally turn to her as a leader.” He looks over at me.
“What?! That could be anybody. That could be Luna Anne, I've seen the way people jump to attention for her.” | waggled my finger at him.
“The prediction also said she would be small but mighty, coming into her abilities before the age of fifteen.” He raised his eyebrows at me.
“That only happened because | was whipped and left for dead. If my wolf hadn't come | never would have healed and even then it took two days.” | said feeling a little defeated at having to bring this up and explain again. “I'm not special."
“Oh, no?”
| shook my head. “Do you know why your scars are still there? The ones that had the silver put in them.” | shook my head no. “Any other wolf would have had blood poisoning with the amount used on you, they would have died long before being dumped in the woods. The amateur who did that to you will answer to me, by the way.” He looked deadly for just a moment. “Your body's ability to take silver and wolfsbane and keep it out of your bloodstream is unheard of. You saved yourself, even before your wolf showed up.
Your body seems to encapsulate the silver and wolfsbane at the smallest level. | cannot make it sound as smart as Doc Ganon does, but the gist is your body works like a duck’s feathers do against water, they are completely waterproof, you seem to be poison proof. Your scars have encapsulated the silver that was put on your body, but it was only so strong so any time the scar
was opened up you would bleed as if it was fresh. The docs have removed alll the silver, so that should no longer be a problem for you.”
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“But | have Royal blood and am a first born female and all of that, that has to be why, I’m not special.” - “| know your dad has done a number on your confidence, but he’s not the only person who has made you feel inferior even though you know you are not. | see it in your eyes, the fight between knowing how strong you really are and what people have told you and conditioned you to believe."
“Speaking of my dad, does he know, about all of this | mean. The Royal blood connection, my mom, all of it.” | look up at him earnestly, completely avoiding his last statement. ' “He has been made aware of the situation and my feelings on his treatment of you. He has also given me his feelings on my, and | quote, taking both his children from him.” He actually laughed at the idea of my father being angry with him. “He seems to care about you, in his own way, his choice words were that of a father protecting his only daughter from someone who would use and abuse her talents.” He winked. “In all seriousness though, now that he does know, he agrees this is the safest place for you."
| take a deep breath and let it out slowly. So much information today, it’s hard to believe | started out with just a dress fitting so | could help a friend out. Now | find out | am a distant part of the royal family and | might be a part of some kind of prophecy. My head hurts.
“You look like you could use a meal after all of that. Anne and Xander have been waiting a while for us, but | wanted to make sure you were able to understand and ask all the questions you have. Sierra is still here too."
“Does she know? Who can | tell? All of my friends are curious about my visit here today.” | ask as we both stand and stretch after sitting for so long. | hadn't even noticed the passing of time with his
story, but the sun was already cresting towards the other side of the mountain. It's not late, but definitely mid afternoon, we missed lunch for sure.
“Her parents know and she is smart enough to figure out that you are important to the Royal family, but | would like to keep it at that for a while. Especially with the Rogue King actively looking for any females connected to our bloodline and being tortured. The rest of your friends just need to know that you are friends with Xander after the trials, it’s true enough and with your training and closeness in age it makes sense to have you assigned to him as needed."
“Okay, that works for me. So what does that mean for me and my training?” We're walking out of the maze now and back towards the castle.
“Your training will not change, although | believe some changes need to be made, am | right” He gives me that dad looks like he knows the answer and is waiting to see if I will lie to him.
“| don’t know if changes need to be made, | just need to know what | did to piss off my floor leader so | can fix it. She has hated me since the day | walked in, and seems to like making things difficult for me. It's nothing like what | was going through back home. | think she is just trying to establish her dominance, | just don't know why.” I tried to explain.
“Even she can feel your aura, she has never had another female to challenge her. While she is an exceptionally strong wolf and a great warrior, her ego and her temper get in her way. Her maturity will be what holds her back for now, but | believe she will outgrow it. She has potential and drive, she just needs some more time. You came in witha reputation and the respect of almost every warrior in the bunkhouse. There was plenty of buzz about you after your trials and then again when they all found out you would be arriving sooner than expected. | think she may feel threatened by your presence.”
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“But | just want to train like everyone else, | don't care about being in charge or a leader, I'm new here, no one in their right mind would follow me with my lack of training."
“And that, Little One, is where you are wrong. You have already proven to many of them you know how to lead, especially in a tense situation. You stay calm and objective. Your friends Lillian, Wyatt and Nathaniel can attest to that already. The rest of the warriors are not stupid. Each has taken their turn as lead, everyone has to be ready to at all times. For some it's difficult to step into that role, but you do it effortlessly."
“If you say so. I'm always afraid of making a mistake and getting someone hurt."
“When you lead, that is always a possibility.” He shrugs and | just look at him incredulously. He was supposed to say something fatherly like ‘you would never do that to someone ‘but no, he had to go and be honest with me. “What? Would you prefer | lie to you? You are a leader, born to be a leader.
It’s not all rainbows and sunshine. People will get hurt or suffer on your watch and you have to be able to both cope with and then handle it. You also have to learn that you cannot save everyone. Some people are destined to hurt themselves no matter what you do to help them.” | just nod.
It makes sense logically, but in real life | have a feeling it will be easier said than done, which is why he’s telling me.
We make it inside and Alpha Reggie leads me to the dining hall which is situated on the main level we just walk in from the massive patio. The dining hall is super formal and everything is exactly as you would picture it from a fairytale.
With murals well maintained and taking up entire walls, fancy framework around everything and a hint of gold accents make each surface shiny and fancy looking. The hall is huge and could easily fit several hundred people, but down at the far end is a lone table set under a stained glass window for the five of us with Luna Anne, Xander and Sierra in animated conversation. Sierra notices me first.
“There you are, | thought maybe you left without saying goodbye. It’s been hours, what have you been doing?"
| look to Alpha Reggie for an explanation that would satisfy her curiosity, but wouldn't be me outright lying to my friend.
“We were going over the details of her assignment, naturally there are several layers to what she has to do. Unfortunately working with and for the Royal family has its levels of complications.” She just nods. Well played, It was a very detailed answer that actually wasn't an answer. | was going to have to pay close attention to how Alpha Reggie interacted with people, he was really good at this.
We ate and joked and there was no more talk of what my job was. At about seven Sierra got a summons from her parents. She gave me a huge hug and told me she would see me on Tuesday and expected a study schedule.
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Once she was gone, Xander turned to me. “Well, dad said he was going to give you all the news. You seem to still be breathing so it didn’t shock you too bad.” He laughed at me.
“Being your cousin wasn't the most shocking part of that whole story, really.” | laughed back. "The magical powers and poison immunity, that will take some getting used to though. Do the Elders know? Or will they put me in the pool of potential mates to throw at Xander on a regular basis?"
“| actually would prefer it if they kept throwing you my way.
It prevents them from setting me up with some of the others.” He shudders at the thought and | have to suppress a giggle.
“Why do they keep trying to set Xander up? Didn't you say the Alpha King is only at his strongest with his Goddess given mate” | look at each of them in tum, confused by the idea now that it came up. You would think that the Elders would want their Alpha King at his strongest in order to protect and lead the packs.
“Some are of the opinion that the way the Moon Goddess goes about making us find our mates is asking too much and that our mates should be more accessible.” Luna Anne begins.
“Meaning they are lazy and don't want to put in the effort.”
Xander chimes in and | agree with him completely. Part of finding your mate is becoming a strong enough person on your own without them so you can be better with them.
“Also, some of them take that line of thinking a step further, believing that being from the same pack, specifically Royal pack members having mates from the Royal pack would be better.” Alpha Reggie adds.
“Bringing in an elitist attitude.” Xander translates again and | can't help but smile. | see where his mind has gone with this. It’s pack separation and some being viewed as better than others rather than pack unity amongst them all. | nod my head agreeing with Xander on this point.
“But, we can't come right out and accuse anyone of that though.” Alpha Reggie's tone is light and conversational, but it also has an undertone of caution. “Well | think that Skylar has enough to think about for the time being and she should probably get back before her team leader finds something else to criticize.” He raises his eyebrow at me and | just roll my eyes and smile.
“lll go with her dad, | want to talk about next weekend."
Xander stands with me and | give Luna Anne a hug and tum to Alpha Reggie not really sure if he’s the hugging type.
“Come here.” He opens his arms and just like with Alpha Lucas, I'm overwhelmed with the thought that this is what it feels like to have a dad hug me. A simple gesture, taken for granted by so many, but it means the world to me and | try to let him know that without words. He gives me a little extra squeeze before letting me go.
Xander and | walk back out the way we came, although this time he lets me actually walk and enjoy the grandeur of the castle. All the cream white walls and fancy humongous pictures of people and times in history | will have to ask about later. We head down the stairs and out to the car where Barty is waiting for us.
“Would you mind if we had some privacy Barty?” | have no idea what that means, but Barty doesn’t hesitate and opens the door for us to get in the back and then he joins the driver in the front right before the privacy window goes up. Ah, now | get it, but why?
Xander waits until we are on the road and moving consistently before turning to me. “This is for you. From your brother and the rest of the guys.” My eyes go wide as he hands me five envelopes, each
one sealed with no writing on the outside.
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“How do you know they are for me?” | look at each identical one. “There's no indication that they are."
“Because | collected them myself. | told them | would see you today and | know none of us can really have any regular communication, but | also know what happened between all of you and how everything was left. | thought maybe when | had a chance | could play go between. No one checks me or my things, perks of the title.” He shrugs. "So | could, at the very least, get basic information back and forth when | am able to see you which will be a hell of a lot more than them.
And with my regular trips back to your pack, because of the attack, | can even help during the school year when they go back."
| nod my head slowly, not really sure what | was agreeing with and hold the letters to my chest. Some were definitely thicker than others. That made me smile. | should try to guess who wrote each letter before opening it to see how well | know them.
| feel like we made it back to the bunkhouse in record time, | wish | would have been able to spend more time with Xander. Especially now that | know what | do. He’s really the only person | can talk to about it that is in my age bracket. | obviously won't be able to talk to him about it in public, like the Elder's conference and | don't think I’m supposed to say anything to the guys let alone put it ina letter that can be lost or taken. What the hell am | supposed to do with all of this information? | mean seriously, did Alpha Reggie know what he was doing dropping this bomb on me and then just letting me stew with it on my own? Ugh.
And now | have secret letters from the guys. What has my life come to?
Before | can get too lost in my thoughts, my door opens and | slide out and start to head toward the door when a hand wraps around the small of my back. — “Wha..?” | look up over my shoulder. “Xander, what are you doing"
“Dad said someone was giving you a hard time, | want to know who and | want to make sure it is apparent you have friends in high places."
“Don't you dare! | can handle this on my own."
“Umm, you shouldn't have to ‘handle’ anything like that.
Every warrior is here because they were chosen, you have all earned the right. Second, tell me Oliver, Cameron, Dakota, Sam or your brother wouldn't do the same thing."
“Ugh!! There are times when | kind of hate all of you, you know that?"
His mouth twitches in a half smile, that, I'm sure, he uses to get his own way frequently. “You love every ridiculous thing about all of us, and I promise | won't say a thing.”
| don't get a chance to respond as Barty opens the door for us. We walk into the foyer and | figure that’s where he will leave me, but no | couldn't be that lucky and I'm starting to think that Sam put him up to pushing my comfort levels based on the look on his face.
He walks me straight past the stairs and right into the main common area where a majority of the warriors are lounging after dinner. “Where are your friends? | think you mentioned Lillian, Wyatt and Nathaniel."
“Were you instructed to vet my friends for me too” | figured this trainwreck is coming whether | want it to or not, so | might as well get it over with sooner rather than later. | have no idea how far Xander will go to embarrass me. He just shrugs noncommittally. "Fine, they're over here."
| lead him to a corner where the three of them are just sitting and talking and not doing a very good job of pretending I’m not walking over to them with the Alpha Prince.
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“How exactly do | introduce you"
“I'll show you.” Is all | get as we reach my friends. They all stand politely and just stare. “I’m Alpha Prince Alexander."
He holds his hand out to Lillian first, who introduces herself a little breathlessly. Then to Wyatt, who answers politely, but has a clear look of sizing him up. | don’t feel any tension from either, just clearly unsure where the other stands in my life. Nathaniel also answers politely, but almost inaudibly.
Maybe nerves, interesting.
“It's good to see Sky has made such a tight group of friends. We were afraid some might try to use her for her talents or to improve their own skills at her expense."
"We?" Wyatt asks.
“There are more than a few interested in her well being.” He implied so much with that little comment. I'll have to remember | owe him a punch to the gut for that the next time we spar. And | try to let him know to knock it off with my side eye. He just uses it as an opening and cups my cheek with one hand. “You know it’s not a lie.” He smiles his devastating smile and | just roll my eyes.
“My well being is just fine, Thank you very much.” | try to step out of the embrace. He lets his hand drop from my face but keeps the other firmly planted on the small of my back.
“We would never let anything happen to Midge. Although she seems to be very capable of taking care of herself, sir."
Wyatt finally tries to come to my rescue.
“See, I'm all good. No babysitters or anyone needed to check up on me and you can take that back to whichever one made you do this.” | Xander just continued like | said nothing. "Midge, huh?"
“Yes sir, Midget, just kind of stuck.” Wyatt shrugged. "She's just this tiny little mighty midget, but if you don't like it, we can stop."
My mouth fell open. “What?! You would change my nickname if he didn't like it?” Xander is doing a terrible job hiding his smile and Wyatt just shrugs. “Unbelievable, and stop laughing Xander.” | elbow him in the side and he hisses but is openly smiling now. My friends gasp a little. I’m not sure if it's because | used no title for him or assaulted him. "
Go back to your side of the training territory."
“Awe, don't be mad, | told you, there are perks.” He pulls me back into his side for a quick hug. “! do have to get back though, | will see you saturday. Walk me out.” He pulls me back to the door.
“Did you really have to do that? Now they will have a whole bunch of questions that | really can't answer and | don't want to lie to them. You all are jackasses, you know that?” | giggle at him and then get a brilliant idea as we step outside. | jump at him wrapping my arms around his neck and he instinctively wraps his arms around my waist to hold me up to his tall frame. | don't let go as | ask. “Are you going straight back to your training grounds?"
“Yes, why?” He tries to pull back, but | hold on tighter for just a moment longer before jumping down.
“| want to know who is the most irritated with my scent being all over you?” | smile my sweetest smile and wave at him as he goes a little pale. Barty coughs a laugh, clearly having knowledge of my situation. And | shut the door in Xander’s face.
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Still laughing to myself | head back to the common area for just a bit longer. Lillian immediately grabs my hands and pulls me down to the seat.
“On my Goddess he was all over you! | want details."
“Lil, it’s not like that. He was just messing with me, my friends must have put him up to it knowing he was going to see me today. They are over at the rank training and they are all as*holes.” | tell her laughing.
“Well you do seem to get around don't you?” A snarky, but low voice afts over us.
| close my eyes and take a deep breath before turning to Audrina and her friends. “Not that it is any of your business, but | am friends with Prince Xander."
“What did he mean by there being more than a few people interested in your well being?” Bridget asks.
“Again, not any of your business, but he is training with some of my friends. He was implying he would be reporting back to them. It’s an inside joke, so it probably doesn't make any sense to you." | move to turn away from them, trying to end the conversation. No such luck.
“Who could you possibly be friends with that would be here training?"
“Broken record, it's none of your business.” | sighed out.
“And yet, we're still interested.” Audrina looks at her nails trying to give off the impression that she really couldn't care less, but would listen if |! gave her information.
“Considering | am a Beta’s daughter, it would make sense for me to know the other ranked members from my pack."
“Yeah, the female ranked members, none of them come to training.” Chelsea says, like | am stupid. | just stare at her.
How did she get this far being this dense?
“What planet do you live on? Plenty of ranked females go to training and hold the titled position in their packs. I’ve heard many stories about them. It’s no different than females coming to warrior training.” | can't help rolling my eyes this time.
Before anyone else can say anything the bell goes off to head to our rooms. Thank the Goddess. | need a break, these b*tches are almost as crazy as the three | left behind.
“Well, don't think anyone is going to treat you special because you paraded the Alpha Prince around here like some kind of trophy.” Audrina huffs before walking away.
“| wouldn’t dream of any such thing.” | mumble so only my friends can hear.
“Did she not see the same thing that we did? Nathaniel asks.
“He clearly paraded you around and was staking a pretty big claim. He must know you can't have your brand yet, or he doesn't fully realize how the brand works, cause none of these guys are even thinking about hitting on you. No matter how pretty you are.” His eyes go wide and he blushes when he realizes what he just said. “I... | mean... | mean... just that... you know, the hormone suppression and stuff...just, uh, yeah.” He looks down at his feet and won't look at me at all.
Lillian and Wyatt are fighting laughter at this point and | cant decide if | want to give Nathaniel a hard time or try to make him feel better. Before | can make any kind of decision, Lillian loops her arm through his, “Come on casanova. At least with your brand you will have time to develop your
speaking skills when talking to girls. Sky might even be nice and pretend like you didn't just stutter your way through that compliment."
Wyatt and | laugh as we veer off to our floor. “He’s never going to live that down, for the rest of his life and he knows it.” Wyatt laughs. | go to protest, but he stops me, “Don't you dare try and make him feel better. He rarely makes mistakes or is wrong about anything, just give me this one thing to hold over his head, please.” He's literally begging me. What has my life come to?
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| make it to my room and want to immediately open my letters, but something in my gut tells me Audrina isn't done with me today. And while I don't think the letters are illegal in any way, if she does stop in my room, I'm not giving her any other reason to be nosey. I'll try and get to them when | am doing homework tomorrow or this week sometime.
That will give me a chance to respond as well.
My gut instinct was not wrong. | was able to hop ina quick shower and just got into my pajamas when she burst into my door without knocking, something | will be questioning tomorrow. She stands just inside my open door and | am standing in the middle of my room, not backing down from her cold stare.
“Make sure you are up and ready on time for training in the morning. You have time to make up.” | just nod my head, there isn't any point in arguing and | did actually know about this extra training, so | am prepared for it. “What no snarky comeback or b*tchy attitude?"
“The extra training on Sundays is on my schedule, so | am prepared to be there. The attitude only comes when one is unnecessarily directed at me. | don’t know why you don't like me, but | was chosen just like everyone else to be here.
| was brought here early by the Alpha King and Warrior Osiston, you do not have a Say in my being here now. Like everyone else | am here to learn and do a job. You do not have to like me, but | am currently your teammate. All! ask is that you treat me like one. This will go more smoothly for the both of us if you do."
Her lip curls into what should probably be an intimidating face, but she just looks like she wants to throw up or like she might poop herself. | try not to let that image make me smile, it would be wildly
inappropriate and so not helpful right now. I’m not sure how long we stood there staring at each other, but it was long enough that | had to stifle a yawn. She finally just turns and leaves without another word or a backward glance. This girl really does have something not right about her and | need to figure it out, before she smothers me inmy sleep. - Sunday went as expected and Audrina was, well, not nice in any way, but she didn't outwardly cause me problems once we joined the rest of the warriors for morning training. We were actually done by 9am and had free time until evening training right before dinner, which only consisted of a five mile run through the training territory.
During my down time in the middle of the day | holed up in one of the study rooms and tore through my letters before | even thought about starting my homework.
Each of my friends put their own flare on their letter. | could tell only the twins had any knowledge in how to formulate and write a full communication type letter, which makes
sense considering they are training to be the next Alphas.
They would have to draft letters for treaties and peace agreements and other regular communications between packs that maybe couldn't be sent electronically.
Sam’s was the funniest. He wrote in single sentences as if he was writing a one way text message stream, bullet- pointing what has been happening since | left so abruptly and informing me that by leaving | took his two favorite people away at the same time and he might die of loneliness. Ever the drama king.
Mateo’s letter apologized more times than | can count for what happened to me and when he finds out who did this they are going to die a slow and painful death.
Oliver was not so blunt in his threat to whoever caused me so much harm, but it was implied. He actually mentioned that seeing me that broken will haunt him forever. That is the most emotion he
has ever verbalized to me. He mentioned that | better come back stronger and with at least ten more pounds or he will also have words with Warrior Brogen about my care.