CHAPTER 3

I was kept in the hospital for a while until they got me the right pain killers and plastered my arm properly before I left the hospital and then I headed downtown and it was too late to even attempt going to school today so I went to the diner and started work early.

It was only 1pm which meant an extra 3 hours of work coming my way and that meant more tips since it was the lunch rush at the moment. And the whole time I had the prospect of having the thought of possibly going home on my mind. But I wasn't going to say anything to anyone until I knew for sure. I hadn't been told anything directly. Only a conversation that my mother had with the Alpha. That was hardly conclusive. So, I decided that I would call her tonight when I finished work. I knew that she would still be awake and I would skip training.

And when my shift was over at closing time, I walked towards the gym but I stopped outside and I sat on a chair out there and I pulled out a smoke and lit it while I called my mother.

" Hello." She answered quickly.

" Mom." I say.

" Taylor. I'm so happy to hear from you." She says beaming. I could hear the excitement in her voice just from me calling her. Even though we do talk every week.

" It's good to talk to you too." I say.

" Well, this is weird. You don't usually call during the week. It's only weekends." She says.

" Yeah, usually. Except I was talking to Alpha Richmond today. He said something about you calling him today." I say. And there was a bit of a pause before she started talking again. Like she was trying to figure out what to say to me.

" Yeah. I'm sorry about having to do all of this." She says.

" Does the new Alpha think that I have something to do with Lucas?" I asked.

" He's asking questions. And I think he thinks you left a lot later than you did." She says. And I shook my head and rolled my eyes. If he did his research at all about me then he would know that I left a lot earlier. All he had to do was check the school records. That would have told him.

" A lot of people will vouch for me. They'll all say that I've been gone a lot longer than that." I defended myself.

" I know. That's what I told him and Alpha Richmond said that he would call Alpha Jackson and tell him the same thing." She says.

Alright. Thank

Lucas." She says. And then I stopped suddenly and practically froze for a moment when

As in Jackson Cooper?" I asked practically

that killed Lucas and took

Holy shit. That guy has killed about 12 Alpha's and absorbed their

We're now under his command. That's why I don't want you to come home. He's strict. This whole place has changed. The guards have

in danger staying there?" I asked.

he actually likes me and doesn't bother me. He thinks education is important for the kids.

safe there too? I mean,

a warrior here and he will do everything that he can to make sure that Alpha Jackson sees that." She says. Isaac is my

to you later."

I hung

wasn't sure if I was in real danger now or not. I know that if I ran away right now then I would look guilty. But I was scared that I was going to be accused of something that I didn't do. I looked up to the sky and the moon was out so I started praying to the moon goddess that everything was going to be alright.

was over and then I saw the warriors coming outside and Ethan came to close the door and saw me sitting out there. So he came and sat next to me. He didn't say anything for a bit because he knew that something was bothering me. But he looked around to make sure that there was no one lingering around before he took my hand

Why didn't you

I needed time to think." I

he might force me go back to that pack. About how I was terrified that he might link me to Lucas.

has been taken over

Holy shit. Are you serious?" He asked.

it's suspicious that I'm here instead of at my own pack. He thinks that I

Were you involved with Lucas?" He asked.

took over as Alpha a year ago, that's when my mother sent me away. Because Lucas was picking fights with every pack within a close proximity. And he

And Jackson thinks that you're

the first one who ever called him on his bullshit when he was acting like

Alright. Then you've got nothing to worry about." He says.

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