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.

Thank you."

nothing to do with Lucas." She says. And then I stopped suddenly and practically froze for a moment when what

Did you say Alpha Jackson? As in Jackson Cooper?" I asked practically shouting the name in

the one that killed Lucas and took over our pack."

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

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 changed. He has

danger staying there?" I asked.

and doesn't bother me. He thinks education is important for the kids. So, I'm safe." She insisted.

be safe there too? I mean, I'm a

and he will do everything that he

to you later." I

I hung up the

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. That Alpha Jackson would see reason and he wouldn't get the wrong impression and have

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

going on? Why didn't you come in?" He asked.

needed time to

new Alpha at my pack. About my mother possibly being in danger. About how he might

My pack has been taken over my Alpha Jackson Cooper."

you serious?"

I'm here instead of at my own pack. He thinks that I might have been involved with Alpha Lucas in

with Lucas?" He

my mother sent me away. Because

Jackson thinks that you're hiding?" Ethan

listening to everything. I never even really like Lucas growing up. I was the first one who ever called him on his bullshit when he was acting like a spoil brat. Which was most of the time. But that was as far as it went. When I was old enough to stay home

Alright. Then you've got nothing

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