CHAPTER 23

I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. I wasn’t sure how long it had been since Alpha Jackson left but his side of the bed was cold. So he’d been up for a while. It was barely sunrise, so I was guessing that he snuck out in the middle of the night. Fucking amateur. We live in the same house. He can’t avoid me.

I climbed out of bed and headed down to the kitchen to get a coffee and there was no one to be seen around the whole packhouse. I went to his office and he wasn’t there either. So I took my coffee upstairs and I went back to my room.

I had a shower and got dressed for school that morning and made sure that I had everything in my bag before I left the house and I started heading towards the school. I knew that it was really early and there would probably not be anyone there, but that was no different to home.

As soon as I got to school I went to the library and I sat down with some books and I started doing some homework when I felt someone tap me on the shoulder. Hey Edward.” I say without raising my head.

“How’s it going?” He asked sitting in the chair next to me.

“It’s alright. Didn’t have much time to get all of the homework done over the weekend so I thought I better get it finished before we head into class.” I explain.

Sounds like a good plan. How are you after the party?” He asked.

“Is that all anyone is going to be talking about?” I asked looking up from my books at finally looking him in the eye.

Probably. And I’m sorry about that. But it is what it is.” He says.

I know that. Doesn’t mean that I have to like it. High school fucking sucks.” I say.

Well, think of it this way. Tomorrow if your 18th.” He says.

“Don’t remind me.” I say rolling my eyes and going back to my books.

“What? How can you not be excited about your 18th? Every she-wolf loves her 18th. It means that she will finally be able to meet her mate.” He says.

“Well, in case you haven’t noticed Edward, I’m not like every other fucking teenage girl around here.” I snapped.

“I definitely know that. But right now you’re acting just as bitchy as them.” He says.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you.

But I just don’t want to get into my birthday right now. I’d much rather just forget it.” I say.

“Why?” He asked.

“It doesn’t matter. I’ve just got too much crap going on right now.” I say.

“Alright then. I guess that makes sense. I’ll leave you to it.” He says picking up his bag and he left the library.

soon as I knew that the principal

office and he

Miss Stevenson?” He

do. in order to graduate early?” I asked sitting on the other side of

stated, like it wasn’t

on sticking around here for too much longer. If you don’t allow me to graduate

“I threaten.”

are

aware of that. But I don’t care. I want to finish as soon as possible. Now, are you going to help me or am I here to give you notice that I’m dropping out? And by notice, I mean, walking out right now and

workload that the Alpha ordered you never fell behind. So, we

I say standing up.

going on that I need to

here. “I say leaving his office with no more of an explanation. He didn’t know if I meant school or the pack.

got to my first class I saw Emily sitting at her desk and she saw me but I ignored her and walked to the other side of the room and sat next to Aria. Aria kept looking at me out the corner of her eye and I saw a lot of people looking over their shoulders at me. Obviously because of what

was definitely easier said than done and by our third class that day I started snapping at people and yelling at them. Telling them to mind their own business. and

because I didn’t want to

at her while she

Are you alright?”

fine.” I say.

also heard that you’ve been biting people’s heads off

me like a sideshow attraction. What am I supposed to do? I don’t want to be known as the girl who almost got raped.” I say.

That is something that is very private but it’s all over high school. Unfortunately, that’s what high school is.” She says.

of wisdom. I already knew that.” I

I know that there’s something going on in your head. I know you too well to believe that it’s the only

no one’s business but my own. Can’t a person just be in a bad moon without everyone giving her a hard time? Not everyone has to be happy every single fucking day.”

bad day. I’ll leave you to it. But if you need to talk, then you know where I am. I’m still

know that.” I say. And she stood

was looking at me for a while and I was looking at him too. But then I shook my head and I closed my locker and started

he worked it out with the teachers. that they are going to put me on an accelerated program and that I will graduate earlier than everyone else. I just needed to

out of the principal’s office someone grabbed me by the arm and spun me around. Are you avoiding me?” Alpha

I be avoiding you?” I

me at lunch time. What’s going on?” He asked.

having a bad day.” I state plainly trying to show as little emotion as possible.

happened today?”

morning exactly what I mean to you. Another fucking bedwarmer. You have every

packhouse. You can leave whenever you want.”

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