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

his office and he

do for you this morning Miss Stevenson?” He asked gesturing for me

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

your final year.” He stated, like it

on sticking around here for too much longer. If you don’t allow me to graduate early then I will just have to quite school and

“I threaten.”

do that? I’ve seen your grades. They are the top of the class. You could

or am I here to give you notice that I’m dropping out? And by notice, I mean, walking out right now and never coming back.” I

couple of the teachers. They all say that even with the extra workload that the Alpha ordered you never

say standing

going on that I need

say leaving his office with no more of an explanation.

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 happened on the weekend, but

said than done and by our third class that day I started snapping at people and yelling at them. Telling

time I was sitting outside reading a book on my own because I didn’t want to

me guess, you heard what happened as well.” I say looking up at her while she was standing there and I was

I did. Are you alright?” She

fine.” I say.

been biting people’s heads off today.” She

am I supposed to do? I don’t want to be known

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

wisdom. I already knew that.” I say lifting my book back up.

your head. I know you too well to believe that it’s the only thing bothering you.” She says.

but my own. Can’t a person just be in a bad moon without everyone giving her

entitled to a bad day. I’ll leave you to it. But if you need to talk, then

say. And she

the hallway. He was talking to some staff members but I saw him look my way. He was looking at me for a while and I was looking at him

that they are going to put me on an accelerated program and that I will

out of the principal’s office someone grabbed me by the

I be avoiding you?” I

look you gave me at lunch time. What’s going on?”

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

happened today?” He asked.

night and this morning exactly what I mean to you. Another fucking bedwarmer. You have

a hostage in the packhouse. You can leave whenever you want.”

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