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 was

office and he saw

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

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

final year.” He stated, like it wasn’t already obvious to me.

like to finish as soon as possible. I don’t plan 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.”

your grades. They are the top

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 never coming back.”

Alpha ordered you never fell behind. So, we can do that for you. We’ll get you the material that you need in order to graduate as

you.” I say standing up.

on that I

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

side of the room and sat next to Aria. Aria kept looking at me out the corner of her eye and I saw a

snapping at people and yelling at them. Telling them to mind their own business. and stop

sitting outside reading a book on my own because I didn’t want to be disturbed by

as well.” I say looking up at her while she was standing there and I was

Are you alright?”

fine.” I say.

heads off today.”

supposed to do? I don’t want to be known as the girl who

something that is very private but it’s all over high school. Unfortunately,

for the words of wisdom. I already knew that.”

there’s something going on in your head. I

a bad moon without everyone giving her a hard time? Not everyone has to be happy every single

You’re entitled to a bad day. I’ll leave you to it. But if you need to talk, then you know where I am.

say. And she stood

He 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 walking in the other direction. I didn’t want to

went by really slowly and I was bored to death in those classes. but the principal called me to his office when school was finished. He told me that 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 put in the work to get it all done. Which I assured him,

of the principal’s office someone grabbed me by the

I be avoiding you?” I

at lunch time. What’s

state plainly trying to

happened today?” He asked.

mean to you. Another fucking bedwarmer. You

in the packhouse. You can leave whenever you

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