The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 111

Chapter 111 – Orphan Gang

Ella

“Cora tell me what happened.” I demand, crossing my skinny arms over my chest. I’m eight years old, glaring down at my surrogate sister with a stern expression. It’s always been this way between us. She’s a year older, but I’ve always had the dominant personality.

“It was nothing.” She insists, averting her gaze from my own.

“You’re lying.” I counter stubbornly. “I can always tell, you know.”

“No, you think you always know.” Cora answers sullenly, though we both know I’m right. I can read my sister like a book.

“Would you just tell me?” I press, sighing with exasperation.

“Fine, it’s not even a big deal, it was just some of the big kids being jerks.” She explains gravely.

“Which ones?” I respond immediately. “Point them out.” It could be anyone, considering the fact that even children our own age tend to be bigger than us. It seems like the orphanage physician labels us undersized and undernourished every year, though nothing ever changes.

Reluctantly, Cora points toward a familiar gang of kids, ranging from age eleven to fourteen. The ringleader is a beefy thirteen year old who always wears a cruel leer, as if he’s ever on the lookout for someone to bully to tears – just for the fun of it. “You see, there’s nothing we can do about it – they run this place.”

“I beg to differ.” I answer, tilting my chin up defiantly. “We don’t have to be bigger than them – just smarter. Now tell me what they said to you?”

can’t hear her speak. She stares at the ground, her shoulders slumped in defeat. “They called me a

weak spot for any abandoned child. None of us know what it’s like to be wanted or unconditionally loved, and the only thing that keeps us going is the hope

now, and you know how it is. Parents only ever want the

I’m not gonna leave you for anything.” I vow. I’d like to see

the first time she’s said this to me. I do have a way of taking the most skittish and rejected

you think the big kids are so mean. They’re mad that

going to let them off the hook?” She asks,

that we’re in this together.” I answer reasonably, trying to calm

teeth flash in a pearly grin. “And if they

up to the bullies in question. Cora trails along behind me, whispering anxiously about what a bad idea this is. I don’t listen, determined to defend her

your own size?” I call while we’re still

turn around, then laugh when they see I’m the one who spoke. The ringleader

brains.” I bite back. “You shouldn’t be mean to Cora

stalks forward, looming over my small body with malicious intent. “A scrawny little thing like you? You’re even more useless than she is.” He

older boy’s body and attacking him tooth and nail. He screams and

had been that day. Normal human girls don’t

asks, the corners of

by being scrappy enough to take on the big kids. When it was over

mind slowly, but I gradually recognize the truth in them – not

wolf… I mean I’m sure I wouldn’t have been any match for a pup that wasn’t dormant, but the human kids still weren’t as strong.

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