Naya Woods, the Alpha's fiancee

Naya's POV

I hold on to the strap of my school bag very tightly. What's going on here? Why have they all waited for me?

“Boys and girls, let's give it up to welcome the fiancée of the Alpha, Naya Woods!”

The claps are so loud that my ears are almost exploding. I walk amidst the clap. Trying my best not to trip over my trembling legs.

They are all smiling, waving at me as if we have all been cool from day one.

The truth is that I've never known peace since I stepped foot in this school. I was a scholarship student, that means that if not for my brain, I wouldn't have had the chance to attend this school. Their expensive school.

The rich kids hate me for this. They hated that a peasant like me should be in the same classroom as them, drinking from the same fountain of knowledge. It was unhinging to them because I drank better, I was at the top of the class.

So, excuse me if I find their smile a little too ominous for my liking, if I found the friendliness of their eyes too vague.

As I walk down the hall, I see Sherry grinning and waving at me. I pull her out of the crowd and to my side, she is going to make this feel less awkward.

Sherry loves walking this walk with me. She waves back the jealous students and keeps her head up with pride.

When we get to the empty classroom, we sit next to each other and can't stop laughing.

“Oh my God, Naya, I can't believe this is happening to us!” She waves her hands against her eyes. “Look at that ring on your finger! I browsed the Internet for the price when you snapped it and sent it to me yesterday! It's crazy expensive!”

“It's crazy, I know!”

“Can you believe that the school sent out emails at midnight yesterday and ordered everyone to be in school by six in the morning and to dress neat because we are supposed to usher you in!” She shakes her head. “I mean, even the meanest girls can't stop talking about you! Everyone wants to be your friend, everyone wants to be associated with the alpha's fiancée.”

I roll my eyes and shake my head. Even if I believe that everyone is suddenly nice to me, I won't believe the lies of the meanest girls of these schools.

They made my life a living hell, I won't fall for that.

Soon, students start to quietly come into the classroom. Everyone sits down and zips their mouths.

I noticed that Sherry is the only one who has sat down close to me. The rest of them have left three chairs around me. Like they are too scared, like I'm fire that could burn them.

Miss Dallas comes into the class with the largest smile I have ever seen in my life. She keeps adjusting her glasses, is my teacher suddenly nervous to teach?

“Hi, guys, I know that this is a very special day for us. Please, let's keep the classroom quiet so as not to disturb Miss Naya.” She nods.

The last student walks into the class and she looks around cluelessly. There aren't any other chairs left unoccupied, expect the three chairs around me that everyone seems to be avoiding.

“Uhm, Sarah, you will have to report to the principal that you don't have a seat in class. You can't sit close to Miss Naya, except she gives you permission to!”

Now, that's the most ridiculous thing I have heard in a long time. No one is allowed to sit next to me?! I have turned into some sort of royalty in just how many days?!

“That's ridiculous, Miss Dallas. Let everyone sit wherever they want!” I can't help but say.

Miss Dallas blinks her eyes. “Ar–are you sure, Miss Naya?”

“Yes, please.” I sigh and press two of my fingers against my forehead. “This is getting ridiculous at this point!”

I have hardly finished when the whole class turns into a house of chaos as everyone tries to get to the seats first.

Two boys and one girl are successful, now everyone quietly goes back to their seats.

Miss Dallas chuckles nervously as she asks us to do some reading. The class is quiet as we read through the passage that she assigned to us and write a short essay on it.

When I am submitting my essay, Miss Dallas smiles at me and quickly gets up on her seat. She leans forwards and slowly whispers to me.

“I hope you don't mind, but I added to my CV that I was your teacher in school for years. That's going to make my CV top tier.”

I smile nervously with her. She gives me a nod and I dash out of the classroom. Everything is so strange that it's freaking me out.

Outside, I see the principal of our school, Mister William. As soon as he sees me, he adjusts his collar and stands upright– like I'm an important external inspector or something!

“Miss Naya, if it's okay with you I would like to have a few words in my office.”

I follow him into the office and he stands, waiting for me to sit down before he does the same.

“Mister William, is everything okay?”

“Yes, yes, Miss Naya, everything is perfect. I should also say thank you because of how you have brought our school into the limelight. We got a massive donation from the Bloodton family and our applications have skyrocketed.”

I like blink at him, wondering what that has to do with anything. Mister William is known to be a very strict man, I don't know what has come over him.

“Sir, I don't think I did anything to get that. I'm just in school because I need my GED.”

“Yes, yes, yes, about that. Her highness, the Luna, Lady Bloodton has requested that you will be homeschooled for the rest of your highschool. Don't worry, Miss Dallas will arrange some classes with you.”

I was informed of this, but even though it makes me sad, there is nothing I can do about it. I will miss school and everything, even though it was a very traumatic experience for me. I will miss my dear friend, Sherry.

“Before you leave, I just wanted to confirm if Brie Catelle and her three friends were the only ones who bullied you. I would like for you to get justice before you leave the school.”

My eyes widens with surprise. “Wait, Brie was punished for what she did to me in the bathroom?”

I can see the fear leap into Mister William’s eyes. “Naya, the Alpha himself, was very furious. The neighbors said that Catelle's family was thrown out and their jobs and properties seized. They have been kicked out of the pack and they fled the city in the night.”

My jaw drops to the ground. Erus did what now?