As far as I had been told, our training area was outside. It meant that everyone had more than enough space to work with, and no one would get in each others way. And at first, I had the feeling that Jace was not leading me to the right place. And, the suspicion that I had felt in regards to his intentions when he had first made that comment, came back like a tidal wave. But, as it turned out, I had merely been jumping to conclusions. He had simply been taking me to a different exit, one that was obviously used specifically for the gym class, because there were a few other students who went through it before us, as well as after us. “I was expecting more people.” It wasn’t a lie. The training classes in our old pack had been packed to the brim. And we didn’t train outside. We used the gymnasium for training sessions, and more often than not, those training sessions happened after school hours. It was something that wasn’t supposed to interfere with your educational time. But, thing
To my surprise, Jace did not cower away after being directly addressed by Elijah, and that in itself was a miracle to me. I knew just as well as anyone that there were certain ways that people tended to behave around Alphas and this wasn’t necessarily one of them. But Elijah didn’t notice it. Or perhaps he just chose not to notice it in order to keep the peace? But, he did continue to come towards us, coming to a standstill beside us. I didn’t know whether or not he was trying to make his presence imposing, but regardless of that, it was one of those things that did not really matter to me. As far as I was concerned, there was no problem with what I was doing. Absolutely no problem whatsoever. And therefore, Elijah didn’t really have any reason to be here, especially if he was just going to lecture me. “Unfortunately, today you’ll be sharing the spotlight with our new pack member.” I had to admit that I was surprised that Jace was speaking so confidently, that he wasn’t shaking in
Once Jace walked away, I could feel some of the muscles in my body start to relax. It was like the strings of a guitar that had been strung too tightly, and were now being tuned correctly. It was something that I wouldn’t be taking granted of for the rest of the day, because personally, I tended to forget how nice it was not to be worried about anything. But I knew that this relief that I felt would be nothing but short lived. It was something that would only last while I was here, and once I left, it would be back. It was something that I was certain of, especially since I knew that Samantha would be available for Jace to talk to again. I should have known that it would only be a matter of time before he tried to sink his claws into her, but I had hoped that it would be a task that was hard for him. I knew Jace much better than I wanted to know him. And it was not because of a good reputation. On the contrary, it was for the exact opposite, and I had a feeling that Samantha had bec
I pushed myself off of the ground, feeling the dirt sticking to my face. I couldn’t deny the fact that I felt rather humiliated, but there was nothing that I could do about it. It was too late for me now, for I had been the one who had decided to go forth with this. If I had had a problem with it, then I would have needed to go ahead and do something about it when Elijah had mentioned all of this. Despite the fact that the rest of his pack seemed to be on the same level that I was, I was willing to admit that I was not even remotely close to being on the same level as Elijah. I didn’t know whether or not his genetics had something to do with it, but I didn’t stand a chance. The moment that we actually started sparring, I realised it. But I wasn’t going to back down from a fight just because I knew that I had been unevenly matched. That was not the way that things were going to work in my books. So, I had done what anyone with any sense of dignity would have done, and I gave it my al
“Samantha! Wait for me!” I turned around, completely surprised by the fact that there was someone who had called me, and I was even more surprised when I realised that that someone was no one other than Jace. It was the last thing that I had been expecting, but maybe it was a good thing that I would have a moment of company before I went home. I didn’t think that spending an afternoon alone was going to be very good for me in terms of productivity. And doing anything outside, meant that I tan the risk of getting lost. After our entire situation during our training class, everyone had gone their separate ways, since they had all been late for their next class, and those who were actually there, were missing out on their lessons. Elijah hadn’t spoken to me again, and whether that was because he had read between the lines, or because he understood that there were more consequences to all of this, I did not know. I didn’t know if I wanted to know. I had gone to my next class and done m
I wasn't entirely sure what I had been expecting from Jace, especially since he had figured out that I did not have a cooking clue where I was going, but I definitely hadn't been expecting him not to tease me about it. It was almost like he actually understood that not knowing where everything was and where I was going to go was something that was quite normal for a pack member who was new. I didn't know if it was something that they had to deal with often, or whether or not he just had a natural capacity for dealing with it, but I wasn't going to ask either. He had been doing nothing but making conversation with me, and it was pleasant conversation on top of everything. It was making me feel like I had been wrong to judge him based on his first impression, although he did deserve it. He hadn't been very kind to me in the hallway, and even though he was being nice to me now, I could not help but wonder why his attitude had changed so suddenly. It was something that was dangling in th
As promised, Jace walked me home - and he did so without so much as a squeak of a complaint. It was something that I was grateful for, since I wouldn’t have been able to get myself home from where we were. For goodness sake, I doubted that I would have been able to get myself home from my own school. I didn’t think that I would be able to do it tomorrow, either, but that was not something that I was going to worry about right now. When tomorrow came, it would be tomorrow’s problem. It was as simple as that, in my personal opinion. I had other things to worry about at this point in time - and I was worrying about it. After all, I seemed to have a habit of getting into trouble around here. Jace hung around for a few seconds as I made my way up the front door, and then he waved at me and started to leave. And just like that, I suddenly felt like a rabbit that was walking into a lions den, like someone who was about to have themselves tipped into shreds. I knew that it wasn’t exactly a
Arthur packed up his books, his homework done now that I had spent the last half an hour helping him with it. It had been rather awkward doing so here, but there was nothing that I could do about it at this point in time. I could only hope that things would get better and that this feeling would pass, because it wasn’t pleasant. And as much as I wanted to pretend that it was purely because of where we were, I knew that it was not. There was a lot more to consider than just our surroundings. As it turned out, Elijah had been busy making lunch when he had been in the kitchen, and thankfully, he hadn’t insisted on us all eating together and at the same time. There was a lot that I could manage, but that wouldn’t have been one of them. It would have been uncomfortable, and the sandwich that had actually been nice, would have tasted like cardboard. Arthur was still packing his books away, and I decided that I would take the plates to the kitchen. That way, I would be able to find out fro