~Zahara~ Elder Langston had his people take away Margaret and Gunner. He had them get rid of Laslo’s body. There were some wet eyes among the members and a lot of distrusting looks thrown toward Cory. I understand that years-long misinformation can’t be fixed in a matter of minutes, but at some point, they will have to let certain things go. I stay near the stage in case anyone had any questions, but no one is approaching me. Cory is off speaking with Elder Langston while his people take care of the cleanup. This entire situation has been crazy but necessary in the end. There is no way that Cory and I could enjoy our future with any of this hanging over our heads. I hate that Cory had to lose so much, but I will be sure to try to make up for it for the rest of our lives. I notice Lennox sitting in a chair, leaning back, looking up at the sky. He has been quiet since we returned, and I’m not sure what’s going on. I should probably talk to him, but before I
~Third Person~ Four months have passed quickly, and so much has happened. The Wild Tail pack quickly got over the loss of their known leaders. Everyone wasn’t on board with Cory as Alpha, but no one felt strongly enough to voice their opposition. Cory and Zahara made some changes to how the pack treated others as well as how they went about daily life. Cory’s hope was to have everyone feel welcomed and everyone works together to keep the pack going. Even pack members who are against Cory can’t deny the benefits he was bringing to the pack. Cory and Zahara officially take over the Ash Band pack as well. Things continue to go smoothly there as they had before. Flora decided to stay at the Ash Band pack, there being too many negative memories back home. Flora and Maurice found a few common interests and are rarely without each other. The elders took Frankie because of his crimes against his Alphas. Len and Justin were given the opportunity to do better and o
~Cory~ The sun is shining down on me as I float on my back in the river. The water is warm enough to make you feel like you are being enveloped within a warm embrace. There are no worries, no fears. Everything is calm. I, suddenly, lose my concentration and find myself falling. The water is covering my face and invading my nose. I can feel water in my throat and when I open my mouth to scream, nothing but gurgles come out. The water is no longer warm. It is ice cold and feels like a shock to my system. “Wake your ass up! You need to get to school.” I struggle to open my eyes. I’m not outside and there is no sun shining down on me. I can see four stone walls. They are dingy and covered in dried blood and other stains. It hurts to turn my head. It hurts to move my body. It hurts to breathe. I’m laying on a cement floor and the memories are flooding back to me. This is the position I fell in last night. They left me just like this after beating me. I accidently dropped a glass
The doorbell rings and I get up, quickly, to answer it. Lennox is standing at the door smirking. “Are you ready, baby girl?” I grin in response. Lennox looks good as always with his caramel skin. He is 6’4 and solid with muscles. He is always catching the eyes of all women he comes across. His hazel eyes always seem to glitter with excitement. Lennox rocks a tapered haircut, with the top in twists. He has his ends dyed blonde. “I’ve been ready. I know this will go so much better for us and it’s senior year!” We head out to the car where Bryn is waiting for us. Bryn is a year older than us and she will be my Gamma when I take over. Bryn is always the life of the party. She keeps a pixie cut, but always sports a different color on the top. At this time, her hair is a deep purple and it looks good with her light blue eyes and fair skin. Bryn has plump lips with a lip ring on her bottom lip and a brow ring on her right side. Bryn may be a year older, but the three of
~Laslo~ Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I’ve been 18 for a few months now, but haven’t found my mate. I’m not completely sold on the concept; I have no issue taking a chosen mate. The new student is just gorgeous. I can’t tell what her rank is, but it doesn’t matter. I can turn her into anything I want her to be. I think that I can get her to agree to being mine if given the time. I found out about Zahara when some of my people informed me that they saw her talking to Cory. It is well known that Cory is to be ignored. He is worthless and needs to be treated as such. Cory is the child of my step-father. He is a bastard child and he is lucky we allow him to stay around. Cory is useless and wolfless. There is no place in my pack for a wolfless individual. Once I take over, after training, I plan to make Cory a rogue. There is no place for weak, wolfless people in my pack. Well, maybe I will let him stay on as a slave. It just depends on what I decide to do. I wa
I don’t remember my bed feeling so stiff and uncomfortable. I move around a bit, but it doesn’t seem to help. I can hear the birds chirping loudly. I guess I kept the window open last night. *Chirp* *Chirp* I wish the birds would sleep in like most people try to do. Their chirping is starting to make my head hurt. I don’t hurt as bad as yesterday, but my face hurts really bad. I can also feel pain when I take a breath. “AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Ice cold water lands all over me and it is a shock to the senses. “Get the hell up! People are starting to wake up and the last thing they need to see is you passed out on the sidewalk.” I know that voice and they must be the same person who brought the ice water and put it on me. I sit up slowly and try to blink multiple times to clear my sight. I hear a sigh and look up to my right. My step-mother is standing there, glaring at me. Margaret Hastings, Luna to the Wild Tail Pack, chosen mate to my later father,
The rest of the morning passes by, but I don’t remember much. I’m in a bit of a haze and am not retaining anything I’m coming into contact with. I head to Science class and am pulled back right when I’m about to walk into the room. I look down at the hand on my arm and follow it up to the face. Laslo. “Hey beautiful. What are you so deep in thought about?” “Uh…..hi.” I try to look everywhere, but in his eyes. “I’m just trying to focus on science is all.” “Mmmmm….that’s a lot of focusing don’t you think?” Laslo gives me a grin and I try not to feel sick. Laslo has his hair slicked back in a ponytail today, exposing his chiseled face to all. I can understand anyone who may see him as attractive. He definitely isn’t ugly, but there is something about him that rubs me the wrong way. Laslo reaches up to touch my face, but I take a quick step back. He chuckles and puts his hand down. “We should go out some time.” The last thing I would want to do is go out wit
It's been two weeks and it seems like Zahara and Cory are getting closer. They try to keep it from being obvious, but I have eyes and ears everywhere. I've been trying to figure out how to get Zahara to go for me, but nothing has worked. I talk to her everyday, but she is really standoffish. She is very polite, don’t get me wrong, but she doesn’t go beyond that. Hopefully, this party tonight can change things. The upperclassmen are hosting a party since we are getting closer to the end of the school year. I may have made sure that Zahara was, for sure, going to be in attendance. One good thing about being the future Alpha is that I’m able to get people to do things for me. The hosts of the party were more than happy to make sure that they convinced Zahara to attend the party. Now it’s on me to get her to see me as I want her to. I arrive at the party when it’s already in full swing. I don't want to make a spectacle of showing up or being there early. I w