#59 Abandoned

"What is happening? Did I miss something?" John scratched the back of his head, mirroring our thoughts. "So weirdly crowded, as if an inter-pack match is happening. Even the Alpha King and the Luna are here." He looked toward Dane and Linda, sitting on a high chair in the middle of the crowd, wearing a headgear that said - "Go Kathy Go!"

"They are for me!" Kathy rolled her eyes as if it was the most obvious thing. It might not be for regular parents, but no one, including me, had never seen the alpha couple publicly supporting Kathy like this before, even if she was their only child.

The crowd was far bigger than the field could hold. My heart pounded harder than usual as I stood by the track, scanning the faces of what seemed like the entire town, not just our school. This was just a PE match, right? Just one that would determine how the rest of the final year's students' athletics paper would go.

My eyes followed John, landing on Dane. I felt goosebumps wash over me. Dane's gaze was