“Is it okay if I have my usual seat? I’m more comfortable in this spot.”“Of course. Your brother though will need to be on the complete opposite side and not say a word.” For the first time, Mr. Anderson acknowledged his presence. “You, young man, can sit in the front seats there with your phone, but it must be on silent. Not vibrate, silent. Otherwise, I will take your phone and turn it off.”Caleb blinked for a second, confused as to why he was getting ordered around but he sat in the far corner in the front row. His phone was out but it was face down on the desk.“Skylar, which subject did you want to start with?”“Science, please. Science, Math, Language comprehension, and Social Studies.”He smirked. “Your class order?”“Yes, sir.” I smiled at him as I sat down and wiggled around in my seat.Looking around, I let myself settle into

Jaxon let go and stumbled back. Waylin had pulled him back, shaking his head. “Chill, Jax. Seriously. We have all night to start crying.” Looking over to me, he smiled. “Hey, Kick-butt. Get your tests done?”I nodded. “I’m pretty sure I got it. Won’t know until later though.”“I’m sure you got it. The band coming?”As if they were summoned, the door opened up behind us and Vince, Steph and Henry walked in. They waved and laughed as the other guys walked out.Carl was part of the elite squad of warriors that had been a long-standing tradition in our pack. That was until our father became Alpha. Suddenly, his need for power made him paranoid that there was an elite squad of warriors who together could take down an Alpha. So, he fired the warriors and terminated the entire elite program. Carl had already been taken off duty due to injuries, but his platoon ended up being retired as well. It in

It wasn’t even a second that my new squad stepped in to shield me. Justin’s eyes went from shocked to livid. Surprisingly, Dante didn’t make an appearance.“Justin, relax.” Carl put his hand on Justin’s shoulder. “It was ours to offer, hers to accept.”“If anyone sees her with this! If her father sees her! Do you realize what danger you’ve put her in now?”Emmett growled and I whipped my head up to find him. He was stalking toward Justin and quickly maneuvered around Drake and Waylin, who had stepped closer to me, to grab him. Blocking his path to Justin, I put my arms around him.“Em, no. Leave it.”Looking up, it was Marrok, his wolf, who was forward now. He growled again, trying to push past me.“You stupid fuck. You mean what happens when that Alpha sees her. Did we ruin her for him? I fucking hope so! You’re supposed to protect her like we are! You

My lips turned down. “How do I contact you? How long do I have to wait?”“Sky, you can’t. Not for a while. They will be watching me. Watching everyone. You know that.”“Em!”He shook his head. “No, Sky. You have to wait. At least a couple weeks.”Tears filled my eyes and I buried them in my knees. Goddess, this was going to be shit.‘I’ll be with you. If you get bored you can talk to me.’ Raine snickered.Snorting, I snuffled. ‘Great. Just great. Kick me when I’m down.’Her snickering turned into full blow cackling. Shaking my head, I looked up to see amusement in Emmett’s eyes.“Snarky comment from Raine?”“Yeah.”He reached out and pulled my knees down. “Work, Sky. Open up the shop. Try not to take on more than you can handle but we already have a foot in the door with t

Lifting his limp body up onto my shoulder, I walked him to the tree line of the forest. There was a grouping of three trees that I softly set him down next to. My hand held his head as I leaned it against the bark of the tree. He looked peaceful now, his face slack as though he was asleep. I think the look on his face earlier would haunt me for a long time. I touched my forehead to his. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” Tears pattered onto his partially ripped pants. It hurt so much more leaving him than I thought. I thought I would be able to leave easily without seeing everyone. Emmett was enough for my heart and soul to feel like it was breaking. Justin was too much. “Why? Why did you have to be here? Why couldn’t you just let me go?” I wiped some dirt from his cheek. ’Sky…’ ‘I…Raine…I can’t…’ She sighed. ‘We have to. We have to go. He needs to be here. Not just for Caleb but someone needs to protect Emmett while we aren’t here.’ I swallowed hard and cupped his cheeks. Pressing my l