All Chapters of The Alpha's Cure: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

In utter shock, I stand motionless and speechless. With her mouth covered and wide-eyed, Lana heads towards me. Shaking my head, I motion for her to stop. Lana whimpers, "Oh my God, I thought you knew."Mrs. Freer rushes over, but I yell, "DO NOT touch me!""Please, Ajay." Lana pleads as I hurry away. Only two floors down, I stand in the stairwell, lifeless. Suddenly, I heard the exit door open and quickly glanced back. It's Lana. Instantly, I say, "Lana, let me regroup. I'm good. Leave me alone.""Ajay, I want to help...""Do you? Lana, you've helped enough. Now, please leave me alone. This is my last time asking."She touches me, and I grip her by the wrist and then fling her arm. Lana's not a tiny woman. Her bark is harsher than her bite, but she's five foot eight and hefty. Although she's not a brawler, she can hold her own. With her face twisted, she says, "This is why I sided with Phyllis. You're always on the defense as if everyone is against you.""Lana, shut up!""What? Bit

Being suspended was fate. I never believed in fate much, but my new book is big on it. It had me write out affirmations and say them several times daily. I also have a vision board. There's not much on it, but the book says I can add as often as I like. Dawn told me her name means "light." The book expounds on knowing your name's meaning and changing it if you don't like it. Ajay means "unconquered and invincible." I love it. I would have never known my name's power had it not been for this book.Since I'm friendless and unemployed, I finished reading my book in four days. The moment I finished, I emailed Dawn. Immediately, she emailed me her phone number and asked me to call."Hi, Dawn.""Ajay, what a powerful name. You are a leader and a warrior. That's magical. Tonight is special, so if you can wear all black and be at the meeting a little before ten, that'll be awesome.""I can do that. See you then."I'm super excited about tonight. All day, I've been primping. Their office is on

Dawn sits watching, waiting for a response. Plastering on a fake smile, I say, "Thanks for enlightening me. If his family ever contacts me, I'll tell them to bury me with him, along with all the lies and deceit."Momentarily, we sit gazing through one another before she says, "See you next meeting. Enjoy your night.""You too."The following day, Mrs. Freer called to let me know they had decided to keep Lana and fire me. I deleted her voicemail and just screamed. Infuriated, I headed to Aunt Irene's, and Ted opened the door. Ted is a stay-at-home husband. Aunt Irene pretends as if he has this flourishing business, but any fool can see he's a drug dealer. Or shall I say "street pharmacist." A terrible one, but he earns his keep by making a few thousand per month. Giving a sleazy grin, he greets, "Hey, niece. Your Auntie's at work, but you know that.""Hey, Ted. And yes, I know. I'm here to see you."He grins harder, asking, "Me? Well, come inside. You wanna hit this?""You know I don

No one calls or comes to Your Portion's office. All weekend, I sat there reading for hours, then once I got home, I read some more. I'm trying to focus tonight, but I can't. My thoughts are going haywire.I'm on my deck, transfixed by the full moon. My neighbor exits, saying, "It's beautiful, isn't it?"Without responding, I rush inside and close my blinds. I slam the book close, thumb through the index, and find the chapter titled "Reversing Curses."Flipping through the pages, I see the heading, "werewolf curse." It seems pretty easy until one of the ingredients is human blood. Again, I slam the book closed and shove it to the floor, whispering, "Ajay, what's wrong with you?"The weekend ends. Dawn texted and called, but I ignored her messages. I'm not upset with her. I'm just trying to suppress my urge to rid Chiara of her power. The following day, I replied to Dawn. There is no need to look suspicious.Wednesday's meeting couldn't come soon enough. Everyone is happy and vibrant. C

"Hey," I whisper."Ajay, aren't you going to introduce us?" asks Dawn.Coming out of my trance, I face them, saying, "Everyone, this is Jude. Jude, this is Dawn, Lucia, Karen, Danica, Lucy, Ellie, Phoebe, Margot, Noor, Aurora, and Rayshawn."They all watch Jude, mesmerized. Jude says, "Nice to meet you all."With his hand on the small of my back, he leads me away while Wilson says, "It was a pleasure meeting each of you. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart."Dawn shouts, "Ajay! You're leaving us?"My brow lifted, and I said, "I thought I wasn't invited."Gazing at Jude, she answers, "Well, as fate would have it, you're here now."Jude never acknowledges her but says, "Wilson, let's go."Wilson jogs over to us, asking, "Can Lucy come with us?" Suddenly, Dawn stops me, holding onto my arm. All of the others are right behind her. She says, "Jude, we're sorry to hear about your mother?"Face frowned up, Jude asks, "What about my mother?""Oh? I heard she passed?""Passed where?"