Rejected by the Alpha at Christmas

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neck and kissed my cheek. "I've missed you s

h her freckles and tanned skin. Standing next to her, I looked even paler and du

She'd arrived a little later than me but, all t

o attend the fancy wolf school," Daisy started to sa

hole bathroom before the janitor did his rounds and found me. I al

nose. "Why do you

wn by grocery bags. "My girls!" he said, putting the bags down and barreling into us. He

ssed you," I said, inhaling that familiar scent

the season and all the travelling, we need a little help at the theatr

tre, although it was anything but local. It had the best movies, beautiful and a steady stream of customers. That place wa

ited to be back. "Well, you see, Dad," Daisy began, "It's Chris

nt's too much to leave us," Dad pu

s your favourite," Da

l help out, Dad.

o go through all of them and eat all the popcorn and drink all the slushies they want," Dad s

"Look no further, Dad. Daphne and I will handle the mov

my neck. He tightened it, making sure that it

him everything. But, he had worked hard to get me into Bateview Academy. It had been hi

ied, forcing a

into her boots and putting on her

rying after her. We linked arms together,

she'd been through, the lectures and the library and then she talked about this Beta who

in another state, in a new school. No one had to know what I'd gone through. Back here in Lou

ten minutes and

front door. The doorman and part security, Benson, grinne

or open. "The Curtis girls

ounter, going through the books while one of the newer

nter top and going to hug our moth

oked tired but her face lit up.

Daisy went over to set up the nex

turned on the small heater on the counter, cracked my knuckles and opened

seeing couples in matching hats, coats or scarves. Even families. Christmas was my favo

next movie, please," a vo

ne," I said, arranging the no

tom of the glass window. I took it, fishing out his change and

heart raced in my chest and my hands started to shake. It was impossib

r prey alone. They hunted them

to find me. Zachar