ALPHA'S FATED ONE

went to bed early. Getting up the next morning to my mother screaming for me to hurry

e front door where she was waiting, keys in hand. My mother passes me

dle and not drawing attention to myself, and yadda yadda the entire

," she says,

k, at the nickname she

ath, the most boring subject, and it always gave me a headache-not that I

le I make my way with Jasmine to the first period. The day goes by quickly, and I groan when I look up and r

ience class just as the bell rang. I pack up my belongings and stuff them in my bag. Jasmine g

wn at me with amusement on his fac

t is there to be hap

door. I follow him, and he stops at my locker. "Put your stuff away," he say

ombinations," he says,

tell him, pointing to the one ne

have snooped," he says

ou do that?" I

ve your parents' reasoning for changing pack

cked up, I am assuming they didn't really leave

hter," I tell him. He closes my locker, gr

m, tingles rushing up

" he says, letting go. My brows fur

I ask when we walk past

says before walking into the faculty area. I foll

ce here?" I ask,

d I step past him and sit on the chair in front of his desk. Great, I get to look at four walls for the next hour while ho

ks, sitting across fr

d. Mateo suddenly walks in with a pizza box in h

pha Ezra

detention? Shouldn't I be

do schoolwo

hat normally happ

e?" Alpha Ezra asks Mateo

t of me," Beta Mateo says, and

re is s

hirley," and I tur

and he nods, a devious smile on h

Ezra asks, a smile on h

r will eat her alive," I

d her with her," Mateo says,

eturning. Alpha Ezra raises an eyebrow at him when he walks back in, and I see his eyes glaze over and know they are mind-linkin

. Mateo leans closer to me, inhaling my scent, and I notice the Alpha glare at him, which for some r

with a growl. Mateo puts his hands u

wondering when this puni

wanted to ask you

eaning forward and looking

of questi

you reall

something, why did you accept us

e retorts. I drop my head, remember

wo of Alpha Jackson's best fighte

actly what you are capable of. You have a lot of

lize he heard me sigh. I must have do

a disappoin

, well, she is a tough woman," he says. I wonder if

ion?" Mateo ask

t is tha

found your

lpha answers, and Mateo s

me if you tell me. You are free to remain here," he says, and I feel my

?" Ezra asks, sniff

reaches over the table about to g

tell me?"

d is true," I tell him, and h

ill be speaking to you ag