I Am The Alpha

was I

ill couldn't bring mysel

rest for what felt like ages. My feet were sore, growing

ew what. All I remembered was my mom sending me off to bed after we'd argued about my recent bruis

m my room just to leave me in a dirty forest. He'd probably grown bored

sending waves of fear down my spine. Oh Goddess, was I bei

ars prompting my speed. I really did not want to find out what was chasing me. I simply wanted to get a

ry by Higan. A guard wolf has the authority to kill me for trespassi

mal charging through the forest floors angrily. J

nitely bei

don't want to die! I don't want to leave this world without anything to le

ght a glimpse of a white wolf behind me, tearing the trees in its path as it headed right for me. I

every rock and protruding piece of wood in the way. Pain shot through my ent

I was truly

ing backward, I tried to move my twisted limbs. It was exc

I don't want to

ght in front of me. I flinched, closi

my head, cutting through the haze of my pain and my thoughts

, she st

my ribcages as my ears rang. I ached for air desperately, clenchi

d me and I leaped out of bed to run into her

n my face, my body ached and I could still feel the stin

the words left my mou

reathe," my mother coed gently, her wa

calmed down. I couldn't bring myself to sleep again so I b

mother to say much. I was sure she would try to link the nightmares to my

didn't want her heading out to confront the alpha in an attempt to stand up for me. Higan woul

elf if she was hurt, especially wit

haky sigh. Another day in school, an

school," I muttered to myself contemp

ng air pulling my attention to the side of my hou

oor. "Are you alright?" I asked, staring at his pitiful demeanor

tempted to laugh. But a question crossed my mind. W

" The question flew out of my mouth in shock. He shifted

o hear my coming. Was he human? I doubted it. No h

e word out completely, he ran at me with ala

ing his thoughts. "Parkour!" He explained. "I was p

clear morning sky to wear them as eyes. His smooth skin had a rich tan and hi

t was quite the same as Ethan's and that vague gi

o my dismay, he rarely budged. I blinked in surprise a

ve my hand if you do promise not to yell,"

to trust him but if he wanted to hurt me, I believed h

apparent compliance. He stepped back

ut his other hand for a ha

his hand anyway. It had been a while since an

Shall we walk together

doubted he knew who he

turned on my feet to walk away. However, h

asked with a

nd social weapon that I was. I side glanced at him. He

ually," I simply mutte

n, I would very much like a walk.

pe, I see," I

t familiar with people in an unfamilia

?" I couldn't resist asking. If he'd established any form of frien

second, he reminded me of a puppy denied it

Abigail doesn't help either with her condescension, the rest of the guys act like bloody robots and frankly I'm just

his group's anti-social antiques. I don't really know what's so funny about

was so p

I apologize in b

inued. I suddenly felt self-consciou

out it," He said calmly. His demeanor had change

pecting a jab to the gut for some reason. "I'm sorry for l

stion hit my gut like a bag of ice. I swa

oser. It didn't matter though. He would have found out at some point t

d, pulling my attention

face of Tessandra Harris storming toward me. Her ginger hair

o face. I could stand my ground against any other person

nds of Higan, so am I in the hands

ta. Everyone knew she'd been in love with Higan all t

hy she's suddenly confrontational t

out abou