ANMELDENPiperThe students frowned at my words, clearly not expecting me to answer them, and I could almost see the thought running through their minds. I was an omega, so they had expected me to lower my head, stay quiet, and allow them to say whatever they wanted simply because they believed their status gave them the right to look down on me.If that was what they expected from me, then they had expected wrong.I had never allowed anyone to bully me.The only reason I had tolerated what happened the last time was because I didn't want to disrespect Mrs. Calder by starting a fight with Eve and her friends, and even then, I had only swallowed my anger because I knew there were consequences to every action I took. My mother hadn't raised me to believe that I needed someone else to constantly step in and protect me, and she certainly hadn't raised me to think that being an omega meant I had to accept whatever treatment people decided to give me.The students looked at one another, clearly tryi
Piper I walked into class and dropped into my chair, running a hand through my hair in frustration. Somehow this entire situation with Ryan was becoming even more complicated and infuriating than I had expected. Gods, why did Ryan have to come back, and why did he keep acting like this when there was nothing more between us? I had spent the entire morning trying to find some reasonable explanation for his behavior, going over everything that had happened since he returned and wondering if there was something I had somehow missed, but no matter how many times I replayed it in my head, I couldn't find an answer that made sense. Ryan was the future prince of one of the most powerful packs around, and he had never lacked for anything in his life, so why would he bother coming back and inserting himself into mine?I was still trying to make sense of it when Charlie walked into the classroom and took the seat beside me, his expression already filled with anger as he leaned closer."Ryan?
RyanI walked toward the school with both hands buried comfortably in my pockets, ignoring the countless stares that followed me as I made my way across the grounds. The women who noticed me approaching immediately began fixing their hair, straightening their clothes, and batting their lashes at me in the hope that I might spare them a glance, while the men watched me with poorly concealed jealousy. I ignored all of them and kept walking without changing my expression because I had no interest in the attention, regardless of how obvious it was.As soon as I entered the school building, I headed straight for the rooftop because it was the only place where I could have some peace without people constantly trying to approach me. When I pushed open the rooftop door, I immediately noticed the woman standing there. She had short brown hair, warm brown eyes, and a natural beauty that would have attracted the attention of most men without her needing to make any effort. She was Lia, my beta
Piper I let out a long, tired groan as I continued pedaling through the entrance, silently wondering why I had agreed to this in the first place, because I had a strong feeling that the moment we entered the school grounds, I was going to regret every decision that had led me to this bicycle.I was right.The moment we rode through the gates, heads immediately turned in our direction, and within seconds, the entire entrance seemed to fall into that strange kind of silence that only happened when people were witnessing something they couldn't believe was actually happening. Their eyes weren't really on me, though; they were fixed on the prince sitting behind me, his arms still comfortably around my waist as he rode my old bicycle into school as though arriving on the back of a slightly rusty bike was a perfectly respectable mode of transportation for a future pack leader.I could practically hear the questions forming in everyone's heads.Is that Prince Ryan?Why is he on Piper's bic
PiperI bit my lower lip, which was something I always did whenever I was dangerously close to losing my mind and saying something I would probably regret five minutes later, and after staring straight ahead for a few seconds while silently questioning every decision that had brought me to this exact moment, I finally released a long, defeated sigh."Fine," I muttered, tightening my grip around the handlebars. "Just today, though, so don't get comfortable, because if you're too heavy and this bicycle gives up on us halfway to school, I'm throwing you into a bush and pretending I don't know you."With that warning, I pushed my foot against the pedal and started riding, the bicycle wobbling slightly beneath our combined weight before I managed to steady it and find my rhythm again. Ryan was definitely heavier than the things I normally carried, but it wasn't impossible to ride with him behind me, especially since I'd used this same bicycle countless times to take my mother to the hospit
PiperMy heart skipped a beat at his words, and for a brief moment, I simply stood there staring into those light-blue eyes, searching for any sign that he was lying to me or hiding some darker intention behind the gentle expression on his face, but there was nothing. There was no dangerous glint like the one I had seen in his eyes whenever he dealt with people he considered enemies, nor was there any trace of the cold amusement he sometimes used when he wanted to make someone nervous; instead, he looked completely genuine, and somehow that almost made me more uneasy because I knew Ryan far too well to mistake his calmness for harmlessness.He might not have come here to hurt me, but that didn't mean his reasons were simple, and knowing him, there was probably far more behind his sudden appearance than he was willing to tell me.Ryan leaned slightly closer, his gaze remaining fixed on mine as he asked in that irritatingly calm voice of his, "So, can I take you to school now?"I stare
Piper I was in heat.It hit me so hard I could barely stand. My legs trembled beneath me, my breath coming in uneven bursts as the world tilted slightly. I tried to straighten up, and walk like nothing was wrong, but everything blurred.Not now. Please, not here.I forced myself forward, one shaky
Piper I don’t even remember how many times I begged the doctor to redo the test. Three times? Four? Maybe more. Each time she sighed and shook her head, apologetic but firm, handing me the same result like a curse written in ink. Positive. Always the same word. By the time I finally walked out
Piper Six weeks later“Congratulations, Miss Piper. You’re six weeks pregnant.”The words echoed in my ears, hollow and distant, like they came from underwater. For a second, I thought I’d misheard her. The white walls of the doctor’s office seemed to tilt slightly, and my hands felt numb in my la
PiperThe summit was being held in one of the alphas’ mansions. It made sense that visiting alphas from other packs would spend the night here, but I’d only arrived a few days ago. I barely knew anything about the pack, except Mrs. Caldrin’s house. After all, my mother had never stayed in one place







