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Ainsley’s POV“All healed up just in time to shift tonight!” Dara squeezes my knuckles. “Any pain when I do this?”“No, ma’am.” I flex and curl my fingers.“Perfect. Officially medically cleared.” She writes a note in her folder. “You really hurt Tamila, you know. Three broken ribs. Deviated septum. A few loose teeth. She’s not used to that kind of treatment.”“She started it. Caleb was the one who ordered the fight. I had to defend myself.”“You’re part of our pack, Ains. So is Paragon. I know she isn’t used to a large pack, but you aren’t lone wolves. Your pack mates are not your enemies.”“Everyone has ulterior motives, Dara.” I twist my mouth while she flips through her folder. “Even you. Keeping me healthy helps keep your Alpha Scion healthy. Right?”“Ouch.” She gives me a tentative smile. “Don’t forget words can hurt. Sometimes more than fists.”“Sorry, no promises. I’m not taking people’s shit anymore. I won’t start anything, but I won’t take it either.”“I’m not trying to take
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Caleb’s POVAinsley’s mind is busy. She’s already thinking about her first move after the Alpha’s warning. She's cursing herself for thinking she could put some of her group in their place by not letting them take the lead, too. It’s not a guilty feeling. She’s mad at herself for not taking things seriously.“Vipers’ nest.” I murmur.“What’s that?” Alpha Lucas leans towards me.“She figured out why Level One guard training is a punishment.” I say, still watching her. “She thought it’d be easy.”“Caleb, you’re not supposed to be thinking to her.” He scolds me.“I’m not. I just feel it.”“Can’t you focus on not feeling it?” Becks asks.“We’ve been able to work on focusing on not letting the other feel what we’re feeling, but not the other way around.” I explain. “I don’t know how to numb her emotions or pain or injuries… or whatever. She has to do it from her end. I can only push it away, sort of. Same with me to her. She's better at it than me.”“By design.” Zion chimes in. “Otherwise,
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Ainsley’s POV“Who do these tatterdemalions think they are? Don’t they know who I am?” Paragon bristles.“Egotistical much? They don’t know you and they don’t care.” I hiss at her as I walk past the Level One guards. “You attacked two of their own. You weren’t even supposed to be awake.”“Let’s get this training over with.” She huffs.“Paragon, if we’re going to stay with this pack, then you need to learn to get along with them. They’re our allies.”“Do you think they’ll be useful in finding Elysium?”“They’re already useful at keeping zealots and murderous rogues away from pack territory.” I remind her. “They at least deserve your respect for that.”“Hmm,” she muses.“Line up!” The trainer announces. “If you haven’t met Ainsley, she’s the Beta’s daughter and Alpha Scion’s sister. Ainsley, fill in the empty spot in row three.”I make my way to the third row and take my place between a girl with short brown hair and a guy who seems scared to look at me. Someone near the front raises th
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Ainsley’s POV“Hi. I’m so sorry I scared you. It was shitty of me. You don’t deserve that kind of stress.” I slide my arms around Beckett from behind. “Thank you for being there for me today.”“You’re forgiven. I’m just glad you’re not hurt.” He turns around and hugs me tight, pressing his nose into my damp hair close to my ear so he only has to whisper. “Ainsley, the Alpha wants me to keep tabs on you.”“He told me.” I nod against his shoulder. “And I told him I know he has to keep me safe for Caleb’s sake.”“I told you I’m not fake and you can trust me. Now I feel like you’re going to question everything I do or say. I don’t want it to be like that,” Becket takes a deep sigh, letting his arms squeeze me deeper into him. “And it’s weird that they would treat you differently because of Caleb. Like, kinda fucked up, really. Now I’m in the middle of it and I’m not sure what to do.”There’s a pang in my heart. Why does this feel like a goodbye? I should have known. He shouldn’t have to.
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Ainsley’s POV Paragon falls back until I feel her stirring in the back of my mind. It’s as if she needs time to think and wants to be alone. My body feels heavy. I lean on the desk to steady myself before my knees buckle.“Ains? Are you okay?” Cal holds my elbow.“I-I think Paragon’s done talking for now. I feel really drained. I need to go lie down.”“That’s because you two haven’t had your first shift yet. Your body isn’t ready for your wolf to control your human form. You need to sit down, Ainsley. We can discuss your punishment,” Alpha Lucas pulls a chair out. “Your wolf may ‘answer to no Alpha’, but YOU are a member of this pack who broke more rules than I care to count.”“Shit,” I say under my breath as I plop down. “Cal, can you wait outside?”“You sure?” He looks worried.“This is my punishment. Not yours.” I nod to him. “I’ll meet you and Becks at home.”He looks at Alpha Lucas, then quietly leaves.“Ainsley, to say we’re disappointed is an understatement.” Luna Eva purses h
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Caleb’s POV“Caleb, thank you for coming so quickly.” Eva says, closing the door behind me.I look around the Alpha’s office and make a quick assessment. He’s looking skeptically at something on the desk. Ainsley is also near the desk, but whatever is happening, she looks completely over it. She has the same look on her face as when Mom ate the last avocado in the kitchen a couple weeks ago. She didn’t know Ainsley was saving it to use as moisturizer. We were all confused why she was so dramatic about it. I mean, who the Hell uses avocado on their face?She’s in her usual slightly hunched shoulder stance with her arms folded over her chest. Becks says she always looks tense. I think she always looks like she couldn’t be bothered by the end of the world. He’s right, though. Regardless of how relaxed she looks, her anxiety keeps me awake.Our wolves waking up changed something, though. There’s a complexity to her emotions that wasn’t there before. Zion says it’s because of Paragon. “Yo
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Mom has done everything she can think of to overcompensate for years of absence in my life in the last few days. After what she confessed in the conference room, I guess I understand why. It doesn’t mean I have to like it. She admitted she would have hit Charlotte and Caleb. I try to push the thoug
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As soon as the latch clicks, Mom sits in the chair next to me and rests her elbows on the table. She looks defeated, but not ready to accept it. After an eternity of silence, she supports her forehead on her thumb and forefinger and looks at me.“Primrose and I are sorry you had to see that.” She s
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Ainsley’s POV“The phone number was from a rest stop payphone?” Mom looks confused. “Do we know which rest stop?”There’s a long pause before she nods. “Okay. Track it down. It will let us know which direction he was headed. Let Chief Milton know. If anyone asks, Riley’s family is working with a pr
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It’s an odd time to change the subject, but I’ll take it. “So you’ll be my girlfriend?”“No.” Kayla tugs a bit of hair out of her face and twists it with her fingers. “I wasn’t joking when I said I’m not allowed to have a boyfriend.”“But you want to spend more tiiiiime with me?” I squint my eyes a
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