Fired

*Draven POV*

I have been summoned home for an emergency pack meeting with the elders. When I spoke to Elder Matthews, he said his concern about my father’s wellbeing had reached a higher rate of concern, and it was urgent that the elder panel spoke with me. So, this weekend, I’m going home to take care of this.

“I won’t be in school on Friday, so you don’t have to come and help with anything. Just enjoy your free period in the library or somewhere on the grounds you like to hang out. I’ll let security know not to bother you,” I told Sage. She looked disappointed, and I wondered if she was starting to catch on to what we were to one another. Her birthday was in just a week's time, so her wolf should be starting to wake up inside her. 

“Oh, ok. Taking a little vaca are you?” she teased. I thought it was cute that she was trying to get information out of me without directly asking.

“No, nothing like that. I wait for school breaks for that sort of thing. I told you this was my last year as headmaster. I’m taking over the Alpha position from my dad. The elders are requesting a meeting, so I have to go and attend that. Don’t worry, I’ll be back bright and early on Sunday,” I said and shot her a wink. 

I saw her face turn pink and she went back to entering files into our school data system. It was something I really should have been doing myself since it was student information, but if she was going to be my Luna, she would have access to all of this information anyway.

“Draven! How dare you…” Candy yelled as she burst through my door without knocking. Only stopping when she noticed Sage sitting at my desk. 

“What is it, Candy?” I asked without even looking up from the paperwork I was reading. 

She cocked her hip and crossed her arm over her chest, waiting for me to tell Sage to leave. That wasn’t going to happen. 

“Either speak, or get out. Miss Thorne and I are trying to get some work done,” I stated, hoping she would leave.

“Fine! How dare you go to my grandfather about me. I’m not a child or one of your students. What I do is my own business,” she whined.

I stared at her for a brief moment before getting up and moving towards the door. I stood in front of her, and bent down until our eyes met.

“If you don’t want to be treated like a child, then stop acting like a spoiled brat. Hear me very clearly when I say if you hurt another student, or encourage other students to belittle or hurt a fellow student again, I will fire you. You won’t just be demoted to kitchen duty for meals,” I said without emotion. 

I saw that she had glanced towards Sage, who just kept working. As soon as her mouth opened again to say something, I shook my head and pointed towards the door. I didn’t want to hear anything else from her.

Just as I was about to apologize to Sage, the bell rang, and she started to gather her things. I didn’t want her to leave yet, but I knew she had lunch and then her Advanced Botany class next. It was one of her favorites.

“Sage, would you mind coming to see me after your classes are over. I need to speak to you about something important,” I asked. She nodded, and left me standing in my office alone. 

Five more days until I can finally claim her. I just hope she doesn’t reject me.

I walked out of my office, and started making my way through the halls to watch the students as they rushed from one class to another. That’s when I heard a bunch of screaming, and I started to rush towards the direction it was coming from.

“You little bitch! You have done nothing but cause me trouble since you got here. You will pay for costing me my position,” Candy screamed as she grabbed Sage by the hair and flung her down the hallway, causing her to land hard on the tiled floor. 

Candy then jumped on top of her and began to punch her over and over. Not one student stood up for Sage and tried to stop it. 

“You think you’re so special and have Draven wrapped around your little finger. I have news for you bitch, you’re not. You are just the flavor of the moment. He will move on from you soon enough,” she sneered and then spit in Sage’s face. That was the final straw for me.

“ENOUGH! All students to either your lunch period or your next class, NOW!” I bellowed, and the students scattered. When Candy heard my voice, she smirked at me and then punched Sagae once more. 

I jerked her up by her arm, and handed her off to Gavin. “Take her to my office, do not let her leave. We are going to need security, and the pack police. She will be doing some time for assault on a minor,” I said as I went to Sage. 

“Sage?” I whispered, and got no response. She was fully unconscious. Shit. 

I picked her up and carried her to the infirmary to be checked out. As I walked down the hallway with her in my arms, I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to leave her here on her own. Not with people like Remi around who would carry out Candy’s dirty work if she couldn’t do it herself.

Nurse Margie cleaned up the blood on her face, and put an ice pack on her head. She had gotten a very large knot on her head when her head hit the floor after Candy threw her. Margie said that could be the reason she was unconscious. 

I asked her to stay with her, and if she woke up while I was gone to call me immediately. I needed to deal with Candy before she tore my office apart.