Chapter Five

Without another word she picked up the bag she had dropped and ran off into the school, he watched her go in stunned silence then picked up his bag and followed her. He would charm her around to his way of thinking, he had always been able to do that but his smile fell when he entered the classroom to find she was not sat in their usual seat. Tegan had decided to teach him a lesson, the first of two he would receive that day, she had sat next to Mya, a mousy she-wolf with the most massive crush on Caspian. It gave her a great deal of pleasure to see his scowl of anger when he realised he would have to take the seat next to Irwin, a bright, nerdy boy who spent his whole time talking about computer games.

Mr Lagon hid his surprise at seeing them sit apart he had no idea why but he knew what he was about to say was only going to compound matters,

‘After our discussion on equal rights among the sexes in the Wolf Pack and following the things Caspian said which I do not think you should repeat ever again in my class.’

He said making Tegan giggle,

‘Better not say them in front of your Mother either Caspian.’

She smirked behind his back as the teacher walked to the front smiling to himself, Tegan never ceased to amaze him, her intelligence and understanding of the world around her far surpassed the rest of his class. She was such a tiny dainty little thing so different from the other children he taught, a little waif the Alpha, had allowed to be brought up under the protection of his Pack although no one had ever found out why. Her heritage was kept a secret the only information that had been leaked was the fact she was a hybrid. She was so sharp, grasping the things he taught much quicker than her Werewolf peers and some of them resented her for it when they challenged her she had a vicious tongue sometimes cutting them down unnecessarily. The Pack Members were exceptionally quick to pick up on the fact she was not a pureblood, when anything went wrong she inevitably got the blame. The old wives' tales about her ‘bad’ blood were fostered by the Alpha who always took whatever was said about her rather than believe her explanations. It had not taken her long to understand she was the Pack scapegoat and nothing she said would make a difference it was better to take the punishment and get it over with. The only thing that saved her at times was Caspian's utter devotion to her, he had adored her from the minute he first set eyes on her and was always involved in whatever she was accused of. The two were inseparable yet somehow he avoided the punishments she got as the Alpha would say she had used her influence over him to get him to do her bidding. He never accused her outright but he did imply that she may be part Witch and had his precious son under some kind of spell but it was not something he said outright. The teacher knew though, that what he was about to reveal could change everything between them.  

‘Okay, you lot, before I let you go home I will hand out yesterday's test papers and inform you that we will have another test on Monday morning. Well done to all of you, I’m pleased to say everyone is gradually improving but as always only one of you scored the perfect score.’

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Caspian puffing out his chest and even though he knew it was petty, after the things he had said the day before as well as his general overall cocky behaviour it would do him good to be brought down. He strode passed the boy and placed the paper with its very visible gold star in front of Tegan,

‘Well done young lady, keep it up, this Pack needs more females with an IQ like yours.’

Caspian stared in disbelief at the small silver star on his paper indicating he had come second,

‘Good try Caspian I’ll go through the couple you got wrong in the morning so you don’t make the same mistake again.’

He patted the boy's head as the school bell rang and the class stood up collecting their things to leave,

‘Okay, have a lovely afternoon children I’ll see you all bright and early tomorrow morning.’

He watched them leave the classroom and then he tidied up the stray bits of paper straightened the tables and chairs and sat at his desk to prepare the next day's lesson.

Caspian rose from his desk like an automaton pushing his books into his bag he followed the kids out in the bright afternoon sunshine, and caught up with Tegan,

‘I suppose you think you are so clever?’

She grinned back at him and he could not help his body reacting to the way her beautiful eyes swirled with colours,

‘I don’t have to think Caspian because I know I am clever.’

‘That’s not an answer Tegan, you are not better than me’

He huffed looking down at her through his long dark lashes his boyishly handsome face creased in a frown as he pointed at her and smirked,

‘You just think you are. Anyway, tell me Tegan, why shouldn’t I explain to my Mother about the female humans? Do you think she does not know about them?’

His chuckle was dark,

'Just because she has looked after you and brought you up don’t think she will protect you from my father. He is the Alpha and she is nothing, he can make her do whatever he wants and she has to obey him.'

He sneered at her angrily,

‘My father believes in very strict discipline, especially for women, he has shown me how to train them to do as they are told. Perhaps it is time you were on the end of that discipline.’