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I was left alone in my bedroom, and Alexander dropped me off without a word. He was silent after our heart-to-heart earlier. I was baffled and hurt that he didn't bother to stay or even offer to help me find my way to the dining hall. Maggie ended up coming to gather me for breakfast, and even she was quieter than usual.
"Mags?" I murmured, encouraging her as we headed to the breakfast hall. She peeked over at me for a moment but didn't reply. "Maggie, what's up? Why are you so quiet?" I questioned, tugging her arm and forcing her to look at me. She finally sighed, "They're having to mark James." She mumbled. I made a confused face, "What? What's a mark?"
"It's something you do not want to get in this world, Bella. It's a sign of incredible disrespect." She described, picking at the hem of her shirt. "An Alpha Mark is when you are found guilty of directly going against your Alpha. And James already has one."
"What does that mea
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I assisted Maggie with taking her things back to her room after our lengthy shopping day. "God, I had so much fun!" She giggled, flopping on her bed as she kicked off her shoes. I bobbed my head at her but couldn't contain my smile. "Finally, something normal." She sighed, sitting up to look at me and then to her bags. "You wanna help me put this stuff away?" I snorted, "Yeah, we both know that's a terrible idea. You'd rearrange everything that I did, and it would take way longer than it would have if you did it yourself." She nodded her head, "Yeah, you're right... Well, I'll see you at dinner then." I left her alone in her room to put her things away to go to my own room. I was hanging my dress up, admiring the red color of the fabric. As much as I wanted to give my stuffy, stuck-up cousin the ultimate f-you, maybe red wasn't my color? The dress
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We stood there for a moment, just staring at one another for a while before she spoke up. “I want to apologize for the things my sister has done to you or said.” She began, “I just want to let you know that we’re not all like that.” I shook my head and crossed my arms, “Mary, you shouldn’t have to apologize for what your sister has said to me- or anyone. She needs to be held accountable for her own actions.” She smiled sheepishly at me, “I know, but I don’t want you to feel like we’re all that way… I want to be friends with you- I’ve never had friends outside of Leah’s.” I frowned, “Just because they’re Leah’s friends doesn’t make them yours, Mary.”How controlling was Leah?She giggled, “Well, you’re quite limit
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I took a deep breath, looking at Adam as he held the aged red book in his palm, “...ranking is crucial to understanding how Pack society and relationships are established. Because you may rank high doesn’t make you entitled. It means you have more responsibilities, duties, things like that.” I rested my cheek on my fist, trying my hardest to pay attention to my Uncle’s lecture. Alexander’s compromise was more that I had to do one thing: to be free. And that one thing was I had to spend my days, seven days a week, sitting in a school room, getting one-on-one schooling on basic principles of pack life and how basically to be a werewolf. Since I lacked the understanding and general knowledge, Adam was tasked with teaching me since he was my family and because he had already taught the older kids Pack’s version of Government during the summer. So, to be able to do what I wanted when I wasn’t in ‘class’, I had to endure 5 hours of a lecture. Not only did I have to do it every single day
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I watched as Maggie peeled out of the parking lot, leaving Alexander and me alone. I puffed out my cheeks awkwardly, “So uh… what do we do?” He chuckled and shook his head, “We go home.” I eyed him as he swung his keys on his pointer finger. I nodded my head, “Right.” I followed behind him to his parked vehicle, opened the door, and let myself in. Just as I was about to close the door, it shut behind me, causing me to jump and stare at the window. Alexander stood there, a slight smirk on his face. I glared at him before he left to walk around the front of the car to climb in the driver's seat. I grumbled to myself as I buckled in, “You didn’t have to slam it.” Alexander drove back toward the pack house, driving the speed limit, much to my surprise. I thought he would be one of the types to speed everywhere. And just like the lack of speeding surprised me when he turned in the opposite direction of the house, I turned to look at him. “Where are we going? The Packhouse is that way.”
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When we finally returned home, Alexander remained silent. It was like he had a word cap. Did he regret what he said to me? He couldn’t have, right? “There you are!” Maggie cheered, bouncing down the stairs of the Packhouse. I shut the jeep door behind me and watched as she bound up to me. “Here I am.” I snorted, letting her grab me by the wrist, “Come on, I wanna show you something.” She pulled me away from the car, not allowing me to tell Alexander bye before leading me into the house. I tossed a look over my shoulder at Alexander as he climbed out of his vehicle, watching us as we left him alone. “Maggie, where are you taking me?” I demanded as she tugged me toward my room, “I want to show you something! So just keep your mouth shut and witness your surprise!” “What?” She rolled her eyes and ignored me now. I heaved an annoyed sigh and allowed her to lead me to my room. “You’re going to love it!” She squealed as she stood me in front of my room, “I already know what I got, thou
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Adam and I walked side-by-side through the thinned-out part of the woods. This is where the younger kids walk to the lake near the house since they could easily get lost; this was the Pack's solution to allow them to walk throughout the woods without being managed. Children here were much more responsible than where I’m from. “Alexander gave an Alpha order, Isabella. Do you understand what that means?” He asked, causing me to glance over at him. I nodded my head, “Yes. I have to listen to it.” He bobbed his head once, “Yes. And until we get this sorted out, we shouldn’t speak about it much… All that I can say is that light-colored eyes are very important and that when you shift, Alexander must be present.” “Don’t you mean if? For all we know, I could be like Maggie and not be able to shift at all.” I shrugged, trying to hold on to hope that maybe I didn’t have to stay here, no matter how much it was growing on me. I missed my old life, my old routines, Gabe, my work. I didn’t wan
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I did my hardest to try and avoid Alexander after that. I felt embarrassed that I had let my guard down the way I did, especially in front of him. I threw myself into my studies with Adam, distracting myself from learning everything I could from him. Absorbing the information like my brain was a sponge. Adam seemed thrilled about this new side of me, and it didn’t seem like he knew the reason behind it either. Good for me. “And, that’s the battle of Sun Hill.” He circled on the whiteboard the most oversized lettering. “So, because two alpha’s fought, that’s why there’s a King Alpha now?” I shrugged one shoulder, “I think that’s kinda… Weird.” “No, the reason we have a King Alpha, is so that a large-scale war like that never happens again. Not only did we have mass casualties, but the humans also suffered as well. This was what we could do for the peace between ourselves and to keep from being hunted to extinction by frightened humans.” Adam corrected, adjusting his glasses on the
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I groaned, sitting up on the mattress I fell asleep on. I rubbed my left arm, feeling sore. I glanced around the room I was in. I didn’t recognize this place at all. Not only that, but it appeared as if a tornado had ripped through the small space. A table was flipped, a few of the chairs that looked as if they belonged in the set were tossed around, and a leg was missing from one. The couch had a massive gash from one end to the other, the fluff exposed and thrown about. The shower curtain was ripped, and the rod looked to be broken as well. I clutched the blanket that covered my body, heaving a heavy sigh before glancing down. I gasped in horror when I realized that I was naked. I squeezed the blanket for dear life, hoping that no one would be around to see me as I searched for my clothes. I scanned the room, seeing if maybe I could scout out the location of my nightgown. After a few moments, I found it lying near the couch. I shot to my feet and hurried to my clothes, scoping the
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