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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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I woke up staring up at the ceiling. Rolling over, I saw the sleeping form of Alexander. I touched his bare shoulder before sitting up to look around the room. The room wasn’t trashed like the day before when I woke up. I sighed, knowing that Alexander and I didn’t do anything as I had blacked out once again. Feeling relieved, I scooted to the edge of the bed, went to the bathroom area, and turned the shower on.My body was sore, so I made a mental note to ask Alexander about it when he woke up. The shower was quick to heat up, making me happy that I didn’t have to stand too long waiting for it to get warm. I closed the curtain behind me and wrapped my arms around myself as the water streamed down my body. I sighed happily, feeling all my pains and woes melt off as the tepid liquid swirled down the drain. I wondered why showers had that effect on me.
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“What do you want to know?” He asked. “What was my dad like?” I asked. Alexander smiled brightly, “John was interesting. He had a strange outlook on life, and he was always very positive. I remember one time when we came to visit your pack, you were almost 2… You were attached to him and refused to leave his side. Even though we all knew you wouldn’t understand what was being talked about, your dad didn’t want you to be around while we talked about it. John made you leave and you were absolutely devastated.” He chuckled, shaking his head. “I remember thinking that you were spoiled, but then, I didn’t know that you both had a deeper bond than I had with my father. It was love.” “You knew me when I was younger?” I asked, propping my head on my hand to look at him as he spoke. “Yeah. I knew all of your siblings. When our packs would meet every 3 months to talk business, I would see you all. Out of all your siblings, you were the only one who wasn’t scared of me. Your sister was petrified
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I woke up the following day without Alexander in the bed with me. Maybe the conversation was too much for him, and he needed space? I waited for him to return, but instead of him bringing me my meals, it was Adam. When I asked where Alexander was, Adam tried his hardest to change the subject, say he was busy, or not say anything. I was confused; why all of a sudden did Alexander run off? And why wasn’t Adam telling me where he was?I didn’t sleep much that night, as per my new norm. But this time, I didn’t fall back asleep. My mind was racing with thoughts ranging from belittling myself to thinking that Alexander was regretting bringing me back. By the time Adam brought me breakfast, I had been pacing for over an hour. I hardly noticed him coming in, not that he said anything to me anyway.“Are you alrig
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I blinked lazily at Adam as he spoke about how the territories were separated. “Territories are split into four major sections. North, South, East, and West. Then our territory is split into north and south regions. Our region is in the North-Eastern territory. Three packs run the region because of the high populations in neighboring cities, Alexander’s pack and our pack combined. Four packs run the south region. The more dense populations are, the more packs are to be in the area. So, on the West coast, it is split into North and South as well, because it has high-density areas and three packs in both regions. All packs are named after either mountains or bodies of water near them.” I did my best to try and stay awake, but his dull lecture made it complicated. It had been a month since we started these lessons, and I felt like they would never end. “For now, we’ll learn about the eight packs in our region. Starting off with the southern ones first. The largest pack is the Atlantic pa
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I waited for Alexander for a while before sighing and going to take a shower instead. I was sticky from the sweat of our heated make-out session, and I shivered when the cool shower mist sprayed on my heated skin, goosebumps forming in its wake.“I need to get a hold of myself,” I grumbled, wrapping my arms around my torso. Every time Alexander was around me anymore; it was like I became a love-sick puppy and oozed idiocy. My rational mind left and was replaced by mush. I rubbed my scalp and heaved an annoyed sigh. This was the epitome of embarrassment. I wanted to have more control of my emotions and actions around Alexander. It seemed like he always had the upper hand in every situation, every conversation, and every emotion when we interacted. It was impossible to pretend aro
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