Raymond’s POV“Hey, you,” I say, leaning against Bella’s locker.“Hey, you,” She smiles at me.“So, heard from Stone?” I ask, hoping he finally responded to her. She only sent 1000 texts.“He wished a great first day of school via text. I tried to call him, no answer. Today is his 18th birthday, so he may not want to hear my voice anymore,” she tells me.“What does Shelby say?” I ask.“That I’m being pushy and need to back off,” Bella rolls her eyes.“Hey, Baby,” Jeremy comes up and kisses her lips. I hate him, so I leave without a word.“Gamma,” Azlee, a pack warrior, runs up to me.“Hey, I’m not Gamma yet,” I remind her.“Close enough, can you do me a huge favor?” She looks pained.“Depends, on how huge,” I reply“Could you not have sex with Angie anymore?” She asks, with her face squished up.I stare at her, and I get it. She turned 18 two days ago.“I'm underage, you could fuck with the bond,” I tell her.“I didn’t say who your mate was, only that I know, and she feels it,” Azlee h

Bella’s POV“Hey, you ready?” Azlee asks, knocking on my door.“Almost,” I grab my phone one more time to see if Stone has responded. Nothing, only text bubbles.*Texting*Me- Stone, I’m graduating high school in a few hours. I know you did last year and how hard this year has been for you fighting and tracking. I want you to know I’m not going back to Crimson Pack for level 2 training. I’m training with my dad, Uncle Wesley and Grandma. I know you are afraid to talk to me because you don’t want to activate the mate bond. But could you at least text me something. So I know you are missing me as much as I am missing you?(Text bubbles)10 minutes later….Stone - Do you still have a boyfriend?Me- Jeremy and I parted ways after prom. He likes another girl and they have started dating.Stone- If we are mates, will you come out here and help me?Me- You already know the answer.Stone- Then go, and graduate. I’m glad you are staying away from Tristian, I really think he is backing the rogue

Tristian POV“Alpha,” Beta James meets me in my office. “We have had three packs pull their Level 2 trainees for the second session.”“Who?” I ask, looking for the training schedule.“Bazin, Conroy, Durk,” He reads off his list.“You can’t insist your own daughter be brought here for training?” I ask, taping my pencil on the desk.“She is taking over in two weeks. She and Justin will be full Betas before the session starts, the Gammas too, only Alpha and the Deltas are waiting for college to be over,” he tells me.“Bella isn’t 18 yet,” I say, huffing.“She will be before the session begins. But at Bazin, the Alpha has to wait until they are 21,” he tells me.“Where is she going to college?” I ask.“Lesley doesn’t know, or she is stonewalling,” James looks at me.“They are hiding her from me or Stone Conroy?” I lean back and shake my head.“Conroy sent Slate to Bazin for training, so I don’t think it’s Stone,” Beta James looks up at me.“Is she Stone’s mate?” I ask, trying to keep the

Bella’s POV“Hey, how is she?” I ask Lesley as I come into her mother’s room.“Weak, very weak. Do we know what happened yet?” Lesley asks with red puffy eyes. Justin is holding her and laying soft kisses on her head.“We had the car examined. It looks like a roadside bomb, the passenger side tire hit it and the car flipped. You mom was directly hit,” I tell her.“They were out there for two days,” Lesley lets the tears fall freely. “Did it work? Does Tristian believe they are dead?”“Yeah, Stone and I convinced him that we just found them,” I tell her.Lesley wipes her nose. “There is no proof it was him is there? Nothing but our suspicions.”I nod and look at Justin.Justin- Talk to me.Me- Stone couldn’t get what he needed to bring this to council.Justin- How much longer do you think?Me- No one knows, but other packs are coming to help now.Justin- Good, if enough ally against him, we can crush him.Me- Oh, we will Crush him. I don’t want to go to New York and leave you and Lesle

Tristian’s POV“Are you sure you can trust her?” Leon asks me.“A little girl, I have trained to be better than her. Do you think she is coming to kill me?” I laugh at the very thought.“No, but she could be looking for evidence to have the council raid us,” Leon tells me.“Okay, fine. Then, you and your group surround us and if a raid comes, you can protect me long enough to kill her,” I smile.“Why are you smiling?” He asks me.“Because tonight, under this roof, will be the most impressive Alpha Female ever born. She is sexually frustrated and missing my brother,” I fix my hair to be more like the way Nickolas wore his. “Me charming her should not be difficult.”“So, you want to be fucked, before you kill her?” Leon laughs at me.“I have now fucked every unmated female in my pack. Bella is a virgin. Ever been with a virgin?” I ask and he shakes his head no. “Best sex there is. Virgin Sex.”I practice the smirk in the mirror before grabbing my keys and heading to the airport. I will