Anaya's POV The school held a bonfire to celebrate our win against the nightshade pack. Everyone was congratulating us, even me. Like people who usually treated me like furniture were actually talking to me.It didn't take long for me to be overwhelmed so I walked to a corner. Not out of the field but away from the party, nursing my can of soda.The day had been incredible and I was glad to have been a part of its success.My mind raced back to my interaction with my father earlier.Just before the Alphas and their officials left the school, their kids, myself included, went up to say hello. My father has never been good with displaying emotions, it always hurts as a kid, still hurts now as a teenager but now I can understand him better.As soon as he saw me, I ran and jumped on him with a laugh. Of course he caught me, he would rather lose a limp that let anything happen to his only child.“Anaya,” was all he said but I could fill in the blanks with everything that was unsaid.“You'
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