Two Mates, Two Bullies
little squad trip over themselves whenever
, but after returning from their elite summer tr
King's estate, a tradition meant to prepare them for leadersh
l planning, and lessons on running a pack. I guess it keeps them ou
from allied packs all thrown together to form bonds, test limits, and size
Future Alphas are schooled in diploma
s when it matters. Betas, their second-in-command, take on major duties
d helping with female-centered pack concerns. Then there's the Delta, the head
ns and pressure, though most people
a reality check for these kids, stripping away the comforts of home and
lities-alliances, rivalries, potenti
the more power-hungry leaders, but pol
and alliances. That's why the King's training grounds ar
ach ruling a region, all connected to the
dy of our kind, stepping in dur
dn't look like boys anymore. They'd grown
ear through steel with their bare
his own feet, came back looking like
s radiate energy you can feel before they even speak-i
lf the student body practically lined u
ay since they got back. And I've heard enough suspicious
lifestyle, and from the way the janitor's closet keeps
sen by the moon goddess-someone perfectly suited for us. I can't imagine giving my he
with the wrong person, only to be tossed
nged pairings, especially for ranked mem
follow the bond. So, I'm waiting. Whoever they are,
t, are you ev
shattering in silence. I blink, pulled violent
culpted brows furrowed in a mask of rage, and h
y. "Not really
t me that apathy is armor. The more heat I give, the more s
friends need the hallway to walk. Your girl's the one who
t of st
trickling in a warm line down my chin. It'll be healed in a cou
ast year, I had to get creative-layers of makeup, long sl
he first time Raven left her signature behind. A fadin
tiff, formal appearances with the Alpha
He didn't want to know. He
arrass me again." No dinner that night. No school the next day. He waited unti
that he
s the lie I use
never forgiven the child that cost him his mate. He's never said it out loud, but grief has a l
irror," she called me once. Maybe that's the prob
er the table, whisper jokes when our father's lectures went on too long. But then the future Beta training started.
know
re everyone else
d what's punishable, and I've watched classmates shrink away from me with apologetic eyes and
High sch
ol wasn't m
routine. Raven's usual reign of terror feels less..
everything sta