Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
He winks at us. “Plan on staying at the castle tonight, no need to bring anything, Anne will have everything you need. Mina is already over there, getting things together with Anne.”
Alpha Reggie says with a little glint in his eyes that makes him look so much younger. He knows I hate this whole dress up thing and loves that Luna Anne gets me to do it anyway, the same way she gets him to do things. “Jena, Nathaniel is already working on your supply list, he will meet you both at the castle when he is done. He sounded far more excited than I have ever heard him. He may be more Jena’s speed than we thought and he was just really good at hiding it.”
Osiston smiles. “You are both dismissed.”
We get up to leave. “Oh, Jena.”
Alpha Reggie calls. “I know that there are a lot of things up in the air for you right now, but as we put out information searching for your pack members. Should they choose to come back to you we will be more than happy to house them here on Royal pack territory for the time being. Alpha King Markus did say that your pack lands are still a little worse off after the attack. It wasn’t a priority when they were looking for survivors. You have no pressure to leave or stay, I just want you to know that we will help in any way we can.”
Jena smiles, her eyes glistening with unshed tears and just nods to him. I don’t think she can get words out right now. I throw my arm around her shoulder and lead us both out.
“He’s not kidding Luna Anne will have everything for us, so we don’t need to bring a thing, Unless you have some super secret spy gadgets I don’t know about.”
I give her a sideways look.
“It’s not like that.”
I raise my eyebrows in disbelief. “Okay, maybe a little like that. I figured out I was good with computers when I was little so I used to hack into the school database and change my grade, because I spent as little time in class as I could and as much time outside training as possible. I also may or may not have pranked my dad a few times. But it’s been a long time since I have messed with any o that, and technology changes so fast, all the time. That’s why I’m glad Nathaniel is going to be with me, just in case there’s a better way to do something.”
“Speaking of, let’s go find Wyatt, we have about fifteen minutes to kill and he is probably eating alone, if Nathaniel is off being your errand boy.”
We both giggle and walk down the log hallway towards the common area where most people are milling about, having either eaten already or just getting back from a training session and socializing before they go in.
“I didn’t realize how many warriors were actually here.”
Gasps Jena.
“I know! It takes a little while to get used to, but a lot of the warriors who have been around for a while don’t live in the compound dorms. This is mostly for the newbies, because we train more often and the trainers need more access to us. But everyone eats here, especially dinner. It’s the one time most of us are together.”
“Okay, it makes sense, it’s just going to take a bit to get used to. There’s Wyatt.”
She points to our usual table.
“Hey! I hear I’m the odd man out tonight while you all get to go on a grand adventure.”
“I will trade you my spot next to Xander. I bet you’ll look fabulous in a dress fit for me.”
I laugh at him.
“On second thought, you keep your position and I will stick to guarding Nathaniel and the new girl here.”
I shove him. “So you are going to be there? Why would you lie to me? I’m not really good at the feeling bad for you thing.”
I laugh.
“It can’t hurt to try and see how you feel about me, Midge. Just have to keep checking, you know.”
He wiggles his eyebrows at me and I respond with an eyeroll.
“Are you riding with us then, or does Warrior Osiston have something else set up for you?”
“I get to escort the ladies to the ball.”
He says in a terrible English accent. “Nathaniel is on his way with all the gear Jena needs to beastmode him in the tech department. Speaking of, I think our ride is rolling up now.”
We are all still laughing as we head towards the door. We get about halfway across the common room when my second least favorite voice wafts out of the crowd.
“If it isn’t the golden child. Where are you off to now? Going to go warm someone elses bed to get your way? Or get captured like the weak link we all know you are.”
“Who the f*ck are you? And what the hell are you talking about?” Jena says before I can even get a word in to move on from having this stupid conversatoin.
Audrina’s hand is on her hip and she’s flipping her pony tailas she talks. “Audrina, your superior, remember that. And everyone here knows that Sky has just slept with whoever she needed to to get her position here. She hasn’t even been on the compound long enough to earn any kind of title other than sl…”
“Don’t even finish that sentence.
Midge earned her spot, stop trying to spread gossip. You’re not the favorite and let me tell you a little secret, you never were.”
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