Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
Sam says, putting his arm around Sierra’s shoulder who is still happily eating her fries. He winks over at me, knowing I just smashed an omelet and hash browns before digging into the burger and fries. I smiled appreciatively at him and the rest of the guys mumbled that they agreed with him. You all trained together? Is that like the new guy code for getting laid? Is that why you left early last night and haven’t called me, because you’re cheating?” Her hand goes to her hip, but she looks hurt, actually hurt by the thought, looking between the twins. “NO! NO! Not at all. They really did come to training this morning. I teach with Delta-” I started to protest. The last thing I need is her trying to murder me in my sleep for trying to steal’ the twins.
She put her hand up at me to stop me talking. “Don’t speak, you little homewrecker, don’t defend them. They can explain it for themselves and I will decide if I want to forgive them or not. You will be dealt with later.”
Kaley snaps at me and close my mouth and look down at my lap. This week is going to be one of the worst of my life if she thinks I am actively trying to steal the twins from her. At least it’s Oliver’s arm around me and not Cam’s. “First, we aren’t dating so there is no cheating.”
Cameron starts, motioning between himself and Kaley. “Second, who we hang out with is none of your concern.”
Dakota finishes, doing the twin thing. “It is when we are going to be mated.”
She basically screams. “And you better figure that out quickly and stop trying to take mates that aren’t yours.”
She snarls, pointing at me before she flips her platinum blonde hair and struts out of the diner, her friends close behind, before any of us can say a thing.
“What the hell was that mate stuff all about?’ Sam asks. ” Please tell me she isnt going to be our
Luna, I might shoot myself. We’re only 16, she’s younger, like Little Bits age, right? How would she know if you guys are mates or not?” He’s rambling now, almost panicky.
There’s no way, just wishful thinking on her part probably. That’s what you get for giving into the crazy ones. Now that she’s had you two in the sheets, she thinks she’s got her claws in you permanently.”
Mateo supplies. My face goes beet red again. All this open, nonchalant talk is new for “You two actually slept with her?” Sierra sounds appalled. “It was a very drunk and terrible mistake.”
Kota supplies. “One she hopes you both will repeat. That’s why she keeps bringing the tequila. Oliver mumbles next to me. I’m not completely stupid when it comes to six, but by what it sounds like these guys get up to, I am less than an amateur. And this is not the group I want to learn from, I am going to permanently be red from all the blushing. I sit up straight, she is going to try and kill me after this, I need to get home quickly and hide. I will not get away with just simple beatdowns after they defended me and rejected her so publicly.
“l just realized, I need to go. I have a big project I need to start on.”
I am ready to climb over Dakota and Cameron’s laps if I have to. I am seriously about to have a full blown panic attack and need to go before I make a complete scene. “Please let me out” I look at Cam and I don’t know what he sees in my eyes but he doesnt argue, just starts to shift and pushes Kota. I can feel my breath pick up. just a couple minutes and we can drop you at home.”
Cameron looks at me worriedly. “No, it’s okay, you guys are still eating. I was done I say as Cameron shifted to put his hand on me, I dodged to the side a bit, far enough out of his reach. “I’m just going to walk. It will help my food settle.”
I turn quickly and head out before anyone can argue with me. Once out the door, I look around to see if she is waiting for me before darting behind the diner to take my short cut through the woods. She doesn’t seem to ever want to look for me there, but she will corner me if I’m walking down the sidewalk, been there, done that, no thank you. I’ve gotten good at avoiding main roads as much as possible. Once I get to my backyard, I look everywhere and my wolf and I sniff for anyone hiding out before dashing to my backdoor.
Once I am safely inside, I lock the back door and lean on it for a minute taking deep breaths. Once felt calm, I went straight to my room where I stayed the rest of the weekend. Mateo tried knocking once, but I ignored him completely, so he didn’t try to bother me after that. I did every bit of homework I could and took a risk running at 4am Sunday morning. I figured I would be safe from Kaley and her minions and the guys. The trio would be working on their beauty sleep and I don’t think even they have the power to make someone watch me 24/7. It’s not that I’m afraid of them, I think. I just don’t want any more trouble than I usually have.
She actually left me alone for two whole weeks. Which was weird, but that didn’t stop me from jumping every time I heard my name or when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I know something is coming and it’s just a matter of time. It’s too much to hope that she would leave me alone for good because the guys have decided I am a part of their friend group and she clearly wants that status. I do think having one or more of them around in between classes has kept her away, for now.
I did my best to stay away from all the guys too, but as they all slowly discovered, I’m in a few of their classes and they insisted that I sit near them and work with them. I wasn’t allowed to disappear into the background. Thank the goddess that Kaley wasn’t in any of those classes. I just wasn’t sure which people she had spying for her and I always made excuses to not walk with any of them for too long so she rarely saw us together in the hallway. I even avoided my brother, who shouldn’t have been an issue at all, but I don t know with her level of crazy, she may not have put together that we are related and therefore he isn’t a romantic option for me. I’m sure Marnie sees me as a complication for Mateo and that would be enough for Kaley to retaliate.
After two weeks, was pulled into a dark closet following school, a large hand covering my mouth and part of my nose making it hard to breathe, another gripping the back of my neck, squeezing the muscles tight enough to render me motionless.
Then I felt punches to both sides of my ribs from the back. It was over almost before it began and no threats were made, but the message was clear. I’m a target again. I was shoved out of the closet quickly and tripped over myself hitting the ground. The sound of footsteps running away hit my ears as I sat there struggling to breathe and sit up straight. I didn’t even try to look to see who grabbed me, just know they were huge and I am for sure going to have bruises for a few hours.
The mandatory trainings became hell as well. With the display Sierra and I put on, many people wanted to train with us to genuinely get better, but several were trying to hurt me for Kaley or they were upset that I made them look bad. It was hard to tell some days, but I became a punching bag and could do nothing about it. I set myself up for that. Now that I took the time to show off my skills, the pool expanded from Kaley to anyone who was trying to climb the ladder and get noticed by our leaders. was the one to knock down a peg and if I showed any weakness they all would eat it up, so I showed no weakness and took it all without making a sound. Most of them only got in really good shots when I was tired from previous fights, but I wouldni let Delta Kyle or any of the other guys step in to help. I can’t look like the favorite or like they are spoiling me, it would just make everything worse. I can guarantee she is fueling that fire too, I just can’t prove it. Ifs the little comments that are made when I’m close enough for them to whisper in my ear. The other problem is none of the guys could do anything either. They did finally catch on to the fact that my sparring partners were more than just training rough.
But the discussion of them helping me was shut down quickly, but had to be done daily. If they stepped in, it made me look weak and like I can’t actually defend myself, making me a bigger target. They did help though, in their own way.
They all managed to be ‘randomly paired with some of the guys who were exceptionally aggressive with me later in the week by Delta Kyle and they returned the aggressiveness in kind. And none of them challenged me in front of the group. Sierra tried to get me to talk about my sudden introverted tendencies at school, when I clearly am not based on what she saw her first weekend here. I did my best to dodge the questions, but eventually I had to give her something. She wasn’t going to let my lame excuses slide for much longer.
She got pretty creative with her lines of questioning. Throwing in the oddball comment while we were talking about homework or when she joined me on early morning runs, which she agreed with the guys, was ridiculous. They all flat out refused when she asked them to join so the torture could be shared among the group.
I have never been more thankful than when they said no. didn’t want to have to stop or find another thing to avoid doing with them.
That early morning run and teaching the pups is all I have left that brings me any kind of joy now and I can’t avoid talking to them at the pups training. We seem to always have a future leaders fan group at extra training, they don’t train however, they sit in the stands and cheer. Even the one we have with the current leaders, which is starting to make the Alpha irritated, so hopefully he will ban spectators. can’t be myself with the guys with all of these people watching and I’m sure they notice even though none of them bring it up.
About a month after the diner incident Sierra pulled me into an empty classroom. She looks around to make sure we are alone. “Talk, or I am going to Delta Kyle and Luna Ava. They clearly know more than the rest of us. I saw the marks on your back and you have more and more bruises all the time. You can’t tell me it’s just from training. You don’t take that many bad hits. you’re too fast for that. You walk around this school like a paranoid nervous kitten, which you are not. So start talking or I will go to someone who will give me answers.”
She actually looked angry, and I know her threat is not an empty one. I huff knowing there’s no way out of this, but I have to make her understand that she can’t step in. It just gets worse when people do. “Fine, I will tell you what you need to know and that is all. First you need to understand that what is going on is actually a controlled version of the situation.”
She actually snorts at me, but doesn’t interrupt. No, we cannot go to anyone, no adults, no teachers and will not explain why.”
I looked around the room. I am convinced listening devices or cameras are planted. “There is one student who wants control of the school, and for the most part has it. I have gotten in the way on more than one occasion and I am a problem to be handled. This person has converted several people to that line of thinking. They clearly take their dislike out on me physically. But better me than any of our younger students, who used to be the main focus. I have made myself the target. on purpose. This is my choice and it is not so bad that I can’t handle it.”
I rush all of this out in a whisper, just loud enough for her to hear “What about the guys? They would be pissed if they knew what was going on. You have become one of their favorite people and, in case you haven’t noticed, they are a little on the protective side. It’s actually kind of weird to watch you with them from the outside. They each show their protective streak in a different way, but it’s there and unmistakable. They would rip someone’s arms off for laying a hand on you.”
She at least caught on to the whispering, but her voice was rising in a sort of panic. “NO! Do not tell them anything. They know bullying happens in the school, it has for years, and they have never done anything to help control it.”
“But, it’s not just anyone getting hurt, it’s YOU getting hurt. They would lose their minds!” does the fact that it is happening to me make the situation different?” I can feel my temper rising. I am not more important than anyone else. Anyone getting bullied is a problem, not just me because I’m the Beta’s little sister and friends with the rest ofthe guys. That is absolute bullsh* t!’ I take a few deep breaths to calm myself. Sierra goes to argue some more, but I hold up my hand to stop her. Besides, I will not look like a weakling that has to run to her big strong guy friends to protect her. No, absolutely not. And trust me that friendship hasn’t gone unnoticed, and is a current problem. I received a couple more love taps and a reminder to keep my distance very recently. Say nothing to them, I am trying to figure out how to make it stop, without putting anyone else in the crosshairs of my bully, but right now I have nothing and no one else could handle the level of brutality they dish out.”
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