Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
Cam and Kota were annoyed at me for not waking anyone, but in the end decided that since I left a note and told them where I was going to be, and they actually found me there, I could be forgiven. I just rolled my eyes. Boys are stupid sometimes.
We did get to train with the warriors today, but instead of leading they joined in our regular sessions. I was selected to work with Warrior Nickolas and Warrior Thomas much to the guys annoyance. They must have thought I was hogging their attention. Although, after a while they seemed to work with everyone pretty equally, they did tend to wander towards our group more often to give tips and correct movements. It wasn’t as intense of a training today, everyone was sore after going against wolves yesterday and we stuck to the standard two hour time.
Sweaty and laughing, Sierra and I beat the guys out to the truck.
“What is taking you so long? I have a test today and I’m not a future alpha who can get away with walking into class whenever I feel like it.”
I whine at the top of my lungs.
“We’re coming, keep your shorts on!”
Kota yells across the parking lot.
“Or don’t. I’d be okay with that too!”
Sam laughs right before my brother knocks him in the back of the head.
“Knock it off, asshole.
“What? This is not a new sentiment. They are both hot and you, my friend, are going to have to get over the fact that all these guys,”
he twirls his hand over his head, ” fantasize about your beautiful sister and her equally beautiful friend. And after the ass whooping they both gave us, I’m sure the wet dreams are going to be more intense.”
Sam laughs as my brother chases him around the truck muttering unintelligible curses.
We eventually get in the truck and drive toward the packhouse. Once Oliver and Cam round up my brother and Sam from the ground where they ended up wrestling. Sam laughing and continuing to egg on my brother and my brother getting progressively more irritated with his friend.
We pull into the packhouse parking lot and I turn to walk toward my house when Cam stops me.
“Where are you going?”
He asks, holding onto my elbow.
“Home, to change for school.”
I raise an eyebrow at him and then look pointedly at his hand on my arm. “I really can’t be late, and I need clothes that are actually mine for school.
“All your stuff is here. We had it brought over this morning.
“Wait, what?! Why is my stuff here? And why is the first I am hearing about being moved into the packhouse? Mateo!
“Yeah, we were supposed to talk to you about it last night, I guess we were just having such a good time, it slipped my mind.”
My brother looks at me, shrugging his shoulders, not looking apologetic at all.
“It slipped your mind that I was going to be moved out of my home? Do the Luna and Alpha know? Does Dad know? Oh, Goddess he is going to be so pissed. Or maybe not. Did he kick me out? Is that what happened? He hates me so much that he doesn’t even want me in his house now either?”
I’m starting to spiral and can feel the tears start to sting behind my eyes. I start rubbing my temples with both of my hands and I blink them back as best I can, I cannot lose control here. I just want to run to my room and cry at the thought of not having a home anymore, but I’m frozen, I don’t even know where I would run to now.
“Hey, hey, breathe. It’s not like that.”
Mateo pulls me into a hug. “I wanted you out of his house, that’s all. I’m tired of the way he acts towards you. You are better off here, with Luna Ava. I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal.”
Mateo is rocking me and stroking my hair.
I should be thankful that he finally sees me, sees what being around my father does to me, but I am pissed. It’s just another decision that was made for me, about me but without me. I take a deep breath and I push him away.
“You didn’t think it would be a big deal to pack up my things and rip me from the only place I have ever known because now you don’t like the way he treats me? Newsflash a*shole, that man has never loved me, never wanted me and never will. He has tolerated my existence for fifteen years and I have tolerated the neglect. Stop trying to think for me. I come and go as I please, thanks to that neglect. I eat where and when I want, thanks to that neglect. I have been on my own my entire life, you do not get to come in now and try to be the f*cking hero.”
I stop and close my eyes, take a deep breath, then look at my brother and the rest of the guys and Sierra. “I know you all want to help, and that you mean well, but don’t presume there is an easy fix to what is going on. Thank you for bringing me closer to Luna Ava, but talk to me before you do anything else that drastically changes anything for me, make sure it’s what I actually want and not what makes you feel better. Now show me my room.”
I turn around and walk toward the packhouse front door where I see Luna Ava standing waiting for us. Why is she smiling like that?
“Well said my dear, teach those boys to think first react later instead of throwing sh*t at the wall and seeing what sticks.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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