Sophia's POV
Three days had passed quickly with nothing much happening. Typical day at the packhouse training with my brothers, doing some of my duty as the Alpha's daughter, like patrolling around the vicinity, teaching some wolf kids some basic stuff about our pack, helping she-wolfs fix some stuff back at their home, and most importantly, visiting the jail to ensure my bloodthirsty parents and brothers haven't randomly killed some criminals or rogues just to pass time as they always claim to be bored or blowing off steam. The elders were pestering me about it last time when we saw each other at the community council meeting. They keep on reminding me that they still need them to give us information and spill some details about what is currently happening in Redburg City, the city in which all of the towns are trying hard to avoid. Redburg is a shady place; they won't allow visitors, but they still attend the yearly banquet of the peace treaty to prevent clashing with Woodhill, Bloodbury, and Cladbridge City. The three other major cities in the wolves' dominion aside from Redburg.
Redburg is just next to our city, and on our east side is Bloodbury. Cladbridge is located in the northern area, and the center of our cities is the demilitarized zone. Any act of war or clash is highly prohibited here, and no pack has ever broken this rule as they can't take chances with the consequences. Well, enough with that topic for now. Anyway, thank Goddess that my family finally stopped torturing those unfortunate souls. At least I can finally breathe for awhile, since I know their calmness won't last for, let's say, another whole week. I do hope my calculations are wrong and they just fully stop torturing and killing.
I have just arrived at Woodhill University, as it is the first day of our last school year. After this school year, we can go back to our daily boring lives or go find a job that helps our pack or the whole wolf community in Woodhill City. Others are future Alphas and Lunas anyway, so there's that. But with me being the rejected Luna-to-be, it sucks, as I do not know how on earth would I ever survive with my ruthless family if I really stayed there for good. Maybe I should just travel to other cities. Stuck with my daydreaming, some lovebirds decided to wake me up and pull me back to reality.
"Here comes thy gossip of the year!" Sandra Williams, my best friend ever since we were just in the bellies of our mothers, beamed and jumped at my back, forcing me to carry her. Her mate, Noah Evans, my other best friend, pulled her away from me and scolded her. The three of us have been best friends since birth, if it is not obvious already. They just recently discovered they were mates, and I am happy for both of them. They suit each other and are worthy of each other.
"Pumpkin, you just ate. Stop playing around or else you might get a stomachache," he remarked, fixing Sandra's crinkled blouse. I scoffed. I mean, I get that they are mates, and of course, mates come before anything or anyone else. But, geez, we were best friends first! I facepalmed since I thought he was lecturing Sandra because she jumped on me or for at least speaking out loud, causing all of the students to look in our direction. which is honestly so uncomfortable and frustrating. But what else can I do? No way I'm yelling at them to stop like some teenage spoiled brat just to further humiliate myself.
"Sorry, peanut, I just got all excited! I missed Sophie so much! It has been so long since we last saw each other." She pouted and replied with her baby talk voice. It might be annoying to some, but I honestly found her cute, and it really suits her personality. Well, I mean, only other she-wolves are annoyed with her. She's the adorable and bubbly girl next door. Noah is constantly on guard with the other wolves that want to claim her. Despite the fact that everyone knows they are mates, Noah has even already marked Sandra. I feel sorry for Noah, but I honestly still want to hurl with their cringey callsign, regardless of hearing it for almost a year now. They found out they were mates last year when we were eighteen, and now obviously we are nineteen-year-olds.
"You are just jealous, Pia! Well, I am too though; Noah is such a great mate to Sandra." Lia whined and scratched its fur like some cute little animal.
"Yeah, unlike our jerk mate," I blurted out at her, and she still defended the mate who rejected us. Now I feel sorry for Lia; she doesn't deserve to be rejected. Lia then argued that I don't deserve this too and assured me that Carter would later change his mind. I just laughed at that thought of hers. As if that stonehead will ever take back his words that he proclaimed in public. There's just no way.
"Don't worry, Sophie! I smacked Xander yesterday for you! He even tried to hide from me! Can you believe it?" Sandra proudly proclaimed. Noah laughed and shared how hilarious Sandra was when she saw Xander at their packhouse. Xander was said to have been hiding at their jailhouse for two days until Sandra finally found where he was and smacked him in the back. The smack was not too hard, but she scolded Xander too much. And that made Xander even gloomier, and he cursed at Carter. I laughed at how Noah and Sandra took turns sharing what happened. They then shared that Noah was staying over at Sandra's packhouse for a week, which is no surprise. Sandra and Xander are the famous duo cousins, as they treated each other as siblings, considering that both of them are the only children. Xander is the next Alpha of the Nightstalkers, one of the big three. It is extremely amusing to see Sandra, being the gentle and adorable girl that she is, being stern to her cousin. She said it was to prepare him as the future Alpha of their pack and to make him tough for Xander's future mate. While we were still talking about some stuff, like our duties or the future after we graduate, the three of us went to the bulletin board of the senior year department to find out the location of our rooms. Luckily, Sandra and Noah are still classmates; the two of them cannot stand to be away from each other, even for a single moment. And of course, I am in the same class as theirs! I was so happy that I hugged Sandra tightly, which surprised her because I am not that showy kind of girl. I was honestly anxious the whole time, especially with what happened at the opening ceremony. I fear that Principal Grum will try to fix things his way, like making Carter and I classmates. Imagine that!? It is truly revolting, and if that ever happens, I'd rather just move to Redburg. I refuse to spend my last school year walking on eggshells just because I am classmates with a senior president of a mate. I'd really choose and happily be the third wheel of these two lovebirds. And with that, we stride our way to our classroom, ignoring the students' whispers and stares at us, specifically me. It is so obvious what they are gossiping about—only two things: the rejection or the attack. Either way, the main topic would be me. We heard some giddy whispers and murmurs, and we already know why they are doing that without even looking around. The senior-year jocks are here, hailed as the King of Suits. Yes, that cliché and corny name for a group of quartets. Spade is the formal and official alias of Carter. Some also call him president since no student could call him by his name except those he gives permission to. It really irks him for no reason; maybe it is just his egoistic self. Club refers to his cousin, Henry. Well, I guess there is no need to further discuss why because that really just suits him. Xander earns the pseudonym 'Heart', as he really values emotions more than anything else. Benjamin of the Midnight Pack, also a future Alpha and one of the big three, is being referred to as Diamond, or Dia for short. His charisma and being the brain behind the suits make him deserving of that nickname. That settles them as the King of Suits. Without looking back, I just continued walking since it was almost time for the classes to start. Not until I felt his presence and his hands on mine.
Sophia's POV The she-wolves students that were giddy at their arrival a while ago are now glaring at me in a hostile manner. They didn't even try to hide it and just blatantly showed their intense dislike for me. I want to curse at them because it should be Carter receiving their hate. Duh, he's the one who rejected me in public, not the other way around. I shanked his hand and kept on walking. Goddess, just please let him stop for today. Why is he even making a scene again? Isn't he satisfied already with what he did at the opening ceremony? Does he want more drama? I can sense Sandra eyeing Xander since I heard him trying to stop Carter and awkwardly tell him the class is starting any minute now. Of course, Carter didn't pay him any attention, and he is now in front of me, blocking my path. Even Henry and Ben tried to appease him, but it was all futile. I sighed. I guess there's no other way but to face him head-on. Again. "Do you miss me or what? We just saw each other three days
Sophia's POVI just ignored both him, who still continued to walk beside me, and Lia, who is now so noisy and rowdy. She keeps on howling and growling and is just plain horny. I felt something twitch down there, and I felt shivers. I swear I'll eat wolf's bane later on if Lia doesn't stop. That thought works wonders because Lia is now calming down, but she cursed at me first. I took a deep breath and just continued walking. 'Don't mind him, Sophia; don't mind him. He is not there.' I thought to myself in a sing-song voice, but his intoxicating smell isn't helping. His scent is like a fine wine that is kept in an enclosed cellar, which is sure to make you drunk with just its delicious fragrance once you popped the cork open.We were walking at a normal pace, but it felt like it took us hours just to get to the counter. When we arrived, Henry gave me a plate with a spoon and fork on it, but Carter growled furiously at his own cousin. Henry obviously backed out and chuckled. That's when C
Sophia's POVI am beyond exhausted. I just want to go to the clinic, but I know if I do that, Carter will obviously be there too. Even if he doesn't want to, Luke will surely force him or do everything he can to make Carter go with me. Goddess knows what will I do if I am left alone with him. With that freaking scent of his and these horny wolves of ours might as well be here in public rather than suffer in private. Our classroom can accommodate up to two classes of students since it is a bit wider than other basic and standard classrooms. The special class, though, named 'Moonlight Class', Carter's classroom, can hold up to three sections, and it is still not crowded. The hierarchy and favoritism is undeniably evident. One of the reasons why the King of Suits accompanied us is because they were informed earlier that they would be having their next class with us. Unfair! We weren't told anything, not even a hint or clue. At least let us prepare mentally. They entered together with Sir
Sophia's POVSir Payne was smiling cunningly, and he was oddly excited about something. That is not good; the last time he was smiling back when we were juniors was when he gave us a task that was absolutely hard to pass! No one from Shadow class got to pass; only Carter and Ben did, which only adds to my growing annoyance with him."Let's make today a fun one!" Sir Payne gleamed and seemed to be mind-linking Miss Helen when she shrieked, "No way! Are you crazy, Payne? They are still eighteen to twenty-year-olds! They are literally just students!" Hearing Miss Helen protest like that makes all of us nervous, including the so-called elite Moonlight class."They won't be too young by the time they graduate, dear. Like it or not, it is much more cruel if they aren't prepared like our generation was," Sir Payne seriously stated, and that made Miss Helen bite her lips. She contemplated for a while and then nodded. Sir Payne smiled and pinched Miss Helen's cheeks."Don't worry, nobody will
Sophia's POVWe have already arrived at the forest grounds by the school. Miss Helen explained to me that we would just really be finding our pairs. She apologized and admitted only to me that they purposely handicapped some of the students, and it had already started a while ago! None of us even noticed. She then chuckled and shared that my pheromones and Carter's played a big part in helping them. While we were recklessly releasing our pheromones, they immediately concealed some of the students' presence and emitted some of their pheromones too, but since it was chaos, nobody was aware of it. She also opened up that Sir Payne purposely riled Carter up to help them confuse the scents. My jaw dropped. If that is the case and nobody knows but me, then we are all fucked up. It would take hours to find our pairs. Adding to that, I don't know who my pair really is, whether it is Dia or Heart. Miss Helen just posed a peace sign. Minutes passed, and when the others were in our field of view
Jacob's POV When Addison and Miss Helen jumped out of the window, I immediately ran to where they were. I almost leaped out myself, but this jerk, Payne, stopped me. He has been trying to piss me off these days. Especially now when he verified that I really rejected Addison. "Where do you think you're going, Mr. Carter?" He asked in a demanding tone. I arched my eyebrow and shrugged his hand off my shoulders. "Do you think you and Ms. Addison would be safe if I reported that the both of you carelessly released your pheromones?" he smugly asked, and since I can't hear him with my ears, he must've mind linked me. "She only did so because of me!" I growled through my head. He was taken aback by the force and growls that I sent through the mind link. "Fascinating. Defending your rejected Luna-to-be. But did you just try to use your Alpha command on me? Only, it is a bit sloppy since you are nothing but still the heir." He closed the window while maintaining eye contact. The students a
Sophia's POVMy whole body felt numb. I cannot even lift a finger as it felt too heavy. I'm so tired out. The last thing I remembered was Carter's face that has failed to keep his usual cold and nonchalant expression. A small reaction from him huh? Not bad. As I slowly opened my eyes, I looked around to see white walls surrounding me. This feels deja vu, me lying down on a bed after getting attacked. I hoped I won't get used to this though. Only, I am not at our packhouse but at a medical facility. The school's clinic? No. It is much more wide and there are some machines connected to my body. The clinic does not have advanced things like this. No way. The Woodhill Hospital? Did I deal that much of a damage? Goddess I'm so weak. I looked around once again, but there's no one around. Only a smudge of mixed pheromones from my family, Sandra, Noah, and even from the king of suits. I gulped when I smelled Carter's scent."I miss mate." Lia mumbled as Carter's smell reached Lia. "You okay
Sophia's POVThe doctor was not happy when I just sneaked out without his permission. Even more so when he learned the mates, Sandra and Noah, helped and joined me instead of stopping me. He almost passed out once word got out that we jumped out of the window. Doctor Ray is just in his forties but he reacts like a grandpa to all of us, his patients. Truth is, I still have bruises and some scars from the fight, both amidst the leopard and lion. The bond didn't completely healed the surface wounds, just the pain. Even the pain still lingers and throbs from time to time. Sir Payne explained a while ago when he accompanied us, more like keeping an eye out on me, that we needed to properly mate and accept each other's feelings to completely seal our bond. In doing so, he expressed that our strengths will be much more greater and we will heal much faster than before. He even managed to whisper that a miracle might happen if our bond is pure and real. I scoffed when he was gone the moment he