gs heaving like bellows. I collapsed onto the grass beside my mother

f I go easy on you, the others will come down harder. And I can't le

hair from my face. "But I didn't do anythin

next time," she replied curtly an

Alpha Ezra's voice made me turn my head.

ely into respectful submission. Ezra's gaze flicked brie

me her water bottle. I took a

my dad was strict. W

have an attitud

ind. Your mom is scary," Jas

headed toward the school building to grab my bag. The final bell had rung ov

gi

awless face. Her perfectly highlighted blonde hair framed her piercing

cker before she shoved me agains

ed. "Stay away from the Alpha

alone! She didn't do anything-what i

the front of my shirt and yanked, t

to say that? Talk about insecure,

. Pain shot through my scalp as she yanked hard. I turned o

ling back with blood

swinging at me wildly. I ducked, a

o's voice echoed down the hall. H

shrieked, pointing a

Jasmine and me

hot back. "She grabbed Kat'

iet, jaw

ed the corner. Angie immediately da

! Your daug

ry, but instead, her lips t

st have deserved i

ked, stunn

Alpha Ezra said sharply.

she turned and ran. I felt a flicker of guilt-un

" my mother muttered, pinch

asmine said quietly. I g

I don't condone off-field violence.

e glance at my mother's warning eyes

Angie? That'

her," Ezra replied. Ma

e dism

y mother, who was already striding

ttention to yours

s," I snapped. "You're the o

r heel to face me. Her han

t. This is our last chance. If

join ano

ade sure no other pack would take us.

silently, slipping into the passenger seat.

mother's voice stopped me.

the kitchen. The smell of

Dad said warmly, flipp

my mother snapped, grabb

"Kat... what ha

tead of training and got

ked with a smirk. I g

snapped, slap

id question," he

y the Alpha!" she continu

u?" Dad asked, more su

aps. And you didn't even c

usy," he

er eyes. "It wa

to sne

done," she said

detention-with

rd for an Alpha to be

"Apparently, h

us now. "We don't want Ezra sniffing around too much. If he

mes again-

I said, my

get kicked out, we're on our own. R

The truth was, I did get it. I wasn't just the new

now?" I as

ur last chance. Packs don't k

airs, the words echoing

. Useless

s the dirty little secret they di

e better if I ju