OU'RE MY PER

DA'S

I heard footsteps behind me. I glance

hole school already treated me like I carried some kind of curse, and the las

ll followed me out

hallway, wiping at the food stains on my clothes.

, this time jogging until he cau

en't you afraid Donovan might pick on you? You saw how h

s nothing. "I'm not scared of him. Being the future Alph

e afraid of Donovan. He's the future

what Donovan can or cannot do. Let's go somewh

miled like he understood everything without me needing to expla

tiny off-campus restaurant-more like a shed turned into a food place. Not

es still smelled like that cafeteria disaster, and people kept staring at me when we wa

cing at him. His face wa

I finally asked. "You know every

t, tapping his cup lightly. "

"I helped

e. You probably don't even remember. Well, no ne

. "Oh, that must have

Because that was the only

through me. "I didn't even. I don't r

ile. "Back then you had Donovan and his circle around

g Steven describe the kind of rel

mare. Sometimes I feel like this wa

i

nary guy. Not right now. Not when he was sitti

uldn't put my finger on it. Like he was telling the truth

yself again what I'd promised myself earlier-stay invisib

anted to go home. He nodded and told me to go ahead.

road, heading towards the bus stop. I had only taken a few steps wh

g, traitor girl?" o

d them, but another s

id sharply. "Or you won't

em mocked. "Maybe that's why her dad

and it twisted painfully.

a joke. "And what if we d

ead of struggling for scraps in the cafeteria later, why don't you be sm

hey were insinuating. "Get aw

help. No one is willing to come near you, let alone

I said again,

y chest like he was trying to squeeze my

ey

nce. And that voice sounded

round and

yes sharp in a way I

go. Now,"

what makes you think you can come here, a

even repeated. "Unles

ing in his stare made them look uncertain. The one

e's just a worthless Omega, and her family has become the dregs

ath as they hurried a

y?" Stev

my hands trembled sli

It took less than a minute before he pulled the car in front of me and

anks Steven. I don't know why you're d

ou want, I can pick you up every m

too much. I couldn't just accept

about it," I

n I should, staring at his car as it disappeared down

toward the stairwell. And that was

d up an

in front of me

e as he inhaled sharply. And before I could step back

is that smell

is wrist. "D-

you defended that idiot at the cafeteria that you two are messing around. And there are

r came out. I was out of b

didn'

ed. "A traitor's daughter

go. Spots danced in front of my ey

nly-his gr

way from passing out. He let go completely, and I slump

athing heavy, his

apped. "If you get hurt, the pack will dump

steady my voice. "I didn't

care,"

g in the wrinkled, damp clothes, the

become my personal servant. That's one little way you can

lurched p

ha

. "You're gonna work for me. You're my personal serv

, stunned. "You

e said calmly.

argue, but he stepp

" he whispered, "an

wallowed hard, unable to look away from those burn

shouldering me against th

moment, my legs shakin

here his SUV was parked