in. The house was more of a cottage, with a large veranda at the front and a gravel driveway. It was nice and cozy, nestled among the trees and away from t

here? There are plenty of empty places in tow

t, thank you, Beta,

ow me a thing or two. Just call me Mateo, and welcome to the Pack," Beta Mateo told my father, patting him on

st wolves," he said, looking

mean?" I as

. Don't forget Pack runs are compulsory on Friday afternoons at 6 PM sharp. I know you're excused this week, but it would be good to introduce you to fellow pack membe

r said, giving me a look as she walked up the porch

for a while. My mother walked around, opening up the curtains and cracking open the windows to let the breeze in and air out the place. Walking through the living roo

a box from the truck to the back end of the house, I found my room. It was right next to the bathroom, and the

cleaning. By the time night came, I was exhausted and fell asleep before even eating dinner, only to wake up in the middle of the night. Going to the kitchen, I grabbed a glass of water.

bed, falling asleep under my purple duvet t

before grabbing my bag and loading my school books into it. My mother and father were meeting up with Alpha Ezra today to get assigned to the

be fine, Kat," she told me. I nodded, opening the back door and climbing out. I looked up at the brick building, whi

She had auburn hair that hung straight to her shoulders and big, round glasses perched on

be Katya?"

y way to the foyer desk. She looked down at the papers on her

ped when I saw they had training every afternoon except for Fridays. I wondered if my mother knew that even the students trained every day for two hours. Two hours of normal training and an hour of trai

, but no one was outright mean, which was a relief. Putting my stuff in my locker, I grabbed my books for the first period. I had English first u

I'm Jasmine," she said be

" I told he

You can follow me if you want, an

would be gre

ack, I heard," she asked. I said n

eta Mateo talking. You have Beta genes?" she said, and I

too-the only female warrior in Jackson'

uess, just like any o

tually let someone transfer over. Your parents must have pretty go

ing quietly as they waited for the teacher to arrive. My old pack's students did whatever they liked and were loud and uncontrollable most of the time, so I was a lit

y trouble," she said, pointing to a bunch of kids talking among themselves.

bably tell. Just try and coast through the middle like I do, and you should be fine," she said, pointing out a few other small groups before the teacher

the oval with Jasmine, watching as students and teachers set up the training grounds. Nausea filled me, knowing I