I’m flipping through my pack history book when Lillian comes rushing in. “I am so sorry, I totally forgot to come get you.” She looks horrified and I look up at the clock, it’s 5:45. Probably no time for breakfast. I grab all my things and shove them quickly into my bag following her down the hall to the main stairs. “I only realized you weren’t there when Wyatt asked if I had seen you so he could get you to school.”
“It’s okay, I was up, I should have paid more attention. I was just trying to get ahead on the reading so I could understand what was going on. This is not your fault. I didn’t hear a wake up call at all.” I hug her and she apologizes again before jumping down the last few stairs and running off to join training.
“You probably didn’t get one.” Wyatt says as I join him in the foyer. “Audrina’s group is usually first in and first out and she was saying something about certain people not being able to handle being here.’ She is making a point of separating you from the rest of the floor mates.
“perfect. Well, let’s get this show on the road, tour guide. Am I late to school? My schedule didn’t have times on it.
“Really? It should have. Well, that doesn’t shock me, your floor leader was responsible for getting you everything you needed for today.” He rolls his eyes and leads me out the door to some kind of two person four wheeler I have never seen before, but really want to learn how to drive. “And if she screwed with my daily schedule, Pm screwed. Who can I go to to confirm that it’s right? I’ll double check with the office at school, that will be easy enough to do, but if she sets my training schedule she’s going to mess with me until I get kicked out, isn’t she?”
“Maybe. I’ve never had a problem with her so this is all new to me. I can’t understand acting this childish over a new recruit though. He shrugs and steps on the gas and I almost fly off the four-wheeler.
I laugh all the way to the school building, Audrina forgotten for now. We pulled up to a building about ten minutes later. I use the word ‘building’ loosely. Like every other structure I have seen in the Royal pack this building is old and weathered, but impeccably well kept. It might have been inspired by cathedrals with its ornate design, dark wood and stained glass.
“This is the high school?” I can’t help the squeak in my volce.
“Yes…correction, this is the high school for the ranked members of the King and the Elders and their families.”
“Ugh, seriously? I know Sierra is amazing, but are the rest of them stuck up elitists? I had enough of that in my own pack and all ranks went to school together, so it really sucked.”
“Aren’t you a Beta? I’m sure everything was just fine for you being the second’s kid. He snaps back at me a little.
“Yeah, I am the Beta’s second child and his daughter, but no it wasn’t all that great. Being the spare Beta and a female made me no better than an Omega to some people in my pack. I turned around and walked to the door. I need to walk away from this conversation, now, before I say something will regret to a person who has actually been kind to me.
“Wait up Midge. I didn’t mean to pigs you off. I just meant that as Beta kids we don’t really have it all that rough, you know.
“You may not have, as the first born male, like my brother, but it was not that same experience for me. Maybe someday I will tell you about it, but right now I need to figure out what I am doing here and how badly Audrina messed with me, so I need my head on straight, okay?
He just nods at me and we walk into the building.
