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But that’s how she wanted to die. She wanted to die at the hands of another than to have people. know about the cancer that lived inside her body.
After her shower, Margaret wrapped a towel around her body and walked across the hall towards her room. Throwing her towel on the floor once she was in her room, by her dresser. She threw a black tank top over her without putting her bra on and slipped into a black boyshorts panties.
Looking over her shoulder, she peered at the window. She walked over to the window, glaring at the moon that appeared in the sun’s last light.
“Two weeks,” she frowned taking her eyes off the moon and down to her backyard. In the shadow, Margaret saw a body of a male
creep up to the house and makes it’s way to the back door. “Who the fuck-” she said cutting herself off and making her way down the hall to the stairs.
Her bare feet tiptoed to towards the kitchen. The kitchen door was slightly opened, with the kitchen light escaping into the narrow hallway.
Kicking the door opened, Margaret marched into the room, ready to kill who–ever dared to enter her house without permission.
Before her, the mess hair intruder with leaves and grass in his brown locks was caught eating a
banana from off the counter.
“Ross,” she growled. Feeling her blood boil in fury. “Did I not tell you to stay inside the house!”
Ross froze in his tracks with a piece of his banana that was seeping out from between his lips.
“Well,” she demanded, folding her arms over her chest.
Swallowing what was in his mouth, he coughed before speaking, “I went to get some air.”
“Air? Open a window.”
“But Margaret-” he pleaded.
“Ross, the Hunt is near. You know that rogue sighting is an all–time high during this period of the year. What if a rogue or hunter saw you?”
“Margaret, I can handle myself. And the hunters haven’t come in oucarea since… since what After bring rejected for the third time. I mated with ply made
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happened five years ago,” he said, forcing out the rest of his sentence.
Margaret glared at him, “That doesn’t matter. What I say goes, you hear me? If I tell you to stay home, your ass stays at home. Until you go through your training and become an adult, I won’t have to order you around. So, for now, you listen to ever goddess damn thing I tell you. Do you understand!” she yelled, her voice boom off the walls.
“You can’t boss me around! You don’t even know what I’m going through!” he yelled. “All you do is
in your room, drink coffee, and do your Beta duties. Do you even care about me?” he
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frowned.
“Of course I do,” Margaret sighed letting her arms fall to her side. “Everything I’m doing is for you.”
“Is it? Is it really for me? Or are you running away from something?”
Margaret looked away from her brother, folding her arms over her chest once more. “It’s time for bed, Ross. We have a big day tomorrow,” she whispered.
“Margaret,” he whimpered, “what are you hiding from me?”
“Goodnight Ross,” Margaret sighed. “Lock the door,” she said leaving the room and walking back to
her room.
Once in her room, she shut the door behind her and leaned against the wood. She felt so weak. Lifting her head up, she stared at the ceiling, holding her sobs back. “I’m sorry,” she whispered
finally letting the tears escape.
Andrew sighed, leaning in his chair, he rested his head on his fist. He glared at the double doors, waiting for the she–wolf to return. As the hours passed, the night was coming to an end, and few of
Andrew’s people have already been escorted to their sleeping quarters.
“Your Highness you should get your rest,” Dolph subjected. He stood behind Andrew, looking out into the crowd that was slowly disappearing as the night went on.
“Your right,” Andrew sighed once more, slightly disappointed. He was almost looking forward to seeing the she–wolf’s return. He wanted to hear her talk once more. Her boldness towards him gave him a refreshing feeling. He couldn’t remember the last time a woman spoke to him the way she did.
Or the way she acted around him. It was as if she didn’t fear him at all. She didn’t ever react to his
pheromones when he tried to subdue her. She didn’t even react to her own Alpha’s pheromones. She was a very interesting she–wolf in did.
Andrew lifted himself out of his chair and walked off the stage. By the time he reached the bottom of
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the small stairs, he was greeted by the Alpha Lawrence and his mother.
The ex–lune, Addy, was a tall slim woman. Her eyes were a light shade of brown. Her dark brown hair hung just below her ear, and tucked behind her car, showing off her heart–shaped face.
Alpha Lawrence was a spitting image of his mother. Tall, slim, with brown hair and eyes. But like many Alpha’s he was big–boned and covered in muscle.
“Is there something wrong, your Highness?” Abby smiled, cupping her hands together before bowing, in respect.
“No, I would like to retire for the night,” Andrew spoke firmly, standing tall.
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“Of course. I’ll take you to the packhouse.”
“Is that were I’ll find your Beta? I would like to talk to her.” Andrew said without thinking.
Abby looked at her son, with a worried look. “I’m sorry your Highness, but Beta Margaret does not stay in the packhouse. She has her own home a little far from the packhouse.”
“That’s ridiculous. The Beta is-”
“I understand,” she interrupted. “But Beta Margaret is a person who likes to be alone. She’s not very
sociable.”
“Then why have her as Beta then?”
“Because she’s good at what she does,” Lawrence said firmly with a growl.
“And what would that be? She has nucleated her duties as Beta by not returning as well as disrespected me multiple times.” Andrew pointed out.
“Beta Margaret is not like any of us, she’s different, and as for her duties, she never disappoints. She is like a shadow, your highness. She’s always there, never out of sight,” Abby said with a smile.
“You’ll understand tomorrow.”
Margaret was up all night finishing her work before sending it off to her editor. She then took a shower and quickly got herself ready for the long day to come.
Dressed in skinny jeans and a baggy, dark blue shirt with a black tank top underneath, and finally put on her combat boots. Tying her hair back into a high bun, she left her room and headed straight
into the kitchen.
“Morning,” Ross muttered eating an apple by the island, blocking the view of the coffee pot.
“Coffee?” Margaret asked. Ross moved to the side revealing a half a pot of coffee. “Half a pot,” she raised an eyebrow.
“There will be coffee at the training hall. There is no need to waste a full pot,” he said taking another bit of his apple.
“Right. Good thinking,” Margaret smiled at her little brother while she stalked the coffee pot. Taking
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a cup from off the shell, Margaret graced herself with a cup of joe. Taking a sip of the joe, she smiled in bliss, “That’s the good stuff.
Leaning her back against the counter, she took another sip of her coffee as she glanced up at her brother. Their eye’s meet but was quickly broken.
“Margaret.” Ross turned his back to her. “I’m sorry about last night. I just
“Don’t worry about it.”
Ross turned around, looking her in the eye. “But ”
“I said don’t worry about it. We’re both to blame. What we went through five years ago- changed us.
But you need to know that I care about you and only want to keep you safe. But I also need to remember your a growing boy. It’s only right I give you room so you can grow into the man our parents would want you to be.”
“What about you?”
“Ross, really? I am a Beta. I think mom and dad are happy.
“Do you really think they would care about titles?”
Margaret smiled into her cup of joe, “Maybe, maybe not, but nonetheless I’m successful.”
“You think you think mom and dad are proud of us?”
Margaret looked at her brother, “I think mom and dad would be proud of us no matter who we became.” Ross nodded his head in agreement. Margaret stared at her brother, it was clear something was bothering him, so she asked, “Are you alright?”
“Margaret,” He said in a whisper, “don’t leave me too.”
Margaret’s eyes grow wide at the unexpected comment. Her heart swelled. For a split moment she
wanted to tell her brother, her secret but she didn’t have the heart to do that to him.
Putting her cup on the counter, she walked over to her brother and hugged him. Ross was much taller than her, but when Margaret wrapped her arms around him, it was like he was the same child she held that day when they heard the news that their parents were gone, forever.
“Everything will be alright,” she whispered not promising anything. “Everything will be alright.”
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Andrew stood proudly in front of his and Alpha Lawrence’s pack. With Dolph by his side, Andrew noticed that Beta Margaret was nowhere to be seen.
What a useless Beta, he thought.
“As most of you know,” Alpha Lawrence spoke loudly, beginning the speech without his Beta by his side. “The Hunt is just around the corner. This is a very important time of the year. That also means we have to be on high alert. Rouges have already tried to attack us the other day before the King arrived. Thankfully, Beta Margaret took care of the matter but we cannot always rely only on one person to take care of the rouges. That’s why today you all will be training at the highest level until The Hunt. Next week all ummated females will be taken somewhere safe until the day of The Hunt.” Everyone nodded their head in agreement. “Do you have anything to add, your highness,” Lawrence asked Andrew, meeting his eye.
“I think you made things very clear, but, I see one person who didn’t hear your little speech,” Andrew smiled then frowned. Looking into the crowd, Andrew smelled something sweet, breathtaking and intoxicating. How was it he didn’t smell it before.
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