y Ir

to my own room. Entering the small perfe

sser and catch a gli

e of my back. Does hazel eyes, a dainty nose, a

reserved for the higher ran

and take out a small, b

one. But I do have this little product of tre

ty page and s

one. I think you need a reason not to respect someone. Just the

hat make us important to the world or de

an Omega. If he will be disappointed. Well, if

ner to let me stand besides him rather than behind him. I want him to a

lom

anything!" I sn

om says, ignoring my st

notonously as I put m

m takes my arm "come on, at

en, you know Nicole had said. Well, let

se for meetings or celebrations. The scent of at least a

here than I expected. Probably because they

n the stage!"

sea of people, at the

me, as if they've been looking for me

scre

handsome?"

orgeous." I s

ase, everyone,

towards a few empty chairs. If they haven't noticed us

ays and then puts a hand on his son's shoulder "My s

nudges me and grud

e hosting the Run for the Alpha. I encourage all of you

lause, but this time

t of the night,

a's what?

bit pale "in which all the Lycan Alphas particip

e stage again, "so they're al

female, Winnie will stay here to manage the pack affairs. They

will go with the

onto Alfred," Mom smiles g

a tiny knot in my stom

Who wants Alfre

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the young or new adul

they going?

family to pick who wil

." I say angrily, not at mom

oes, Paloma."

es at me from the que

Mom grabs my hand, I look

t be an option, don't go i

to what Octavia wants

d goes to the quarte

sness!" she says, clenching

eyes "wouldn't it be a

not like you, Paloma! I can't handle ne

t, but this is taking i

er nerves. An idea pops up in my head, I look back

il you're there but I have to

e squeezes my h

r older brother Frank, and the oh-so-amazing Alfred Williams are sitting on the

the unmistakable superiority an

little "

room but a deep voice ma

ck your thin

very aware of everyone's eyes on me. Alfr

megas that are going,

aren't you?" He raise

say something but A

edient." He looks at me like I'm a bug under her sho

just wanting to get away.

ns through my spine. I lower my head just for the sake o

ht between a callous thumb and

e, then the other. As if observing whether or

, his behavior

ain, I glare at him with every bit of fire in my

I refrain myself f

to Lycans?" Alfred says "I wonder why

snort, I simply

s an excellent idea. Paloma could lear

mal, you morons! I d

my heart drops to my stomach "Pa

lse steps into my line of sight so all I

things," Alfred says "We leave

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