Helanie:
That night, I couldn’t sleep properly. I kept waking up from the recurring nightmare of that night. I wondered if every ti I faced one of them, I would feel the sa way.
I hated the idea of it. The next morning, we rushed to the training ground to start training.
"Helanie! Watch this," Jenny yelled for my attention, showing how many push-ups she could do now. We were getting really good. Usually, the teams would huddle together and discuss their tricks and techniques.
Our team was having a problem because of Hans. Since he was an alpha, he wanted everyone to listen to him. And sadly, he was the only alpha in our team.
"Jenny, stop playing around and focus on training," he had the nerve to bring her down by shouting at her.
"She IS training," I yelled back at him, frowning.
"You stay out of it, wolfless creature," Hans pointed his finger at , warning not to raise my voice at him.
"I am the monitor. I will say whatever I want and to whoever I want. And I’m telling you, fix your attitude or else—" I watched him look down and laugh at my threat before rushing over to face . I guess he wanted to back down and be afraid of him, but I didn’t flinch and kept standing my ground.
That seed to upset him a little. So he placed his hands on his waist to look even more intimidating.
"Don’t test . I am not Arlo or Rayden that you can get punished. I am Alpha Hans. I am nothing like that pervert Rayden, who you got kicked out. Losers like him are scared of won like you—the ones who are perfect—" he pointed at his chest, making cock my head before letting out a scoff.
"Go do push-ups. Your speeches are boring," I hissed, turning around to my team when I felt sothing at my feet.
I swear he did sothing, probably put his foot in front of mine, but the next thing I knew, I landed face-down.
"Oops, you can’t even take a few steps without hurting yourself," he comnted, while I got to my feet to face him again. But I could tell I had scratched my chin a little.
"Hans! Do you want to remind you how to speak to your monitor?" Emt’s arrival was at the right ti. Hans instantly stepped back and tied his hands behind his back, standing obediently in front of Emt.
That’s where their confidence would shatter.
"I was just reminding her that they shouldn’t be playing around and wasting ti," Hans replied.
"I am here for that. Go take a lap," Emt yelled, looking very angry with him. "And you, Helanie, co to my office."
He made Hans nod and leave so he wouldn’t have to make eye contact with anyone or feel the embarrassnt of not being able to talk back to Emt—especially after claiming to be different from Rayden and Arlo.
"Jenny, please help others with the training," Emt ordered, making Jenny smile for having a responsibility on her for once.
I followed Emt to the academy and to his office in silence. Once I entered his office, he locked the door. However, I never felt unsafe with any of his actions.
Even when he was drunk, I just knew he wouldn’t hurt .
"Sit here," he pointed at the chair, and I sat down, watching him grab a first-aid box and then drag his chair closer to mine.
He sat down in front of , crouching to my level, and then pulled my seat closer, my legs now between his widely spread legs.
"What am I ever gonna do with you?" he comnted while cleaning the wound on my chin. Seeing his face up close made my heart skip a beat.
"He was purposely arguing with ," I complained and noticed Emt smile the way soone does when watching a puppy do a trick.
"You didn’t remind him your stepbrother will punish him for ssing with you?" The playfulness in his voice wasn’t helping. He didn’t realize it, but I was feeling extrely shy around him.
Now that my wolf was waking up, I was feeling the mate bond much more intensely.
"Here," he put a band-aid on my chin but then rested his hands on the armrests of my chair.
"You wiped my data clean, didn’t you?" It struck just then—it had to be him who helped erase my data.
"Hmm, I wouldn’t let you get caught, would I?" He smiled, making my heart sink in my chest.
"Did you know—" I started, feeling shy seeing him so close while talking about that night.
"Hmm," he nodded.
"How much of it?" I was really forcing myself to keep going and ask him more questions.
"What are you so afraid of?" he asked.
"Nothing anymore. Rayden is dead, so my revenge is done." I didn’t know why I couldn’t share more with him, but it ca from experience. I had trusted Kaye and Maximus once too.
"Hmm, right!" However, he seed to be holding back information himself.
"Anyway, now go out there and train. And if anyone argues with you or tries to bully you—tell them," he gently pinched my cheeks, "that my stepbrother would get very angry if he found out."
I didn’t know why he was being so nice to , but his actions were making my heart skip beat after beat.
"I will," I replied, and the minute he strolled away and I tried to reach the door, I felt him grab my hand and pull back. I landed straight on his chest, his arms wrapped tightly around .
"I am here with you. I will fucking kill anyone who hurts you," the pain in his voice scared . It was then that I realized my confession that day had really made him feel bad for . I didn’t break the hug because it was the comfort I needed the most.
"I just wish I was there that night," he muttered, his body tensing up.
"I wish too," I finished.
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