the
transition, but once again, I didn’t care.
One of my hands left her
waist and went to the side of her cheek. She sighed and pressed into me more. I
was pulling her head down closer so I could kiss her, but then she popped up
and laughed.
“So not going to happen
Caleb,” she said as she sat in her seat, dragging out the o in the first
word.
It took me a second to
realize I’d been played. I felt a small growl raise from the back of my throat. I grabbed her hand to tug her back down when the
bell rang and Mrs. Vertan walked in.
“Mr. Winters, if you don’t
wish to spend your Friday night with me in detention instead of being at the
football game, I suggest you remove your hand from Allison.” The only thing
more obnoxious than her high-pitched voice was the constant click-clack of her
heels. Allie pulled away and sat in her seat. Knowing her, there was probably a
smirk on her face.
I leaned forward in my seat
until my torso was flat against the table and whispered to Allie, “You’ll
regret that later.” She shook her head like she couldn’t give a care in the
world but, that was a promise I wouldn’t be breaking.
I’ve already postponed kissing Allie thanks to her brother, I didn’t need her postponing it even further.
Once class got started,
Allie consumed my thoughts. Oblivious to my somewhat creepy, stalker stare at
the back of her head, she continued class normally, raising her hand and taking
notes. When the bell rang through the air, Allie quickly gathered her stuff and
left, putting as many people as she could between us. Well, so much for walking
her to math. Instead, I walked out of the classroom and turned toward the
locker room, but instead ran right into Sierra. She didn’t say anything, just
stood there with steam coming out of her nostrils. I tried to step to the side
and around her, but she just followed my step and blocked me. I knew she wanted
me to say something, but what was there to say? Sorry, I’m
paired with Allie , get over it ? Yeah that
wasn't going to slide with her.
“What do you want Sierra? I
don’t have time for your games today,” I told her, crossing my arms over my
chest.
She pouted, “It seems like
you never have time for me anymore.”
“Yeah, I don’t, but I bet
Brody, your pair , does.”
“Don’t talk about the
abomination or his sister to me. They shouldn’t even be in the pack, and
certainly shouldn’t have rank. I mean a beta and alpha, they will single
handedly ruin the pack.”
My temper grew, no one had a right to talk about Allie or my beta like that. “Know your place
Sierra, or I won’t hesitate to put you pack in it. My dad ruined this pack and
having Allie, a rightful Underwood, as alpha will do us good.” It’s not
like she could make a good alpha, although that’s exactly what she and her mom
wanted. Since Alison’s dad left, the pack ranks have been screwed with, making
Sierra beta, which wasn’t enough for her mom, nothing was.
Sierra could tell the shift
in my attitude as my words became harsher. Luckily she knew when to back down
and stomped off. Watch out three little piggies , the
Big Bad Wolf is on the loose.
In the locker room, I worked
double time to get ready. My conversation with Sierra was making me late, and
the scramblers were already walking out the door to the field. After I was
loaded up with my pads, which I technically didn’t need, I went to the field
where coach was giving his prep-talk. With the big game on Friday, I was
working my team to the max. Coach handed the practice over to me and Matt , the other captain was already out passing the
ball with one of the other players. I approached him and told him to round
everyone up to work on plays. Instead of doing that, he stood and glared with
his arms crossed over his chest.
“Do it yourself ,”
he barked. Looks like Lover Boy saw the charade in the hallway with Allie and
me.
He knew he wasn’t stronger
than me, but he still was going to try. He
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