The Girl Who Cried Wolf

Ch.14

   The room fell silent and Carter tightened his grip on my waist as he led me to the platform in front. There were three chairs on it, two being occupied by what appeared to be Mr. And Mrs. Manning. Carter placed me in the empty chair besides his mother and walked the front of the platform. Carter started addressing the Johnathan situation and how everyone would be handling it. While he was talking of Johnathan past, Mrs. Manning leaned over to me.

    "You must be Alicia." She whispered, a smile on her face.

    "Please, call me Ali." I smiled back.

    "Well, its nice to meet you Ali!" Her smile widened.

    "You too Mrs. Manning!"

    "Oh, please! Call me Stephanie!"

    I giggled and then realized Carter was now talking about me.

    "I would now like you all to meet Ali, Jonathan's target." He said.

    I stood and walked up to stand by his side. His arm circled around my waist again and I blushed.

    "Um hi?" I asked.

    Carter chuckled. "She is to be protected at all times. Everybody understand?"

    "Yes Alpha." They all said in unision.

    They all started to leave the room and Carter went over to sit in the chair I had previously been in. His parents had left with the rest of the pack and had removed their chairs but left mine. Carter sighed and put his head in his hands and rested his elbows on his knees.

    I walked over to stand in front of him before dropping to my knees. I pulled his hands from his face and held them in one of mine gently. With my other hand I pulled his chin up to face me.

    "What's wrong?" I asked him.

    "I think the answers pretty obvious Ali."

    "Don't worry about it ok? Its all gonna be fine." I assured him in a whisper.

    He stared at me for a few seconds before he asked a question that I didn't expect.

    "Will you ho on a date with me?" He asked.

    "Is now really a good time?" I asked in confusion.

    "No. But, this whole thing is making me stressed out and your the only thing that calms me down and stops me from killing someone." He smiled at me.

    "Well, then, ok."

    "OK?"

    "Ok."

    "You can borrow some if Eli's clothes I'm sure she won't mind. Be ready in an hour." He stood up, pulling me with him.

    "Wait, like now?!"

    "Yes, now."

    "Um ok."

    "Ok?"

    "OK."

    "Elliiii!!!!" Carter called.

    "Yes, Alpha?" She asked bursting into the room.

    "Ali here has agreed to let you make her over for our date tonight." He told her.

    "Wait, wha-"

    "Eeeeeeeee!!!! Really?!" She asked.

    The look of pure joy on her face was enough to nod my head in agreement.

 

    She grabbed my hand , as i shot daggers through my eyes at Carter, and pulled me up the stairs to her room. She placed me in front of her vanity and went to rummage through her closet. She came back out and handed me a short, somewhat tight red dress and black pumps.

    "Put this on." She ordered as she rushed into her bathroom.

    I quickly pulled on the dress and the pumps and sat back down in front of the vanity. Eli came back in shortly carrying a curling iron and a make up bag.

    "Whatever you do, try to stay still."