Little wolf

Chapter Two - You have a ranking

CALISTA GRACE
I walk into school the next day with my chin held high. I made a promise to Maeve not to get in the same position as I had the previous day.
"Damn straight." Maeve says in my head. Causing me to laugh.
"Hey!" My best friend Anaya squeals. I turn to face her.  "Hey." I say with a smile. "Where were you yesterday? I thought you said you were coming to school." she asks me. "I left early..." I trail off.

A low growl forms in her throat. "Amberlyn again?" I just nod a reply. "Cali you can't keep letting her walk all over you! She's going to think she can-" I cut her off, "Yeah? And what am I supposed to do Anaya? She's the beta's daughter and I'm-" Now it was her turn to cut me off. "Yeah, yeah. You're just an omega. I got it. It doesn't matter. You need to put her in her place-"

"Oh, easy for you to say you're the Gamma's daughter. You have a ranking!" I say, my eyes going from blue to a Gold as my wolf comes through.

We would never hurt Anaya, but my wolf is a dominant little thing. "I'm sorry. I'm just trying to help you." she says, pursing her lips and down casting her eyes, lowering her head slightly.

I blink in surprise. Anaya, the gamma's daughter, fourth in command, just submitted to me and my wolf.

Even though she's much stronger than me.

"It's a sign of respect." Maeve says through our bond.

I smile at Anaya, and she smiles back.

As we walk to our classes Anaya says, "So... you know my birthday is next week and I was wondering, you know since I'm turning eighteen if you and your family wanted to come to my party."

Right. Her eighteenth birthday. The day she can find her mate.

Even as my stomach tightens, I say, "Of course we'll be there." with a smile on my face.

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My next class, Supernatural History, goes by slow. All I can think about is my eighteenth birthday.

Will I find my mate?

Will they be everything I could ever want?

Everything I could ever need?

"Calista!" My teacher yells. Forcing me out of my head.

"The mutts daydreaming again? What a surprise." Raina, another one of Amberlyn's friends, who happens to be Wren's twin sister says, causing the class to giggle and whisper.

I start to cast my head to the floor, but something stops me.

Maeve.

I promised her I wouldn't cower. Maeve says something but I don't focus on her. I pick my chin up and look my teacher directly in the eyes.

When he sees that he has my attention he clears his throat. "That's enough, class. Calista, can you please come up to the board and answer these questions without using notes." I nod and stand up and walk to the front of the classroom.

"The first supernatural being was who? And what were they?" he asks me, looking at one of his cards in his hand.

"Morriston Norrix. He is a vampire." I say looking at the teacher.

He nods his head and reads the next card, "Who created this being?"

"The moon goddess herself." I tell him.

"Good." he says before flipping to the next card. "How old is this being?"

I think for a second before saying, "No one knows for certain. But some think he's around seven thousand to fifteen-thousand years."

"Very good. Have a seat." He says, and I go back to my seat.

Maeve and I feel eyes watching us for the remainder of class, but we don't turn to see who it is.

That is until after the bell rings and Rhett Silver pushes my books out of my hands and none other than Amberlyn holding his hand, says, "You're such a nerd for knowing all that shit. But it makes since, the mutt needs to be good at something right?" she laughs and Rhett and her walk away. As I'm picking my books off the floor, the same sensation comes over me. Of someone watching me.

Not being able to stop myself I look up and see Rhett's head turned, looking right at me with Amberlyn standing in front of him talking to someone else.

Once he sees I seen him staring he looks away and I don't feel the sensation for the rest of the day.

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AUHTOR NOTE

Hello my lovelies!

Thank you for reading chapter two.

As always, please leave any comments and feedback.

And I'll see you in chapter three!

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