Alpha Raphael

5

It's a lil short, sorry.

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Ariels POV

What even is this? I ask myself as I slump down in the chair beside Raphael. This meeting is boring! I'm not even sure what the hell this is about! Ugh.

I have to go to every one because I'm mated to Raphael now. Thank the moon goddess this is the last one. I've tried to sneak away before but that didn't go over to well...

People get up and I smile, it's over!

I stand up and stretch before leaving without a second glance in the room. I'm starving and I can't wait to go home. Though, the thought stops me in my tracks. I'm not going home...

How am I gonna get my stuff anyways? Ugh. Food will help.

"You look like shit." June's voice says.

"It's just my face, sorry." I reply, glancing back at her. She's walking over with Raphie and Calvin.

"There's a final pool party, wanna go?" She smiles.

"Is there cake?" I ask hopefully.

"Just like your mom," June snickers. "There's cake. I'll meet you there."

I smile and run up to Raphie's room to change into my swimsuit. He's been quite successful in ignoring me, and I've been quite successful in returning the favour. I change in the bathroom in case he walks into the room before tying up my sarong around my waist.

"We're leaving after dinner tonight." Raphael informs when I walk out.

"What about my family...?" I frown.

"You'll have to say your goodbyes." He says, looking up.

"Easy for you to say, you don't have one to know the feeling." I snap and storm out of the room.

Pretty sure I can feel his anger at me flow down the hall but he doesn't follow. When I walk to the party I watch mom and dad on the makeshift dance floor. Mom had this natural rhythm whereas I'm hopeless unless I'm simply jumping to the beat, even then I think I screw up.

"Come on, at least try to dance." June says, walking up.

"I'll make a fool of myself." I reply. "I can jump, like at the last party. Ya know what I call dancing!" I nod.

"Nuh uh." June pulls me along and she starts to dance. I sigh and stand there uncomfortably, I don't want to say goodbye to my family. Or June. Or anyone.

I catch Aubrey with his mate and I smile a little, they both look happy. I bounce on my heels when June gives me a look.

"June-Bug I'm leaving tonight." I say quietly.

"Oh... You aren't going to leave in the morning?" She stops dancing.

I shake my head, biting my lip. "I have to say goodbye to everyone today." I whisper.

"Did you talk to Raphael about how you felt about this?" June asks softly.

"Sort of..." I frown, thinking back to what I said. That was out of line. I'll have to apologize. Ugh, I hate apologizing almost as much as I hate dancing.

"Come on, let's have cake." June-bug smiles and pulls me to a big food table.

We take cake for ourselves and go sit down. Calvin joins us soon after.

"You girls attract a lot of attention." He grumbles. "Raphael looks like he's about to burst."

"He's here?" I raise an eyebrow.