Sweet Tease

Chapter Seventeen

{Octavia's Point of View}

I sighed, rubbing my face.  My father had called a meeting with the surrounding packs so I could explain to them what had happened.  We hadn't heard or seen from the shooter in months, but anyone using silver bullets was worth mentioning to protect everyone.

My mates had gone to work earlier in the morning, much to their dismay.  They wanted to stay with me, but I couldn't keep them away from their jobs anymore.  I was healed and could defend myself again.  Besides, there were rumors Around the school that Winifred and Janessa ran off to elope, which made me laugh because it really wasn't that far from the truth.

"Mind sharing what's so funny, Alpha Montgomery?" 

My father snorted knowingly.

"I was simply thinking of the rumors that had popped up in my absence at the university." I chuckled at the other six Alphas.  The Alpha who had spoken, Alpha Blake, nodded knowingly.  The Alphas we had here acted as our council.  We tried not to involve the Elders, but sometimes we had no choice.

"Right.  Moving along." Alpha Chrissiana spoke.  She was gorgeous, with her curly red hair and her deep emerald eyes.  She reminded me of Winifred, but my mate had more meat on her bones, and it was quite sexy. Hey, I can compliment my mates.  Anyway, Alpha Chrissiana was always impatient.  Nobody really knew why, so we never asked about it.

All eyes were on her as she spoke again, easily taking control of the conversation and the meeting.

"Start from the beginning, please, Alpha Octavia." She motioned with her hand for me to speak.  She was one of the few Alphas who called me by my first name.  Not that I cared if they called me by my first or last name.  I stood up and pulled my shirt off, turning around as I pushed my bra strap aside.

"Six months ago, I was shot by a man who used quicksilver.  I jumped in front of my Beta, but I am unsure as to whether he was aiming for her or myself.  We have had no contract from him since, but that doesn't mean that he's vanished."

All the Alphas except my father winced at the wound on my back.  The bullet hole was an ugly circle with ugly tendrils coming off of it.  I rolled my eyes as Alpha Rex spoke, his voice rough with anger.

"And why did it take you so long to tell us?!  Any one of us could have been hunted in that time!"

I pulled my shirt on as I turned back around.  I looked directly at him as I placed my hands on the table.

"I didn't tell anyone because I was too busy trying not to die."

I growled softly when he opened his mouth to speak, and I answered before he could say anything else.

"And my family didn't mention anything because they were too busy trying to save their only child.  Any other questions?"  I snarled the last part, knowing that he didn't have any more questions.

I looked around the table.  It didn't seem like anyone had any questions, so I sat down and waved my hand for anyone to speak their concerns.  Alpha Constance spoke after a moment, his voice rough from years of yelling.

"Did you or your Beta smell him before he shot you?"

I shook my head as we all looked at him before the attention turned back to me.

"We did not.  I barely had a chance to jump in front of my Beta after we heard the gunshot.  We heard him curse when I hit the ground.  We sent warriors to search when we made it back to the Pack House, but there was no trace of him."

All the Alphas nodded as I finished speaking.  They looked at each other, as if trying to come up with another topic.  When no one spoke, I stood up.

"If that is everything, I must return to the university."

With an Alpha dismissal, I left and went to pick my mates up.

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{Octavia's bullet wound looks like the picture above.  It's about twice that size, though.  If the owner of the picture wishes me to remove the picture, I will.  I am making no profit off the picture.

- CAEON}