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Bethany's POV:
"Hey, I'm Stacy", a brunette hair girl introduced herself when I returned to the dorm.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Bethany but everyone calls me Beth", I smile.
"Great you're here, I need help choosing my outfit for tonight", Alex comes out of the bedroom.
"What's happening tonight?" Stacy frowns.
"Welcome party to all freshmen", she grins, "you're coming too."
"No, I have a scheduled call with my boyfriend who is overseas in the marine."
"Wow, marine. How do you manage your relationship?"
"Just fine with frequent video calls, he's coming back for Christmas this year. He got called out last November, we started to date last year after winter break in our junior year", she explains.
"And he told you he wanted to sign up for marine?"
She nods, "he gave me a promise ring before he left", she shows us her finger.
"Aw", I coo.
"I don't think I can stay so long without seeing my boyfriend physically if I had one", Alex sighs.
"Well this party will be swarming with single guys", I smirk.
"What about you? Are you going to look for anyone tonight?"
I shake my head, my wolf will not be interested in sniffing around other guys, she's already whimpering because she misses Ace.
"Wait, are you in a relationship?"
"It's complicated", I shrug.
It is complicated, I don't know what Carter is to me besides my mate.
"Let's leave Stacy to her important oversea call and help me pick an outfit, you can stay single but I will not stay in a corner and sulk with you."
I go to the bedroom with Alex to help her look for her outfit, I already know what I'm wearing.
"How about this?" She shows me a black cocktail dress that reaches midthigh.
"Sure and a pair of heels", I nod.
"I'll go put my hair in curlers and paint my nails, " she says going to her closet.
I look out the window and see people walking about campus, the sky is cloudless.
I return to the small living room where Stacy is on the video call with her boyfriend on her laptop.
"This is my roommate Bethany", she introduces me to the blonde hair guy.
"Hey", I wave.
"Hey, take care of her, will you?"
I nod.
"I can handle myself, babe, you know that", Stacy scoffs.
"I know, but it's not a crime to have someone looking out for you as well."
I sit down on the couch and unlock my phone, I'll have to call Ariel soon to ask her if she's settling in nicely at the house at the academy. The academy classes will begin on Monday as well so students are returning to campus now.
Dylan will be going there on Monday to help out his uncle with the training aspect of things while Duncan assists with duties in the pack while maintaining his relationship with Linzey who is attending university in the city.
I'm expecting a letter from Tyler soon, I spend an email to him before I came here a few days ago, and so far he said the training is intense but educational and he met other future alphas as well. I can't wait to see him in December.
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"Who's ready to party?" Alex grins as she takes out a bottle of alcohol from the cupboard.
I frown, "isn't it against the rules to have that in your dorm room?"
"Drugs are prohibited not alcohol once it's not more than five bottles", she shrugs getting three glasses, "I need some in my system before we go over to that frat party."
We're all dressed for the party, I have on a one-sleeve silver dress that meets midthigh with silver three-inch heels on my feet; my hair is up in a high ponytail with matching earrings to my dress. Stacy is in a black pleated skin with a crop top and black boots on her feet, she let her hair out in its natural curls.
Alex pours some wine into our glasses, I drink mine in one go so we can leave already, Damon told me he would be waiting on us since he knows which frat house it is.
After making sure the door is locked we head to the elevator down the corridor, it's almost 8 pm.
When we exit the dorm building, there are other students dressed up and heading in the same direction.
"I guess the party is that way", Alex states.
"Hey Beth", Damon approaches us, "you all look amazing if I wasn't swinging for the other side I would have totally dated you", he winks at Alex who giggles.
I roll my eyes, he's such a flirt.
"Can we go?" I cross my arms.
"No need to be jealous, you'll always be my first choice", he grins placing his arm over my shoulder.
"Whatever."
"Don't be angry with me", he pouts, "you're my only female friend who tolerates me."
"Well you just gain two more", Alex adds.
"I feel so special, you're so kind", he pretends to wipe a fake tear.
Great, she's feeding his ego more.
We stand in front of the huge frat house five minutes later, there is loud music coming from inside and people lazing on the front lawn.
"I enjoyed my freshman housewarming party last year so I hope you do", Damon leads us inside the house.
A few guys already started to check us out immediately and Alex spends them a smile. One tries to move closer to me and I glare at him, he moves away instantly.
Damon laughs, "you'll get plenty of that."
"Well to keep them away I guess I'll have to use you to pretend to be my boyfriend then", I cling to his arm.
He chuckles, "you'll be fine."
We enter the kitchen area where there are cups and bottles of different alcohol on the kitchen island, there are finger foods on the counter.
"Now this is my area", Alex gets a cup immediately and starts mixing her cocktail drink.
"Hey, glad to see you again Beth", Marc enters the kitchen, "hey Alex."
"Hey Marc", she smiles as she finishes mixing her drink.
"Do you know what you're doing with those drinks?"
"I've been to enough parties to know what I'm doing, don't worry."
Marc turns back to us, "who might this be?" He checks out Stacy.
"Stacy and she is taken", I reply.
"I see."
"And I'm Damon", Damon introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you", he shakes his hand, "there is beer pong going on in the lounge if you want to join", he offers.
"Maybe a little later, come drink girls so we can dance", Alex says passing a beer to me while she sips her cocktail.
"Actually I'll like a margarita", I state.
Marc takes the bottle from me while Damon goes to the counter, "I'll make it for you, what about you Stacy?"
"Soda, no alcohol for me."
Marc opens the fridge and gets a soda for her.
"Thanks."
"Well I better return to my game, see you later", he leaves the kitchen while I eat some chips with dip.
"He seems nice", Damon comments.
"He is, I met him earlier when I got to campus", I inform him.
"Cool."
He hands me my margarita drink and we move to the living area where people are dancing while a couple makes out the couches that are by the wall and people talking on the stairs.
"Are you girls okay? I'm going out back", Damon says.
"We'll be fine", Alex waves him off.
She places her empty glass down and moves to the middle of the room to dance as a guy approaches her, he introduces himself and they begin dancing.
"I'm going to see what drinking game is going on in the lounge", Stacy says to me and leaves.
I sip on my margarita as a guy comes up to me.
"Hey, I saw you sign up for the art club, I'm Jeremy, the president", he introduces himself.
He has honey-blonde hair and gray eyes.
"I'm Bethany."
"You love art?"
"Yeah I like to paint", I nod.
"Well I'm looking forward to seeing what you got", he smiles and I nod.
"I'm a sophomore studying art of course", he adds, "are you an art major as well?"
I shake my head, "I'm not sure what I want to study yet but I'm thinking about art since I love it."
"If you need any help don't hesitate to ask."
"Thanks."
We chat for a bit before I join Alex to dance after I finish my drink.
I never thought I would enjoy my first university party.
After dancing we meet Stacy in the lounge playing pool with a few guys.
"She is good", a guy says in awe.
"My brother thought me, we had one in our basement", she shrugs.
"Hey, I need a partner", Marc waves at us.
I go to the other table that is in the room where the game is set up.
"Are you good?"
I shrug, "I can try."
"Good enough for me."
We begin the game as people surround us.
I throw the first ball and it lands in a cup.
"Drink up", I tell the guy.
"How good is your alcohol tolerance?" Marc asks.
"Pretty good."
Alcohol takes slower to affect werewolves.
The game continues and we won after Marc's ball landed in the last cup.
"Do you want another margarita?" He asks me.
I nod and we go to the kitchen.
"Are you enjoying the party?"
I nod as I sit down on the stool.
"Me too, where are you from? I'm from California but I moved to Washington last year."
"I'm from here as well, but I attended a private school last year in New York."
"Wow."
"Yeah, my father lives there."
"Cool."
"I wonder how our first class will be? The one that is mandatory."
"It's very interactive from what I heard of the upper class, it is credited and the exams aren't hard, save me a seat next to you."
"More like above me, my friend would sit next to me and my roommate on the other side."
"Bummer, well the next class then?"
I nod.
Marc is so easy to talk to, he's very outgoing with a quirky personality.
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