Delinquent (Athens Wolves Series Book 1)

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The night ended when all the cake was gone and I had eaten enough to satisfy the Alpha couple. I found my way back to my room and took out the braid and got into bed. Luna told me that she was taking me down to the school and registering me tomorrow. So I laid out clothes for tomorrow. It was black jeans, a grey sweater type shirt and some heels. I realized that a lot of the females around here wore them... I always thought I was just a short female but I guess I'm not.

I laid in the bed, the sheets were cold but oddly comforting even though they were still so stiff, but as I laid there, sleep didn't come. I eventually passed out of pure boredom and staring up at the ceiling. I woke up to a knock on my door.

"Reese, are you awake? We are going to make breakfast! Be down in 20 minutes." I heard the Luna through my door and I raised from the bed and got dressed as fast as I could. I walked out and heard a door behind me slam shut and I looked seeing no one in the hall, meaning someone went into their room.

I shrugged and started heading down to the kitchen. I walked in seeing Milly from last night along with Georgia. "Hi, Milly and Georgia, right?" I asked making sure and they both looked up with smiles and nodded.

"Are you going to school with us today?" Milly asked and I opened my mouth.

"Luna has to registered me, but since I have most of my credits so I might only end up taking a class or two." I told them and they both nodded.

"So what classes are you going to have to take?" Georgia asked and I told her about how there wasn't any history teachers and the math teacher didn't really focus on the teaching part, more the do this and do that. "Oh, well, I am good with History." She told me and I smiled.

"I am bad at math... so I guess if you need help you are going to have to ask another girl, I know one who is really good at math, and also when Ian get's back, since he will have to accept you, I know he is really good at math." Milly winked at me and I just nodded.

"You know, word is, he is looking for his mate... that's why he wanted to move out." Georgia told me and I just nodded.

"Well, I am not in the market for a mate. I still have to graduate and then move on with my life." I said and heard chattering in a room before a door opened.

"Hey there girls, hope I am not interrupting. Reese, will you come in here?" Luna asked and I nodded smiling at the girls before entering the room she was ushering me into.

"Good morning Reese, this is our daughter, Genevieve." Alpha told me and I nodded looking at the 16 year old and seeing makeup caked on her face, a tube top not covering everything, and I could see a lot of leg hanging out of a skirt or shorts.

"Hi." I nodded at her and she gave me a once over, a snarky look, and then rolled her eyes. I gave her a look before correcting myself.

"Gene, you will do whatever Reese here tells you to do. If she tells you that you are to be home 10 minutes after school, you better run as fast as you can here. Do you understand?" Alpha Greg was using his power over his own daughter and I heard her try and deny it before her wolf made her give in.

"Now you better get your ass up them stairs and change before you leave." Luna told her and Genevieve huffed before getting up and leaving.

"Don't be scared to be strict with her. I don't want you thinking that you will get in trouble for telling her what to do. We put our faith in you Reese, you do what ever you can to make sure she stops acting like this." Alpha Greg ordered and I nodded. I just didn't want to do anything in front of them.

They told me to sit down, eat and they told me that they got the fax of my school records and that they had another surprise for me just outside. We walked out once everything was done and I saw a car with a bow on it and I felt the Luna pressing keys into my hand.

It was a nice black jeep that I actually liked, and it was nice and shiny like it wasn't driven up the dirt road.

"Oh, I can't take that." I said trying to hand them back but they both shook their heads. "I really can't I don't know how to drive." I said trying again but they shook their heads.

"I am going to teach you, but since it's still new, those are your keys. We have our own pair just in case, but once you get your license, you have a car." She told me and then waved me forward.

"Wait, just a minute." Alpha said when we started walking towards the car. He went inside and I saw the Luna look a little confused but then when he came back out with a black purse and handed it to me. "It's sort of a back pack. I put a few pens and pencils with two notebooks. Just so you are ready for school if they want you to start today." He told me and I smiled.

"Thank you." I whispered taking it gently from him and then holding it in my hands.

"Have a good day." He told me and I smiled slightly and then got in the car leaving the Luna to kiss her mate goodbye.

I waited a few minutes and she was in the car and we were on our way to the school, which was actually really big. I was waiting in the office for my schedule and the Luna was telling me all about the school, how she went there as did Greg.

When I got the piece of paper she showed me to the class and hugged me goodbye. I had two classes, and she would be here at lunch to come and get me.

It was Friday and tomorrow would be my ceremony so she was planning a huge spa day, or something like that. I would be getting my hair done, my nails done, and then she was taking me to get a dress.

I didn't want to decline since she was doing this out of the kindness of her heart but I didn't want any of this. I mean it is just an acceptance.When we did this at my old pack, those who wanted to attend attended, those unmated females that were desperate always went to the males, but most of the males didn't go to the females.

I introduced myself to the class, I told them that I had just moved in with my aunt and uncle and that was it besides my name. No one but the other wolves in the pack said anything to me but I didn't have long conversations. It was a 'welcome to the pack' and then a 'thanks' before I walked away.

I was waiting out front when I heard a phone ringing, I was the only one around so I shifted and pulled the phone out of my back pocket before seeing it was the Luna calling. "Hello."

"Hi Reese, I am running a little late, but should be there in the next 15 minutes."

"That's fine." I told her and she sighed.

"I might be your Luna Reese but you don't have to be so accommodating." I heard the Luna laugh lightly. "Now, are you hungry?" She asked and I thought about it. "I will take that as a yes... we will get something to eat before your hair appointment, okay?" She asked and I agreed. "What are you in the mood for?"

"Well... that is a hard question, I haven't had any fast food in three years but I really want a burger."

"I know the perfect place, it's my sons favorite place to eat when he is home." She told me and I said it was fine. "I'm almost there." She said and we hung up. I waited another 8 minutes before she showed up. I got in the car and she started asking me about my two classes, something right out of a TV show... like a real mom would do.

I answered all of her questions without really going in depth and I knew she realized what I was doing but didn't say anything.

We got tot he place she wanted to take me to and I noticed that a help wanted sign was out front. "Do you think they will hire me if I apply?" I asked her pointing to the sign.

"They might, I can put in a good word." She smiled and I nodded holding the door open for her so she will walk in first.

She walked up to the counter and took off her sunglasses before calling someone named Jack. "What can I do you for Luna?" The man with the Jack name tag asked with his order pad ready to go.

"Three things... I want my usual then what ever this girl wants, and also, I want you to give her a job." She told him outright and he looked over to me and eyed me close.

"This the new wolf my uncle was talking about? The one from juvi for Wolves?" He asked and narrowed his gaze.

"Yeah, she was there for sticking up for herself against her alpha, now give her a job."

"Okay, you can start tomorrow. I really need the help." He nodded at me and I just nodded.

"Tomorrow Jack? Really? She has her ceremony tomorrow." She informed him and he was about to say something when I stepped closer.

"It's fine. I don't think the job will interfere with that since everyone is supposed to come. Besides, I won't have anything else to do tomorrow since you said I couldn't see what was being set up. Might as well be away from the house." I told her and she bit her lip adn then looked ot Jack.

"Okay, fine... but if I drop you off Jack has to take you back to the pack house." She stated and then looked at the man and he just nodded.

"I can do that." He nodded and then turned to face me fully. "What would you like?" He asked nodding towards the menu above him.

"Cheese burger no onions and a strawberry shake." I said and rocked back and forth on my heels.

"You sure you can eat that much?" He asked seriously looking me up and down. I knew I was really skinny. Back in Juvi they don't want you too full, because the more full you get the more energized you get. We had no way to use that energy other than to fight so we were given small amounts.

"I'm sure." I told him and he nodded.

"I will bring them to you soon." He nodded and the Luna called me over to sit with her. I hadn't noticed she moved away.

"I hadn't asked, but how come you did choose to join us?" She kept her voice soft like I was going to run from the question.

"I thought about what you said, I would rather have a pack accept me for my past than think there was nothing in it." I explained and she smiled widely at me.

"Greg will have to answer a few peoples questions, like why we are taking you in tomorrow... since they do know where you came from." She told me and I shrugged.

"I am not ashamed of where I was. I stuck up for myself and my family and no one has done a thing to the Alpha who openly admitted to doing what he did." I shrugged not being able to say it. I didn't want to think about it before eating anything.

"Here you ladies are. And Reese, this is your uniform." Jack said placing a dark red apron on the table beside me. "You can wear anything else but the apron is mandatory. I will try and get you a name tag as well." He nodded before leaving. "Be here for the breakfast rush, say, 8am."

"You have people here for breakfast?" I asked and he smiled.

"We have a breakfast menu." He told me and I just nodded and agreed to be here at 8.

"Jack's dad was the one who owned this place. When he died Jack dropped out of college and kept this place up and running." She told me eating a couple fries while getting her burger ready.

I just lifted mine and dug in. She went on to tell me that Jack is Ian's best friend, that they usually always hang out here when Ian comes home. Jack will most likely become Ian's beta... it was like she couldn't shut up about her son because she was so proud.

I made me sort of hate her kids in a way. I hated that she loved them so much. We ate the lunch while she kept talking about her wonderful life and I felt like I was becoming bitter. We got our nails done. I had white claws basically. I liked the way they looked. But my ring fingers were a dark purple with a black curvy line with some small jewel.

My hair was washed and cut just a bit so I no longer had dead ends, which I had very little of. And then we went shopping. I looked around, not really caring about how I looked, and Luna Rebecca kept handing me things and asking me to try it on. When it came down to it she and I picked out one good dress that I actually liked.

It was a blocked dress, it was purple and white with black sheer sleeves. She got me the same color purple pumps and when we got home she taught me how to walk in them. "Get some rest, you have a job to get to tomorrow."

"Thank you Luna, for today." I nodded and she smiled. "Hopefully you will be able to do this with your own daughter soon." I told her and she smiled wider and then turned to walk somewhere else. I took off the pumps and held them as I walked up the stairs.

I heard crying and looked around trying to focus on where it was coming from and I heard it clearly when I walked closer to the door I knew it was behind. Gene's.