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A scream rips from my throat as his foot collides with my side. I crash into the wall and wrap my arms around my self. A pitiful attempt at protecting myself again. The punches and kicks keep coming until he has exhausted himself. A blow to my head makes my vision darken and my head spin. He finally stumbles out the room and slams the door behind him. I wince as I pull my arm down and look to make sure he is gone. Then I slowly pull my self into a sitting position against the wall. I feel my ribs with a hiss. Bruised but not broken luckily. The black eye will be a bit of an inconvenience, I will have to try and cover it with makeup. I don’t think my father means to hurt me, sometimes he gets so drunk that he cannot control himself. My mother died giving birth to me and my grandma raised me. Last year my grandma died so that left me alone with my father. He has always treated me with disdain but when he is drunk he hates me. Luckily, I am almost eighteen and can leave. I have signed up to join the registrars, the camp starts two weeks after school finishes. That is only two months from now. I manage to get up off the floor and get into bathroom. I hope the beta does not order us all to do extra laps again. Beta Josiah can be kind of a d**k to be honest. He is quite power hungry but he is also the Alphas younger brother. Alpha Drakos runs the training camps so Beta Josiah runs the pack. Well, physically I mean, the Alpha will always technically be the Alpha. I think the Alpha visits the pack every so often but I personally have not seen him since I was ten. I try to avoid any attention from higher up. My best shot is to fly under the radar and get out of here. Although, it doesn’t work when Josiah practically hunts me down at school. He likes to torment me. He calls it flirting but I call it boredom. After getting dressed I crawl into bed and hope it heals soon. It will be much better once I get my wolf at eighteen. We can heal much quicker then. - The next morning I spend a little time applying concealer to my black eye. Then I carefully get dressed so I don’t upset my ribs too much. My jeans are tight now but still fit my legs fine. I wear a tight black top to help with the pressure against my bruising. My chestnut waves get a quick brush and I grab my bag. Once downstairs I find my father in the kitchen nursing a coffee. He does not even look up as I make my way past him and out the front door. I ride my bike to school, it takes around ten minutes to get there. Once inside I head to my locker and pull it open. “Hey,” a small voice comes from behind me. I turn to see Issy behind me. She is my friend but she’s very quiet and reserved. “Hey Issy.” “Do you want to sleep over in my room the weekend? Josiah is going to visit Drake so we have the house to ourselves.” Did I mention she is also the Alpha’s little sister. “My parents are still on their cruise.” “Sure,” I offer a small smile. I shut my locker and we turn to walk to class. A hand drapes over my shoulder and I instantly recognise his scent. “Dream about me last night Cleo.” Josiah drawls. “Always.” I agree blandly. Disinterest is usually the best way to keep our interactions minimal. He only wants to get under my skin after all. “I heard you ladies are having a sleepover. Maybe I should stay home and supervise instead.” He taunts and looks to Issy. “You have to go, Drake ordered you.” Issy sticks her tongue out. Josiah laughs obnoxiously and kisses the side of my head before storming down a different hallway. “Dick.” Issy and I say in unison before laughing. We finally make it to class and sit in the front row. Ricky stumbles through the door and almost falls as he rushes over to my table. He sits next me with a sigh. He is always late but he is a certified genius. Luckily he has been assigned as my lab partner this term.
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