Chapter 447
“Honestly, I don’t know about Kevin, he’s been a part of the school forever, but Kaley uses fear to stay in control of the kids at school. It started as small threats and mean girl comments, but people got used to it and she had to up her game. I caught her physically beating a little girl and I stepped in, that’s when she started targeting me. She broke the leg of one of the warrior’s daughters with three of her minions and recorded it when I wouldn’t give her the answers to a test. The message that came with the video was ‘choose better next time.’ When I went to my dad the video was gone and couldn’t be found and I got in trouble for causing problems. But the little girl was harmed and nothing happened to Kaley.”
“She didn’t say anything. She was afraid. I’m sure they told her she would be hurt more if she did. That’s how things always happen. We have cameras all over the school and yet every time I was pulled into a closet and smacked around or the day I was taken and whipped then dragged out to the forest, no evidence could be found and therefore I ‘must be lying to get attention’ according to her dad. Since of course I envy her intelligence and beauty.
“AHHH! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!” This time Lil did roll off the bed laughing. She pops up like a gopher from the far side. “You have got to be kidding me! That make-up caked-up diva
wannabe? No one wants to be her! That’s the dumbest thing I think I have ever heard! They are delusional.”
“We need to get into the school and I need access to the computers. She can’t cause this many problems and not make some kind of mistake. You are the smartest person I know, there is no way she is outwitting you. You just happen to take her threats seriously and she is crazy enough to follow through on the violence. But there is something we are missing. You are a Beta, beat her ass at her own game and then beat her ass for real. I have been here two days and I want to punch her teeth in.” Jena growls.
“I agree. We are stuck here and we train just fine on our own, we don’t need to follow your puppies around everyday. How do we get in? What’s a good reason for us to be at school since none of us need to be in the building? We need a reason to snoop around and get into every nook and cranny of that school at all times of the day and night.” Lil settles herself next to Jena, like she needs to show they are both in this for real.
“They are not my puppies and I’m down with filling our time. I have to have some time between sessions of magic work. It’s exhausting. I didn’t realize how much Elena was helping me.”
“You say they aren’t your puppies, but you knew exactly who I was talking about.” Lil raises an eyebrow at me.
“Who else would you be talking about? I don’t have a large
group of friends. And besides, I think one of the puppies has imprinted on Jena.” I smile at her.
“Mateo has not imprinted on me, you are delusional. We annoy each other.” She rolls her eyes and Lil snaps her head to the side.
“But you knew exactly who she was talking about.” Lil’s sh*t eating grin says everything and we all start laughing.
“I can admit that he is good looking, they all are. I mean, I’m surprised you were able to leave, Midge. But he has a huge hero complex and I don’t need a knight in shining armor.” She shrugs. “The chivalry can be a little overbearing and condescending.”
“Okay, I don’t disagree. They are overprotective at the best of times though. So I guess it’s just something I got used to. I usually just tell them off and then go destroy a punching bag or fight all of them in a round robin. And I also agree that we could be doing something specific with our time. I guess the school is the best place to start. The other thing is the severed fingers that were left, with no scent or anything, similar to Tyler’s eyes. It was a message then. I just donn’t know if I was the intended target then or if it was Luna Ava or Luna Queen Anne, since she was here too.”
“Why does it seem like your pack goes through so much more than the average pack?” Lil asks.
“I always thought it was because we are surrounded by water and a perceived easy target or that Alpha Lucas is really close friends with Alpha Reggie. So we are targeted like family would be.” I shrug. “I mean, we haven’t been attacked the same way Jena’s or Tyler’s packs were, so I can’t say it’s unique or unusual.”
“But, I don’t remember having this much drama with pack members.”
“Maybe they tried to keep it quiet too?” Lil supplies.
“What do you mean?” Jena and I ask at the same time.
“Well, think of it this way. You don’t want the whole pack thinking that the Alpha doesn’t have control, so instead of addressing every single little infraction, certain things are allowed to slide and only major life changing issues are handled when they can’t be avoided.”
“So you’re saying that Skylar being whipped and having silver powder sprinkled on for good measure isn’t a big enough reason to discipline?” Jena sounds offended.
“I think that anyone who causes problems should be made an example, but that is why I am a warrior and not a pack leader. If there was no proof other than Midge’s injuries, who’s to say that Midge didn’t do it to herself and try to blame Kaley? Don’t look at me like that! It’s a known fact that they don’t like each other. I think Kaley and her dad are a waste of space, but they have a great system. Think about
it. If you want to beat your enemy you have to think like them. It’s what we are trained to do. And as Midge’s enemy Kaley planted so much doubt against her, over literal years, that no one would believe her. So without concrete proof no one is going to go near the Cunninghams. It’s your noncredible avoid-everybody word against their very involved-in-the-community word. It’s what I would do, cause doubt and chaos from the inside and watch it implode on its own. No effort really.” She shrugs again and I have to fight to pull my jaw off the floor. 2
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