The next day, the beta children left the pack house with their friends after having breakfast with their parents.
" I would get used to us going to school together," Ava mumbled to her friends while they were on their way to school.
" I have been telling this for years, " Grace said while taking selfies.
" I used to think you were exaggerating having fun living in the pack house with others," Ava said while taking a turn and she notice a wolf running on the pavement.
" Do you have any idea who is it?" Ava asked making her friends look at the wolf.
" Maybe, it's our new training coach... I heard he is sigma and applied for training temporary until he finds a job in the human territory," Sophia said.
" He looks like a Beta Wolf to me," Ella commented as the size wolf is huge.
" You can't tell the rank of the wolf by its size," Sophia said.
" Well, this wolf has a great speed since he is almost going to leave us behind," Ava said as she is a fast driver and no one was able to overtake her.
Then Ava ignores the wolf and continues to drive to school.
" So are you and Aston back together?" Grace asked after a while.
" No," Ava answered.
" What happened that caused you two to break up?" Ella's question made Sophia and Grace attentive.
" It was over an ice cream," Ava answered making her friends have dumbfounded expressions.
" Who breaks up for an ice cream?" Grace sighed in disbelief.
" Come on, it's not like we rejected each other... Ashton and I are mates. We can fight over anything and get together like nothing ever happened," Ava said while she parks her car.
" And watch out for that Bob the janitor," Ella warns before anyone got out of the car.
" Ella, don't worry about him. Dad has taken care of him for sure," Ava rolls her eyes and got off the car.
As Ava was passing the hallway to reach her locker, everyone was glancing at her making her nervous. Ava thought of ignoring the weird looks but she remembered Ben's lesson, " Never show your nervousness and stand firm. Then behave like a Beta,"
" Why the hell are you all looking at me?" Ava yells at everyone who glanced at her. This action startles everyone in the hall and they quickly apologise.
" That doesn't answer my question?" Ava crossed her arm across her chest while her friends stared at everyone who was glancing at Ava.
" We heard about the human girls...," Ava interrupted when one of the girls was answering her.
" Everyone knew that and what's so new?"
" The girls died... I heard it's the Unknown leader himself who killed the girls," the girl continues to answer.
" I heard they kill themselves," another student said and like that everyone was sharing a different theory. Listening to the rumours, Ava started to feel sick and ran toward the girl's toilet.
Ava quickly went inside one of the toilets cubicles and threw up her breakfast. When she came out of the cubicle, Sophia gave her a water bottle to drink.
" Those are rumours," Ella said when Ava finished drinking the water.
" What if it's true the humans died," Ava whispered.
" Ask your Dad, then," Grace said to which Ava nodded.
Ava quickly call
Ava quickly called her Dad who answered in a few rings.
" Is everything okay, sweetie?" Ben asked worriedly as Ava never calls during school times.
" Dad, are those human girls dead?" Ava question Ben back instead of answering his question.
But Ben understood Ava's situation and answered her, " Those girls are alive and are under police and council's protection. Don't let the rumour affect you," Ben advised Ava as she is the most sensitive child among his children. Therefore, hearing the rumours about the human girls' death could have overwhelmed Ava with guilt.
Ava was relieved to hear it and exclaimed,
" Thank moon goddess... Okay, I wanted to ask that... I have class so bye, Dad,"
" Okay, sweetie. Take care," Ben then cut the call and went inside the pack's cell.
" I have no idea what are you talking about," the janitor spoke quickly and kept looking at Alpha Chris, Beta Ben, Gamma Aiden and the guards present in the room.
" Listen, we know you are lying... Your real name is Luke and you ran away from your pack because the Alpha found out that you were stealing money from him," Gamma Aiden share the information he found which scared Luke aka Bob the janitor.
His expression made Alpha Chris laugh and he said, " Come on, you didn't think we won't suspect you to work under a fake name... The name you chose was Bob...That's stereotypical,"
Luke knows that they had looked into the werewolf database that had his information. Luke hasn't told his Alpha, his real name so if the Alpha got to know about this then he is dead. One way or another, he is dead.
" You thought I don't have an access to the werewolf database so you can lie to me," The Alpha mind-linked Luke who got even paler due to the fear. Luke tried to think of a way in which he couldn't be killed but before he could do something.
Luke started to feel suffocated and couldn't feel his body anymore. But his hands were lifting in their will and his nails turn into claws. That he stabbed himself in the chest causing blood to come out of his mouth.
The scene shocked others who were present in the room.
" Why could he kill himself?" Gamma Aiden muttered in shock.
" He was spelt," Alpha Chris announced looking at the dead body as Alpha Chris noticed Luke's eye expression before he was killed.
" This is worst than we thought. Our enemy knows witchcraft," Beta Ben barks due to anger as they didn't get any information that will help them.
" Let's go to the office," Alpha Chris ordered his Beta and Gamma. Then he went outside of the cell followed by his Gamma and Beta.
As the three men reach the Alpha Office, they saw their mates in the room waiting for them.
" Is everything fine?" Alpha Chris asked curiously to his mate who was sitting in his chair.
" Gamma Susan was checking our pack financial documents and found numerous expenses that don't exist," Luna Carol handed out the file to her mate who started to read the document.
" SOMEONE IS STEALING FROM US," Alpha Chris roars in anger. Luna Carol quickly calms her mate down and said, " We have to find the culprit as it could be linked to the Unknown. As this is one of the patterns where Unknown steals from the pack before attacking them,"
" I am starting to think it is one of our enemies and not the Unknown," Alpha stated.
" Why do you think that, Alpha?" Female Gamma Susan inquired.
" Last night's incident causes me to doubt but now that our enemies know witchcraft proves that it's not the work of Unknown," Alpha shared his opinions.
" What if the Unknown does know witchcraft and the council never found a clue to indicate that Unknown use witchcraft," Luna Carol points out.
" This is giving me a headache," Alpha Chris growled while pressing his fingers on his forehead.
" Well, that's because you are getting old to handle these matters," Luna Carol jokes making everyone expect Chris to chuckle.
" Honey, I am just thirty-seven years old," Alpha Chris spoke with a grumpy sound. Making everyone laugh more than before.
"Okay, enough with laughing," Alpha Chris snarled making everyone stop laughing. Then they all discuss the matter for hours.
In the meantime, Anna was walking in the hallway when someone calls her out,
" Anna," It was Victoria, the girl's football leader.
" What's up, Vic?" Anna asked once Victoria come in front of her.
" I am confused, why didn't you apply for the football team when you are a great player?" Victoria didn't beat around the bushes.
" My Dad wanted me to have minimal contact with Aston," Anna answered while she shrugs her shoulders in helplessness.
" Oh... I wanted to ask if you can take place of Sally in the football team. As her parents got scared due to the situation happening in the pack and they didn't want to lose their only child. So they temporarily moved into her mother's old pack," Victoria spoke and was about to go but Anna's scream stopped her.
" What happened?" Victoria asked in an altered tone looking around their surroundings.
" I love to take place of Sally in the football team," Anna said.
" But your Dad..." Anna interrupted Victoria saying, " Dad is too busy nowadays so it won't be a problem,"
" Cool, then I will officially introduce you to the team after school during our practices for the final match," Victoria spoke and then went away.
Anna was on the seven heavens when she heard she will be on the football team and could get a chance to play in the final match.
The final match is the match between girls and boys that happens after the graduation ceremony which follows by a farewell party. Anna always wanted to play in the final match and now she can so she was cheerful that she started to jump for a while. Then she messages on the group chat that has her friends.
Anna: I will be in the football team!!! :D.
Alice: OMG OMG!!!!
Alice: You can play in the final match like you always dreamed of!!!!
Chloe: I am putting my money on the girl's team.
Noah: Congrats Anna, I want a treat.
Kai: Congrats Anna. :)
Kai: Get ready to lose your money girls. Because boys will win the final match this year.
Anna: You will be the one losing the bet.
Chloe: I am putting $60.
After messaging, Chloe put her phone in her pocket and went toward her class. Then out of nowhere, a hand grabbed Chloe and dragged her inside the room. Chloe couldn't scream or move as the person have caged her in a way that she move an inch. Chloe was scared that she started to see her whole life in a flash. Then a particular smell of perfume made Chloe widen her eyes in realisation. The person knew that Chloe figured out so he remove his hand off her.
" Oliver," Chloe called out.
Then the room light was on. Oliver and Chloe were standing close to each other which made Chloe uncomfortable. Sensing Chloe's discomfort, Oliver smirked and reduce the space between them so that their face had an inch gap.
Oliver could hear the rapid beating of Chloe's heart and her scent of roses as his eighteenth birthday is near so his senses are gradually improving.
" Damn, your heart is beating really fast. What are you scared of ?" Oliver smirked wickedly while looking at Chloe.
" What... do you want?" Chloe stammered which annoyed Oliver that he grabs her chin and lift it upwards so he can look at her eyes.
" Answer my god damn question," Oliver gritted his teeth.
" You... you are making me scared," Chloe quickly answered in fear making Oliver chuckle.
" Aw, poor little Chloe is scared of me," Oliver mocks in a childish tone. Then he took Chloe's phone out of her pocket while she stood like a statue.
" Message Anna to come to the forest behind the school. And don't you dare try to be smart... you won't like the consequences," Oliver gave Chloe her phone and she did what he said. Even though Chloe was confused but she was sure that Oliver won't hurt Anna since Anna was Beta's daughter and the sister of the future Beta. Along with the fact that Anna can protect herself well as she went through special training that every high-ranked children go through for their safety.
" I did it," Chloe whispered.
Then Oliver plays with Chloe's hair and whispered in her ears, " You are so innocent that everyone could fall in love with you but I won't... You are hiding something for sure and I will find out soon. And once I do, I will ruin your life," Oliver looked at Chloe as if she was his prey and he like to play with his prey before capturing it.
" What?" Chloe was shocked to hear as Oliver never told her the reason for his hatred whenever she begged him. Now that she knows, she shivered in fear as she doesn't want Oliver to find out the secret that could cause her to be an outcast by the pack.
Seeing Chloe shiver confirmed Oliver's doubts and now he is hell-bent to find out the secret. Before leaving the room, Oliver unintentionally took a deep breath of Chloe's scent which made him smile.
After Oliver went, Chloe wanted to message Anna but she got scared. She started to wonder what will Oliver do if he finds out that Chloe warned Anna? Will he make her do his laundry or clean his bedroom? The thought of his dirty room and clothes especially socks almost made Chloe vomit.
" I am sorry Anna, I hope you forgive me and nothing bad happens to you," Chloe whispered and left the room with immense guilt and fear.
Anna reaches the forest as soon as she read the message. Anna doubted that it may be related to Oliver that Chloe called her to the forest.
Anna shouted, " Chloe... Chloe, where are you?"
Then Anna felt a presence behind her, she turned to see. It was two men looking at her in interest. Anna was alarmed to see two unknown men as there is a rule that no stranger is allowed in or near the area of the school.
" Who are you two?" Anna questioned while she secretly calls her Dad.
" That will ruin the fun," One of the men smirked and licked his lips looking at Anna.
" You look so delicious," The other men commented and then a growling was heard from Anna's phone. The men got scared and looked at each other. Sensing their fear, Anna turned on her phone speaker where Ben warns, " If you touch her hair, I will rip you two into pieces,"
Beta Ben's warning caused one of the wolves to growl and he smirked,
" We will make her our sex slave and you won't be able to do anything, Beta Ben,"
" You won't be seeing your daughter's dead body," The other rogue barks making Anna pale in fear.
Then both the men ran towards Anna. Despite being trained since she was young, Anna ran away as she never encountered danger as she did now.
" Dad, I am in the forest behind the school... They are following me," Anna scream in fear while sounds of howling come behind her. Anna knows that these two men are playing with her now as they can easily outrun her. But they haven't caught her yet.
As she was running, she didn't notice the rope set up on the ground. And she ends up getting the hang upside down while the two men laugh in surprise.
" Looks like someone has made our work easy, Will," One of the men said.
" It's our best day," The another said. As the two walk toward Anna, then suddenly a wolf came and growls. The two men got scared and started to run away. Then they shifted into their wolves as they were being chased.
But the wolf didn't chase them far, the wolf went behind the tree and shifted into a human. The forest has many clothes hidden for the students and teachers for emergencies. Therefore, the man wore one of the clothes and ran towards Anna. He helped her to get off the trap.
" Who the fuck are you?" Anna questions as she has never seen this man before.
" I am Sebastian, the temporary trainer of the school. Come on, I have to take you to the school nurse," Sebastian explained while he helped Anna to get up. As she couldn't move her leg which was tied by the rope therefore Sebastian carried Anna.
They met the school principal, guards and four Iotas, the medics.
" Anna, are you okay?" One of the Iota asked.
" Yes, I guess I sprained my ankle," Anna hissed in pain. Then Sebastian put Anna down so the Iotas can look at her.
" Coach Sebastian, can you show us the way where the rogues went" One of the warriors orders rather than asking.
Then Coach Sebastian led them the way where Anna and he came from. While Iota inspect Anna's ankle and said, " Your ankle isn't sprained but it is swollen. Which will heal in a few minutes,"
Anna was glad to hear that and then the sound of howling makes Anna look at her parent's wolves.
Two brownish wolves stop in front of Anna and nudge their nose at Anna's face.
" I am absolutely fine, no need to worry," Anna pets the wolves and then the wolves went behind the nearby tree. Then the Beta couple ran back to their daughter and hugged her tightly.
" We told you not to wander in the forest. Then why did you go to the forest when you should be in class?" Katie shouted at Anna who flinches at Katie's high sound.
" Chloe message me to come here. Saying it was urgent," Anna answered.
" Beta Ben and Female Beta Katie, " One of the warriors call out for the Beta couple.
" You are grounded for a week and you better go straight home now," Katie orders but Anna object saying, " Mom, I am in the football team now and I have to practice after school. I will do all the chores, please let me stay until the practice,"
" You are in the football team. Didn't we refuse you for that?" Ben hides his smile and kept a stoic expression.
" Dad, I promise I won't mess with Aston and there is a chance I will play in the final match. And isn't it dangerous for me to go to the pack house now when there are few members in the pack house?" Anna tried to convince her parents.
" But Anna...," Katie was interrupted by her mate, " Okay, you can be in the football practice but that doesn't change the fact you are grounded,"
Anna squealed in excitement and hugged her parents.
" Don't stay alone even at school now," Katie ordered Anna who nodded and went inside the school. As she went inside with a teacher by her side, her phone started to make noises of notification.
Liam: Ava and Anna, where are you?
Liam: Are you two safe?
Liam: Do any of you know what's happening? why we are under a lockdown?
Ava: I am fine and IDK what's happening.
Anna: I was attacked by two rogues.
Ava: WTF
Liam: Where are you now?
Anna: I went to the forest because I got the message from Chloe saying I had to meet her there. But I met two rogues who were planning on making me their sex slave.
Anna: The new trainer saved me today.
Liam: Fuck.
Liam was shocked to read Anna's reply and felt guilty. As it was Oliver who threatened Chloe to send that message which could have caused Anna's life. As a brother, he has to protect his sisters instead of letting them in danger.
Liam then felt a surge of anger as Aston took the responsibility of being in the forest and looking out for Anna while she is in the forest.
Liam then messages in the AABLGO group chat,
Liam: Where the fuck were you Aston when the rogues attacked my sister?
Oliver: That's why the school is under lockdown?
Oliver: Fuck, how is Anna?
Oliver: What happened?.
Liam then took the screenshot of Anna's reply and send it to the group chat.
Oliver: I told you that we all should be there in the forest.
Oliver: I knew Aston will leave her alone.
Liam: I should have listened to you.
Liam: What kind of brother am I?
Oliver: Don't blame yourself, Liam.
Aston was reading all the messages in the group chat feeling an immense amount of guilt. He was in the forest until he got to know that Anna is in the football team. That causes him to feel angry so he went to the school gym to calm him down. As he didn't want to lose his temper during his revenge plan. After the workout, he was about to go to the forest but the lockdown was announced. Then a teacher found him and dragged him to the nearest classroom for his safety and school protocol.
" There was an attempt of attack on Anna," One of the girls present in the room spoke loudly for everyone.
" How do you know?" The teacher inquires.
" Sam messages me as he is in the same room with Ava who is crying non-stop and almost going to have a panic attack," The girl spoke while looking at Aston. Who took a few seconds to register what the girl said and walk out of the room. He knows Ava's schedule so he went toward Mr Smith's and knocked on the door before saying his name.
Mr Smith opened the door and Aston searched for Ava who was with her friends, Grace and Ella.
" Aston, what happened?" Mr Smith questions worriedly.
" I got to know Ava was having a panic attack," Aston whispered to Mr Smith.
" That didn't happen at all," Mr Smith said while pulling Aston inside and locking the door as they are still under lockdown.
Aston went and sat next to Ava, who asked him the same question as the teacher did. Aston repeated the same answer making Ava to rolls her eyes.
" Bloody rumours," Ava muttered.
Aston holds Ava's hand and whispered," I will protect you no matter what,"
" I know," Ava whispered back and gave a small smile which help Aston to feel better.
" We are no longer under the lockdown," The announcement from the speaker made everyone in the room cheer. Then everyone left the classroom.
Ava, Grace, Ella and Aston went to the principal's office where Anna is. And on their way, Liam joined them and glared at Aston. Then they entered the principal's office, they met the Alpha, Luna, Beta couples, and Gamma couples along with Chloe, Oliver, Anna and the principal.
Aston and Liam figured out that their parents found out why Anna was in the forest in the first place. That made Aston and Liam gulp while Anna looked betrayed which made Liam look at the floor in shame.
" What the hell were you three thinking by pranking Anna by trapping her in the forest?" Alpha Chris shouted.
" Because of your stupid trap, Anna almost got kidnapped," Beta Ben gritted his teeth while looking at Liam. Because the rope that was used belonged to Liam as he brought it for hiking.
" What trap?" Liam and Oliver raised their head up in confusion.
" You used your hiking rope, Liam. And now you are acting like you don't know," Katie spoke in disappointment.
" Liam and Oliver didn't know about the trap. That was solely my work. They thought that I will talk with Anna and become her friend so later I could prank her easily," Aston confessed.
" They thought I was in the forest but I was at the gym," Aston told half-truth and looked at his parents. The Alpha and Luna were shocked to hear the confession.
Alpha Chris was furious to hear his son's confession but he had to control his anger for now.
" Principal Carl, what's the punishment for this kind of behaviour?" Everyone's attention turned toward the principal.
" Suspension is suitable for this kind of behaviour but since the exams are near. I think it's better to give them a month of detention and they will be responsible for cleaning the whole school including the washroom before and after school timing. Lastly, they will help in arranging the graduate ceremony and farewell party as well," Principal could suspense the boys but since they were high-ranked children, he opted to go easy on them even though the parent of these children will support his decision.
" That's all, " Alpha Chris tries to confirm the punishment as he didn't like it as Aston deserves much more than that.
" Yes Alpha, " The principal bowed to the Alpha.
Then everyone went outside the office,
" We have to talk," Beta Ben said to Liam who followed his parents.
" Let's go, Oliver," Gamma Susan pulled Oliver with her. Oliver didn't dare to object or throw a tantrum at his mother and went with his parents.
Alpha Chris didn't bother to say, rather he hold Aston's shoulder and dragged him with him.
" They will face far worst punishment now," Ava muttered and hugged Anna sideways.
" I am sorry, Anna" Chloe whimpered.
" It's not your fault and you should stand up against Oliver as you did in the office," Ava and her friends widen their eyes in surprise when Anna mentioned that Chloe stand up against Oliver.
" How did that happen?" Ava asked while Anna and Chloe chuckled.
" I was shocked to hear that Anna got attacked by rogues and understood that it's because of that messages. So I ran out of the office to find the principal but I found the Gammas. Then I told them everything from his bullying to the messages he made me send," Chloe shared what happened.
" Tell her what you did in the principal's office," Anna nudged Chloe by her elbow.
" Oliver accused me of lying and started to talk rubbish. That was the last straw for me... I slapped him...hard. Which caused him to lose his mind and end up confessing in anger. Thanks to Gamma Aiden was there otherwise Oliver was going violent," Chloe mumbled.
" What the hell is wrong with those idiots?" Ella questions.
" The question has the answer itself," Anna rolls her eyes and then she continued, " Let's go, we have classes to attend,"
" Shouldn't you suppose to be resting?" Ava glared at Anna who shook her head as no and left.
" That's how she deals with problems," Chloe commented while Ava and her friends nodded seeing Anna go towards her class.
" What will happen to the boys?" Grace questions.
" This will affect their position for sure," Ava claimed.
" Why the hell did you plan this?" Alpha Chris roars making Aston shiver in fear.
" I lose the match against....," Luna Carol shouted at Aston before he could finish answering.
" This was because of a match that she won by fair. Aston, not every time you can win or be a winner. I can't believe you can't handle a failure,"
" I agree with your mother. As an Alpha, you should learn to accept your failure, especially with trivial stuff like that match...," Alpha Chris took a deep breath and continued, " As your punishment, I will postpone your Alpha ceremony,"
" What?" Aston is astonished to hear his father's decision.
" Why?" Aston question without realising it.
" Why?. Did you dare to ask that question... why?" Alpha Chris looked in anger and disappointment.
" I didn't mean that... sorry, I don't know why I asked that," Aston bowed in submission even though he doesn't have a wolf.
" Leave now," Alpha Chris orders and Aston obeyed him.
Aston was going towards his room when he was stopped by Annie. She was wearing a tight tank top and skinny jeans.
" Is everything okay, Aston?" Annie deliberately comes closer to Aston and runs her hands on his bicep.
" Leave me alone, " With that Aston pushed Annie away and walked towards his room. Annie was shocked at Aston's behaviour as he had never been rude to her but rather been nice and polite.
" Annie, what were you doing with my son?" Luna Carol questions while standing behind Annie who didn't notice the presence of the Luna.
" Luna, I was just asking him a question," Annie bowed to the Lune Carol as she comes toward Annie.
" Stay the out away from my son. Don't you dare to seduce him," Luna Carol grabs Annie's cheek and made sure her nails pierce Annie's face.
" You are... getting me... wrong, Luna," Annie stammered in pain and even shed some tears as well but Luna Carol wasn't affected by it.
" I am the Luna of this pack and I know everything you do with those warriors... So stay the hell away from my son," Luna Carol barks at Annie in the form of a warning causing Annie's wolf to whine and submit.
Luna Carol didn't want to leave Annie now and the scent of her mate caused her to leave Annie. Annie took the opportunity and walk away from the Luna. While she was going to her room, Annie found Luna's behaviour weird as she never acted this impulsive and aggressive.