that I didn’t know how to feel. Was I hurt? Disappointed? Angry? No, just lost.
Chapter 12
Kendall
I saw it. It was there. I would have to be blind, completely oblivious, not to notice the connection between Cade and Allison. If that little tramp thinks she is going to go and screw everything up, she’s got another thing coming! It’s not going to happen. Cade is mine. He has always been mine. I’ll be damned if anything comes between me and that ring, or my position in this pack.
He will be the alpha male, and I will be the alpha female. Not some little half-breed whore. My mom would completely freak if she found out about this, and I guarantee Marcus and the elders would have a major problem if Cade up and fell for Lillian Wright’s daughter, of all people. It’s no secret that Lillian ran off with that human when she was promised to Marcus, which, in my opinion, should have been unforgivable. It was only because her parents are high-ranking elders that she was even allowed back after all these years.
At this point, there wasn’t much I could do. I could alert Marcus, but I need to play my cards just right. So for now, I will have to pretend that I don’t see it. Pretend it isn’t there. But I will make it go away, one way or another.
When the bell for first period rang, I told Cade to walk me to my class. He gave me a half-hearted smile and followed me toward the west wing. I could tell that he didn’t want to, but I also knew that he would do it regardless. Cade doesn’t have the nerve to embarrass me in public. He knows better. When the halls were finally clear, I pulled him aside.
“Are we good?” I asked.
“Yeah… we’re good,” he replied, but his eyes refused to meet mine.
Just to be sure I had his attention, I ran my hand down his firm, flat stomach and whispered in his ear, “I really, really hope so.”
He didn’t move away or look around. He even moved a little closer and kissed me on the cheek before he left for class.
I know that things may not be normal between us, but at least I know that he’s not completely lost to me.
If Allison knows what is good for her she will forget all about Cade Walker, and if she doesn’t, that little bitch better be ready for a war.
Chapter 13
Allison
“Al, you okay?” Aiden asked as he turned around and waited for me to catch up.
I nodded and added a small smile, but I didn’t really mean it. How in the world could I be okay? The guy that I was sure I was destined to be with just walked into the building with the supreme bitch of the universe on his arm.
“Come on, Sammy said the office is this way,” Aiden said as he tugged lightly on my bag.
As we walked toward the office to get our schedules, the familiar stares, giggles, and ooh-la-la’s followed in Aiden’s wake. I swear he can’t go anywhere without the crowd admiring his every step. Of course, Aiden was eating up the attention, giving little half-smiles and what’s-up nods to the giggling girls.
“You totally suck.” I couldn’t help being irritated. Everything came so easily for him. I guess he could have said the same thing about me before everything fell apart a few months ago, but a little part of me secretly wished that he wasn’t so damn perfect. It’s just not fair.
“What? Don’t be mad. I can’t help it if girls are a little more obvious than guys,” Aiden said in my ear, and as he did, I noticed three girls giving me dirty looks. That was all I needed; girls hating me because my own brother was talking to me. There was something totally wrong with this situation.
After a trip by the attendance office, I left Aiden to his own devices and headed to my first period, hoping to find at least one friendly face among the throng. I wandered into room 302 and looked around, not sure what to do when the teacher lumbered over and snatched my schedule out of my hand and announced, “Ah, Allison Wright. Welcome. Well don’t just stand there. Go sit
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