Alpha Zander
Chapter 4

Today I am going back to my old school Summer Vale College, one of the most prestigious high schools in our area. It’s a coed school, meaning both males and females attend. In addition, this school is progressive so students are humans, and non-humans. Mind you, it was mostly humans and wolves that attended schools these days, Vamps and witches didn’t really like to mix culture.

I argued for about a week with my old man about why I was going to school, especially one with Oliver Steward and his little gang. Don’t get me wrong they aren’t bad people but our packs have been in a feud for three generations now that triggered a war that broke the law which made humans aware of the existence of the supernatural.

My pack Charwood blamed Oliver’s pack Liverpool because of some witchy voodoo s**t his great great grandmother did. At the same time, Oliver’s pack blamed us because apparently the witches were on our lands. Long story short, we all know it was the witches in the end but not until the great great grandmother and grandfather, leaders of Liverpool at the time were sentenced to their deaths did the truth come to light.

Our pack gave the most evidence against theirs and the council gave their final verdict. Naturally, Charwood and Liverpool have been enemies ever since.

I shouldn’t have to waste my time with this s**t. I finished all my studies when I went to Alpha training for two years. I was even already looking into university classes. But my old man decided that my packmates and I had to go back to the same high school as before, even though we clashed with the Liverpool pack all throughout our junior year.

Fathers’ argument was that I still needed my certificate to state my completion of high school, so here I am on a Monday morning in the middle of a cold April day, driving back to the school I thought I had left behind.

Personally, I think its all BS and his stupid way of trying to get me out of the house and “building relationships like the good little Alpha I’m supposed to be”.

Thankfully, I am accompanied by Grace. She’s a nice enough girl and I tolerate her, I suppose. Plus she’s just a good shag and f**k whenever I want. Jace isn’t exactly happy with the number of women I’ve been with but hey, I can do what I want until my mate comes along. He can just sit there being sulky and not enjoy anything.

I’m standing near the pillar entrance with Grace all over me kissing my neck trying to look all cute while I catch up with my friends before class. Jace has retreated to the back of my mind sulking because of her.

Suddenly, as I’m in the middle of a conversation with Danni, the most beautiful sent of forest wood and fresh water smacks me like a freight train. What the heck is that I thought as my body stiffens and soaks in the smell.

Jace is moving around frantically pacing in the back of my mind salivating at the scent. Before I could comprehend what happened the scent had all but disappeared. My eyes darted around trying to figure out where the scent came from, but as quickly as it came it had vanished.

I sighed and turned to Grace and the guys telling them it was time to head to class for the morning. Today I had English and a double Math’s period … not one of my favorite days.

Lunchtime at the cafeteria was crazy. I’d forgotten how busy it could get here. Grace was in the line with me and the guys, she ordered a warm pumpkin soup while I went for 2 meat pies and a coke. I was paying for the meals when I heard her shrill voice.

I g*****d internally. What s**t had she caused now? I made my way over and to my surprise Ashleigh Steward stood there soaked with Grace’s soup, her aura blazing around her. As I tried to hide my surprise at how powerful her aura was, I plastered my cockiest looking grin and said, “Is there a problem Beta?”

My smirk deepened as she turned around to face me with a frustrated look on her face. “Your pack member just deliberately ran into me and insulted me,” she growled, her wolf flashing through making herself known.

“I don’t believe it was intentional,” I answered back, making my way over next to Grace. As I passed Ashleigh, I’m hit with the same amazing scent of forest wood and freshwater, I frowned. What was going on?

“I can sense the malice coming off her, the words that came out of her own mouth were most certainly intentional,” she glowered back at me.

Grace was just standing there her head bowed down in submission. I tried to bring Jace forward in my Alpha power, but he wasn’t budging. He just sat there smirking in my mind.

‘What the actual f**k, dude, she is dominating one of my pack members,’ I growled at him.

He just smirked at me and said, ‘deal with this yourself, I told you a thousand times that girl is bad news’.

‘She is still a pack member,’ I snapped back.

He finally gave some power as I let out my Alpha aura. Ashleigh didn’t even budge, everyone else around us was cowering at us in submission, afraid to speak up against the stand off between two ranked wolves. Even the humans were trembling slightly, some of the weaker ones had their eyes cast down and looking away.

“Do I need to remind you of the peace treaty we have while on neutral grounds Alpha? It seems not everyone is aware,” she stated. Narrowing her eyes towards me.

“Not at all Beta, my pack members are aware, Grace here is new to my pack and doesn’t know who everyone is yet.” I responded.

“I suggest you teach your new members who everyone is, Alpha, so there isn’t an issue, next time she may not be so lucky.” Her eyes snapped back at Grace, her aura not settling with her wolf blazing furiously in her eyes almost completely in control.

“Change the attitude, otherwise, you won’t get far here,” she snapped, turned around, paid for her order and stomped towards Oliver and her pack members, two females scurrying behind her to catch up.

I sighed, “well that was eventful”.

“The b***h didn’t even apologize or offer to pay for the food she spilled,” Grace pouted.

Jace pushed forward and growled “Don’t be so stupid. They are the second largest pack around. Zander told you not to get mixed up with them. Next time, I won’t allow him to protect you.”

She bowed her head in submission. “Yes, Alpha,” she whispered back.

I sighed and pulled out my wallet and gave her a $20 bill. “Here, go grab some more lunch I’ll meet you at the back with the rest of pack members”

She nodded as she took the money and scurried off to the back of the line.

I glanced over at the table where Liverpool pack was sitting. I couldn’t spot Ashleigh next to her Alpha or brother. What the f**k just happened?