I sat down and dug in. It had only been a few minutes before I heard a nasally voice and I wanted to kick myself for not grabbing coffee. I finished my food, and I was just about toget up, but the nasally voice had zeroed in on me and I was surrounded by a pack of rabid girls. I wanted to hang my head, I didn’t have enough cafeteria to deal with this yet.
“What are you doing?” I pretended to not hear, and I finished the last of my toast before I wiped my mouth. The woman with the nail on a chalkboard voice snarled and slammed her hands down on the table across from me. “I said, what are you doing?”
I looked up slowly from my tray. I leaned back in my chair as I sized up the woman in front of me. Typical popular girl. Maybe a Beta. One that hasn’t had to deal with stronger female wolves from her pack. “Eating.” My answer was slow, drawn out. I waved my hands over my tray and widened my eyes.
The blonde girl straightened her back and glared at me. Her friends, a brunette and a redhead, lower rank, but still decently powerful, maybe a high level unranked, or Gammas. I watched as she bristled. “You’re not funny. What are you doing at our table?”
I leaned over my tray and waved my hands. “Eating.” I stood up and grabbed my tray. “I’m done, so you can have your table.”
I turned to walk away, but I felt a hand wrap around my hair and pull. I dropped the tray and held the redhead by her throat before the other two could move. “Let me go.” The redhead screeched, but I just smiled.
“You touched me first.” I pulled her closer to my face and felt my eyes shift as Nix begged to be released. “Now, why would you go and do something stupid like that?” I squeezed my hand, and she started to choke.
“Release her.” I felt the wave of power come from the blonde. Pathetically weak. So I just laughed and turned to her, still choking her friend. My head tilted to the side.
“You’re going to have to do better than that if you want me to release this bitch.” I felt my fangs slide down and I bared them.
“Enough!”
“I said enough.” The deep voice rang out through the cafeteria and everyone froze, except me. I squeezed the throat of the redhead harder, lifting her from the ground, her feet dangling. “Amy, please.”
I turned my head and stared at Vince. “This one touched me.” I growled out, Nix slipping closer to the surface. I pulled the girl closer to my face. I could barely see the freckles that dusted her nose anymore. “Do you know what I do to people who touch me without permission?”
She whimpered in my hands. “Please Claudia, help me.” Her voice was barely above a whisper. Her eyes darted to the side to look at the blonde, but I laughed.
I pushed her to the ground. “What do you think the blonde is going to do?” I crouched down over the girl, claws sliding out of my fingers.
“What in the goddess’s name is going on?” Vince’s voice was closer, probably hustling across the room to get closer to stop whatever this was, but he wasn’t going to stop me. No one would, unless I did it myself.
“Alpha Vince, this girl was sitting at our table. We were just putting her in her place.” The blonde stepped up toward the Alpha.
“Claudia, was it?” I snarled. I grabbed the redhead by her hair, like she tried to do to me, and dragged her to her knees. “Who are you to put anyone in their place?”
Vince was almost hyperventilating as he rushed over. “Drop the Gamma Amy.”
I snarled and tightened my fist, earning a scream from the redhead. “I asked a question Claudia, who the fuck are you to put anyone in their place?”
She finally looked at my face, fangs out, eyes shifted, and I saw a little fear slip behind her eyes. “I’m a Beta.” She tried to rally, she really did.
“Amy, for the love of the goddess, drop the Gamma before you hurt her.” Vince finally got in front of my face and he tried to smile.
“Alpha, you said-”
“Shut up Claudia.” Vince snarled and turned back to me. I narrowed my eyes, but I decided it was smarter to let that go. I would figure out what she was going to say later. “Amy, please let go of the Gamma. I know you are still new to shifting, so the anger is winning, but you have to calm your wolf.”
“They started it.” I gritted out.
“No doubt in my mind, and they will be punished.”
“Excuse me?” Claudia screeched, and I growled, loudly. Her voice was quickly becoming something I hated.
He turned and glared at her. “You shut your mouth before I allow Amy here to finish what you three idiots started, which is within her rights to do.” Vince grabbed for my hand and tapped my fist. “Let the girl go. Please.” His voice was almost pleading, so I wrangled Nix back far enough to release the redhead, who had started crying. He let out a breath. “Thank you.” I just nodded.
“Alpha Vince!” Her voice was shrill, and I had to bite my cheek before I ripped into her.
But he ignored her. Vince stared at me and looked at my clothes. “I came to your room to find you but you were already gone.”
“Nix needed food.” I shrugged and bent down for my bag. “I have to get coffee before class.” I gave a little wave and turned to leave.
