Vince winced. “What did she say?”
Toya shook her head as if the words were too hard to get past. I snapped my teeth, playing the uncontrolled and slightly rabid Alpha, causing Vince to step back unconsciously.
Wendy stood and came over, wrapping her arm around the other side of me. “She taunted both of them, Alpha Vince. She was using yesterday’s tragedy to provoke Amy, and she got what she wanted, but not the outcome she expected.”
“What do you mean?”
“Amy told her to leave us alone, but Nina just smirked and asked, or what? Are you going to get your daddy…well she didn’t get much further than that before Amy tackled her.”
Vince closed his eyes and shook his head. “I will make an announcement later. No one should be stupid enough to rub that in any wolf’s face, but to do it to an Alpha is asking for death.” He huffed out a breath. “Are you okay now, Amy?”
I made it look like I was fighting Nix for control. I started to shake, and she receded slowly, laughing the entire time.
This is going to be fun.Nix chortled as she slunk back into the dark forest of my mind.
The fur receded, and my eyes and fangs shifted back. I watched as Vince and Brandon both breathed out a sigh of relief. “I should say I am sorry for losing control, but I’m not. Nina deserved everything I did to her.” I scoffed. “She’s lucky I didn’t kill her.” I turned to Toya and Wendy. “Thank you.”
“Always.” The two of them squeezed my sides and then sat back down in front of their food.
I turned back to Vince. “Am I in trouble?”
He stared at me, really stared at me as if he was trying to figure something out, but then he slowly shook his head. “Anyone would have done the same.” He cracked his neck. “She is just stupid enough to think she is stronger than you. I can only assume she thought you would be too sad to do anything or weak enough to overpower you if you did attack.” Vince turned a circle and was looking at the rest of the students. “I don’t think anyone else will be stupid enough to try that now.”
A soft chuckle went through the room. Then a voice came from the back. “I think you scared the shit out of everyone here. It was scary…and hot at the same time.” Another, louder laugh went through the cafeteria.
I shook my entire body, trying to pull back from the anger. I was so tired of Nina and her ilk, but I was stuck here for a few years and I needed to refocus on what was important.
“Am I in trouble?” I looked at Vince, and I could feel my eyes were still hostile. But hopefully, he didn’t take the challenge.
He rubbed the back of his neck, but before he said anything, Brandon came close. “Amy, what happened was definitely not ideal, but for an Alpha who just started shifting, you showed immense restraint.” He turned to look at his dad and I could see Vince’s lips turn up for a second. Obviously, this was planned. “Dad…I think we should let this go for now. Nina started this by even bringing up the tragedy that happened yesterday. If it was a man I know, I would have attacked.”
Vince thought for a moment. “If it was me, I would have done something similar. But this can’t happen again.”
I drew in a breath. “Thank you Alpha Vince.” I turned to Brandon and gave him a tiny smile. “Thank you for standing up for me.”
Brandon looked a little star struck, but he recovered. “Of course.”
I gave them both a nod and turned back to the table and my food. I wasn’t going to rush this. Brandon and Vince know how much I hate them and if I did a one eighty in a day, they would know something was up. I had to play this smart. Give a tiny fraction at a time. Allow them to think they are pulling me in, so that when I am ready to strike, it’s a surprise.
Toya grabbed my hands. “These look like they hurt.” I looked down at my red knuckles and smiled.
“Not at all.” I rolled my neck and started eating.
“Amy…”
I looked up to the pale faced Hanna. “Yeah?”
“Is that what you are going to train us to do?” She looked back to the floor where there were still speckles of Nina’s blood.
“Yes.” I rubbed my face. “Yes, I am. Because I want you to be able to do that, instead of dying like my father.” I said it loud enough that others heard and a quiet murmur.
Hanna, Micca, and Wendy looked at each other and then at me. “We are in.” Hanna smiled. “Because that was the most badass thing I have ever seen in my entire life.”
Micca nodded. “That was so fucking cool. Did you see how far she jumped?” She clapped. “One second you’re in your chair, and the next Nina and you hit the floor. I barely saw you move.” She shook her head in disbelief. “You practically flew over the tables, only using your hands.”
“I wanted to clap,” Wendy whispered. “As soon as you broke her nose, I wanted to cheer so bad, but I knew she would corner me and kill me.”
I nodded. “She would. But after we train, it is going to be a lot harder for her to even land a punch on you. You can’t grow your aura, but I can make you one bad ass powerful wolf.”
