Page 83 of The Alpha and His Song: Volume One

At one point, I thought maybe the mob got Keaton because he’d been seen with me. Which was crazy, they’d just grab me. Probably all while telling me they weren’t the mob when they were so in the mob. Should I tell Keaton my family was likely in the mob? No, that’s a definite no. I do not know that for sure yet, it’s just highly likely.

I tried to be casual with Keaton about him not coming over, but he apologized. When we got to school, tension was thick. It was like the whole school felt it. Everyone seemed to be on high alert. Except Lisa and her friends, which I found odd.

Honestly, that probably meant whatever had everyone on edge was something they planned. They were the only ones laughing and having a good time. They were definitely up to something. Keaton wanted me to hang around school after his practice. I could do that.

After last period, I decided to walk around the school. There was still tension in the air. Keaton’s practice was almost over when the hissing started. Great. I was walking by the outdoor sporting area when water poured on me.

I screamed in surprise as I was pushed from behind. I stumbled into a space as I heard a door locked. I yelled, “What the hell?!” Lisa cackled, “Keaton won’t even look for you, new girl. He’ll be busy with me.” I shouted, “Lisa, this is ridiculous!”

I yanked on the door demanding, “Let me out!” Lisa said, “Mmmmm, no, I’m good. I think spending the weekend in there will be a good lesson for you. If it comes down to you and me; Keaton will choose me every time. It’s best that you learn that now. You two were moving way too fast anyway. You looked utterly clingy and desperate.”

I screamed, “Are you kidding me right now? You’ve lost your mind! You can’t do this!” I’d left my phone in my locker so at least it didn’t get ruined with the water. It would’ve been helpful to have right now though. Keaton would look for me, right? Lisa was wrong, he wouldn’t forget about me. I was supposed to be waiting for him.

I heard one girl worriedly say, “Lisa, she could freeze in there. It’s cold outside and she’s soaking wet.” Lisa snorted, “Hopefully she does. You guys run along, I have a meeting to get to.” A meeting? Was she for real?

I shouted, “Don’t you dare leave me in here! This is a CRIME!” I heard them run away anyway. Idiots. Wait. Why aren’t I cold? I should be shivering. Before I turned sixteen, I got cold a lot. That’s a weird correlation. Maybe that psych ward gave me something that inoculated to me the cold as a side effect.

This was so NOT the time to think about my weird body temperature. I looked around, spotting a small window. I could probably fit through that. I froze when I heard snarling. What the hell? I pushed boxes over to the window and looked out.

Lisa was running away screaming, because of course she was. Isla shouted and took a fighting stance while Justin was on the ground. What happened? I saw wolves circling Isla and noticed their eyes were red. Oh god. Did they have rabies?

I looked around and saw some lacrosse equipment laying around. I grabbed a crosse. Lacrosse was big at one of the schools I went to my freshman year, so it was the entire P.E. program. I wasn’t bad at it either.

I ran back and hit the window so forcefully it shattered. I climbed through knowing I’d probably get a cut or five dozen, but Isla and Justin needed me. Isla screamed in pain which had me looking at them again. I sighed in relief because the rabies wolf didn’t bite her, but the claw marks on her leg looked awful.

I took a deep breath then shouted, “AHHH, get out of here!!!! Get away from her!” Isla looked over and screamed, “KATIE, NO!” I hit the wolf that scratched her in the mouth. Its blood got on my shirt, so I was probably going to have to throw it away.

I hit one to get it away from Justin as well before I was tackled from behind. Isla screamed, “KATIE, LOOK OUT!” I put the stick in the wolf’s mouth as it tried to bite me, halfheartedly though. Like it really didn’t want to do what it was doing.

I looked it in its beady red eyes ordering, “GO AWAY!” The wolf startled back then tilted its head. I grabbed my stick and hit another one coming for Isla. The other one that attacked me remained at my back, like it was following me as if I was its owner.

I hissed, “I told you to go away!” I looked it in the eye again adding, “Or fight your friends, I guess. That would be SUPER helpful.” Isla and I stared in astonishment as the wolf jumped on the one I was fighting and ripped its throat out. Blood sprayed us both. What the hell? When I opened my eyes the wolf was gone and the one helping trotted back from around a hill. Did it drag the body away?

Someone yelled, “I’ve called the police!” I snorted, asking, “Did you tell them to send animal control? Because we need animal control.” No reply came. The wolf I’d told to help me fought all the other wolves.

Those remaining ended up running off to get away from him. The one weird wolf just looked at me as if it were a lost puppy once the others left. I yelled, “Go!” I swear to god, this wolf sighed and took off. I turned to Isla, “That was weird right?”

Then I saw her wound. I shouted, “Oh god!” She had a huge gash on her thigh. I asked, “Justin, are you with me?” He didn’t respond. I could see his chest rising and falling though. We needed Keaton. Well, I did.

I yelled at the top of my lungs, “SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US!” No one came. I started crying, “ANYONE!” Isla told me, “They can’t hear you. We didn’t even hear anyone sneak up on us.” I frowned, “Of course they can hear me. I’m yelling.”

Isla was getting paler by the second. I instructed, “You just keep talking to me. Ok? Don’t fall asleep, whatever you do, no sleeping. Got it?” My new friend nodded slowly. Someone finally ran up to us announcing, “The police are here.”

I snorted, “So you’re brave enough to come now? I was screaming for help!” The guy frowned, “If you were, it was very quiet. I didn’t hear you yelling, and I have excellent hearing.” I snorted, “Obviously you do not.”

Isla grabbed the guy’s hand and they locked eyes. He changed his tune, “Oh, right. I must just not have heard you.” I gaped while contemplating punching him. The guy said, “Keaton and Keith are here still, I should get them.” I snorted, “I’ll get them.”

A paramedic came running up and checked Justin. I announced, “It was wild animals. Isla will know how they knocked Justin unconscious, but they are wild animals and predators. So, they know a thing or two.” Isla and Justin were going to be ok, they had to be.

My hands were shaking as I ran inside. I needed Keaton to hold me and tell me it was going to be ok. Something was seriously wrong with me. I was somehow the Doctor Doolittle of wolves with rabies. That one acted like I was in control of it. Why?

I headed towards the gym since the song was getting louder as I headed in that direction. At least the song and his scent was like my map to him. I opened the doors and saw him wrapped around Lisa. Hissing sounded in my head.

The song was sorrowful and sad now. It felt like I’d been stabbed. I should’ve stayed outside and let the wolf with rabies get me. Keaton was concerned about me now that he’d seen me. I knew he had good hearing like me, so he should’ve heard me. The fact was Keaton didn’t come for me.

Why did I think he would? This was my life. I was always in last place, and no one cares about me. Not the fake brothers I created in my head, not my real brother, not my mother, and not Keaton. I had the song in my head, that’s who I had to rely on.

Lisa looked like she won some prize. Bitch. If she got any closer to me, I’d have laid her out. The song felt like it was considering it, so maybe I was too. Lisa ran away leaving her sister and ex-boyfriend unconscious then didn’t come back with help!