bChapter /bb98 /b

Caleb’s POV

I was about to head to my first ss, Geography, when I though I heard Caroline’s voice from down the hall.

The hallways were all empty after the first bell, and with the second bell only a minute away, the only people who would be loitering around would be the ones who wanted to cut ss and smoke weed in the washrooms. But Caroline wasn’t one of them. I don’t think she had ever cut ss in her life

Which was why I found the situation to be a bit odd, to say the least. Did I hear it right? Was I mistaken about the voice?

“Why? Why would you do such a thing?”

Yup. It was definitely Caroline. It was a voice I had heard since I was a child.

Changing routs before the teacher spotted me, I headed down the empty hallway that led to an empty ssroom at the end of the hail, and found the door locked, as expected. But it wasn’t going to stop me from finding out what was going on. So I used only a bit of my strength, and the lock broke right off as I pulled the door open to find five girls, four of the cheerleading squad, standing in a semi circle.

Caroline had her arms folded across her chest and she looked pissed, while around her stood Mia, Cindy, Laura and Trisha, all looking more than a bit guilty. My frown deepened when I realized what this might be about.

I was however, a little disappointed that Caroline didn’t talk to me before confronting the four of them. Especially since the situation involved me as well.

“What’s going on?” I asked,ing inside the ssroom and shutting the door behind me. “Caroline?”

Caroline let out a huge sigh. “Trisha and Mia told Aurora that my parents were disappointed to find out that bI /bbwasn’t /bbyour /bmate and that bthey /bwere debating if they would stay in the pack or support you being the next Alpha!”

“What?” I looked at the four of them incredulously, the anger in my voice making them flinch. “What the hell has gotten into you guys? Why would you make something up like that?”

“But it’s the truth!” Mia protested immediately, her frown deepening. b“/bAsk Caroline!”

“Caroline?” I looked at her, ready for her to defend me, only to find her lowering her gaze.

Suddenly, the truth of the situation settled upon my shoulders like a heavy shroud. The color drained from my bface /bas I noticed that Caroline refused to speak, refused to meet my eyes.

“Care?” I managed to choke out, my voice barely a whisper.

Fuck! So it was true? Was this theplication that she bwas /btalking about the night of my birthday? Was this what her parents were up to? How could someone be bso /bselfish?

“They didn’t say they wouldn’t support you,” Caroline finally admitted the truth, though she still refused to meet my gaze. “But they were debating if they should let me stay in the pack after what happened. I’m not going to leave the pack, bever/bb, /bbut they want me to go study abroad in hopes of finding my mateb./b”

Abroad? That was just as good as her leaving the pack/forever. How could I ever bept /bthat?

I didn’t understand why her parents were rushing bher /binto finding a mate when bshe /bwasn’t even eighteen yet! And how on earth bdid /bCindye to know bof /bit anywaysb? /bSome sort of pack gossip column that wasn’t aware bof/bb? /b

But that’s not what got my attention in the whole conversation; it was the person they said all this to. “And you said all this to Aurora?” This btime/bb, /bI didn’t even try to mask the animosity in my voice. bI /bwas beyond pissed at these girls for messing with my mate for their own gain. “What other lies did byou /btell her? SPILL!”

No wonder Aurora was pulling away from me so rapidly and running in the other direction! She probably believed in all their lies and thought bshe /bwas protecting me and Caroline.

Mia flinched back but held her ground. b“/bThere weren’t any lies! You drove Shane baway /bbfrom /bhis pack for bsomeone /bbyou /bbbarely /bbknow/b! bYou /bbput /bbthat /bgirl bbefore/b.

byour /bown packb!/bb” /b

“That girl is

bmy /bmate.” I spoke bwell/b. You can’t break the mating

through gritted teeth, my

bond, nor can you ignore

hands balled to fists at my

it once

you’ve imprinted.”

sides.

b“/bAnd price you

find yours.

I’d like to see

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