Her Reign

Chapter 9

ALENA

My parents have been gone for a couple of days now. It's the first time in a long time that they have left together for more than a night or two but with Aunt Jessica and Uncle Lucas gone as well, things have been a mess.

Yesterday at school, a group of girls started s**t with me. The main one is Britney who is basically their leader of the b***h squad. She is a member of my pack and has always given me a hard time. When we were in sixth grade, Britney pushed me when we were in the hallway at school, and I fell on the ground. My books and notebooks flew all over the floor and everyone in the hallway started laughing until I got up and defended myself. After punching her in the face, we ended up on the floor wrestling and I kicked her ass, but I also got into trouble with the school because she wanted to act like an innocent victim and said she accidently knocked me over. That I was always picking on her. My parents kind of yelled at me because they didn't know the whole story and that I should have been the bigger person, but dad fist bumped me after mom stormed out for winning. Being the daughter of the queen, you are held at higher standards.

I'll admit that I do have a bit of a temper and a short fuse, but Britney deserved it.

For years, she has left me alone but since she shifted last year, she thinks she's stronger than me. She has been training and according to my dad, she is a stronger fighter in both human and wolf form. Now she has this group of girls that follow her around like a puppy. They run around school bullying anyone they want and sleeping with most of the guys in school.

Yesterday I was sitting in the cafeteria waiting for my friends to come and the b***h squad came up to me. Britney walked on the opposite side of the table right in front of me. She started talking s**t about the usual. How I don't belong here and that I need to leave. When I told her to shut up, she lifted my tray of food and it landed in my lap. Everyone started laughing. I got up and jumped over the table to get in her face, but a teacher grabbed me and broke it up.

She brought me to the office, and they made me sit in there for the rest of the day to cool off. As I was getting ready to walk out, Aunt Emily walked in. They apparently called her and said I was disrupting class and the next time I try to cause a fight; I will be kicked out.

I know they are only pulling this s**t because my parents aren't here. Everyone knows they are going to be gone for a while. I'm just grateful that Aunt Emily had my back. She looked over at me and when I shook my head no, she defended me.

With my parents gone, Aunt Emily and Uncle Jake are running the pack. She is usually quiet, but she can have a crazy side when it comes to family. Watching her go off on the principle and seeing the fear in her eyes was great.

As I get ready for school today, I have made up my mind. I'm done taking s**t from anyone. If they want to start something with me, bring it on. I take my training very seriously and I'm just as strong as anyone here. I may not have a wolf, but I can still fight and win.

"Alena! Hurry up, you're going to be late for school!" Aunt Emily shouted from downstairs.

"I'm coming!" I shouted back.

I grabbed my bag taking one last look in the mirror. I look cute today in my black ripped jeans with a black off the shoulder shirt that cuts off mid stomach, a purple tank top underneath with my black ankle boots. I pulled my hair back in a ponytail and put eyeliner on. I’m not the biggest fan of makeup.

Once I got downstairs, I grabbed my bacon and egg sandwich and headed for the door.

"Bye everyone!" I yelled and followed Uncle Jake outside to the car.

The car ride was silent until we pulled up to school. Before I got out, Uncle Jake grabbed my arm.

"Alena, you do what you gotta do to defend yourself. I know what's going on and it's not right but it's not going to stop till you make it stop." He said and winked at me.

I gave him a hug and got out of the car. I saw a bunch of people staring at me including Britney and her friends, but they aren't going to say anything yet because the Beta is present.

Once he pulls out of the parking lot, let the games begin. I saw Britney's group standing to the left of the door and my friends standing to the right. From the look on her face, I know she’s not going to be able to resist starting with me.

As I walked to my friends, we started to head into school to our lockers. We got lucky and all our lockers are together.

“So, what happened yesterday? Did you get into trouble?” My friend Courtney asked me.

"Nothing really. My aunt and uncle had my back." I said.

I’ve known Courtney since kindergarten. Her family was new to the pack, and I was her first friend. Ever since that first day of school, we have been inseparable. She is more like a sister to me. She spends so much time at my house, it's like she practically lives there. She even has her own section in my closet for her stuff. My favorite thing about her is that she is brutally honest. She doesn’t care that I'm technically the princess, she isn’t afraid to tell me the truth and she is loyal.

Courtney is gorgeous and for years, others have tried to get her to hang out with them. Britney has made several attempts to befriend her but Courtney always choses to stand by me.

Her father Jimmy is one of the top warriors. He trains with us sometimes and is a father figure to me once you go down the list of my dad, Jake, Thomas, Lucas then it's her dad. He’s funny but dead serious when it comes to security and training. Jimmy doesn’t know about the problems Britney, and I have because I don't really go around talking about it.

Britney’s dad is a couple ranks below Jimmy. I see him around the pack house a lot and sometimes he comes to our house to talk to my parents. He’s always very respectful but he’s also an ass kisser. He goes too far to please my parents. He drives my dad crazy but he’s a good fighter, so he puts up with him.

As I started walking to class, I said goodbye to my friends. Their classes are down a different hall. I always like to get to AP English early because the teacher always has notes on the board that she expects us to write down.

My English class was at the end of a dead-end hallway. There were two other rooms in this hallway so it's usually empty during the morning. When I turned the corner, Britney and Damon were standing there in front of the bathroom which was right next to my class. He was leaning against the wall with his legs open and she was standing between them. Her hand was on his chest, and she was smiling at him. He just stood there emotionless. Typical for an alpha.

What I don't understand is that Damon is with Melanie. She is one of Britney’s closest friends and a part of the b***h squad so why is she all over him? Did anything happen between him and Melanie? I really wish they broke up, but I hate that he’d be messing with Britney. That's nasty. She’s been with everyone.

I was shocked when she leaned up and kissed him. He grabbed the back of her head with one hand and her ass with the other. It was an intense kiss.

I stopped walking. I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest. Before I could figure out what to do, he pulled away and looked right at me.

"Get the hell out of here b***h!" She yelled.

I quickly got myself together and focused on my classroom door and walked towards it. I refuse to let her know she got to me. It’s bad enough that she knows that I like him so I’m sure she feels like she won.

As I made it to class, I heard her laughing. I went in and sat down in the back by the window where I always sit. I love looking out because it helps me clear my mind but right now, I'm doing everything I can not to cry. I know he's not my man but that doesn't stop the feeling I have for him.