Discovering Me

What about your friends

Completing classes during the summer was a bit of a challenge, but the academy really did have a lot of resources that I was able to take advantage of. Jacob’s mate was one of them. Shelly stepped in as a tutor and helped make my classwork easy to understand.

Now if you want to talk about training, I’m still getting my butt kicked. It’s been taking a lot out of us and really challenging for Sierra, since she had not had much practice using the hybrid abilities at home. I definitely feel stronger now than before and feel as though she’s only beginning to build up strength.

Keenan really has taken the role of Big Brother. This weekend he’s going to take me to visit Tia, who somehow was able to come early to The Elite Warrior Academy in Texas. Keenan said he has friends there he wanted to visit and didn’t mind taking a 5 hour drive to visit them.

“Oh, this is my jam.” I said as I turned his radio up and started singing to the Mariah Carey song Fantasy.

“You’re lucky you can actually carry a tune or I'll be turning the radio off” Keenan says, looking at me like I’ve lost my mind.

“It’s such a sweet, sweet fantasy baby..” I continued singing and dancing, ignoring his comment.

“Great, the song is over, now it’s my turn for this car ride karaoke” Keenan says as he puts a CD in the player and Shaggy’s song, Boombastic, starts playing. I like this song too, so I started dancing and singing along with him.

Two CD’s later were still going but needed to pull over to get gas. Since I was running into the gas station to use the restroom while Keenan was filling up the tank, I decided to grab some snacks for the rest of the ride. He said I didn’t have to pay him anything for the ride. The least I could do was buy snacks.

For myself, I get a giant pickle, a fudge round and some hot cheetoes. For Keenan, I grab a honey bun, some doritos and I grab two Arizona ice teas.

“I got snacks.” I announced as I got back into the car.

“Sweet” he says, reaching in the bag pulling out the honey bun. “Glad you paid attention, this is my favorite. Are you really going to eat that big as.s pickle? You better not get sick in my car.”

“Yup” I say, popping the p and opening the pickle bag carefully so as not to spill any of that delicious juice. “Oh that crunch” I say after taking a bite. “Hey!” Did he really just snatch my pickle from me?

“It smells good and I just wanted a taste.” He says as he takes a huge bite out of my pickle.

“Ugh. You’re happy I like you. If you asked EJ he'd tell you stealing my pickle, is asking for a beat down. Your mouth hasn’t been anywhere nasty has it? Never mind, don't answer that. Give me my pickle back.” I said, taking my pickle back from him.

“Nasty places? No, I make sure my mouth is only in clean places that's as juicy as that pickle.” He says, winking.

“Yuck. I didn’t need to hear that.” I said, turning the radio back up and resuming our car ride karaoke.

Two hours later, we arrived at The Elite Warrior Academy. I texted Tia to let her know we'd arrived and asked for the dorm address. She tells us where to park and tells us to meet her in the courtyard. We found a spot to park and made our way over to where we were directed.

“I’ve missed you, girl. How’s your dorm? Have you got a roommate yet?” I asked, excited.

“Yea, but who is that?” She says, pointing at Keenan.

“That’s my mentor, Keenan. He is the one who gave me a ride here. Keenan, this is one of my besties Tia. “ I said, introducing them.

“Nice to meet you Tia. Lexi, once you get settled in, I’m going to visit my friends in the off-campus housing”, he says looking at his phone.

“What are you guys doing tonight?” Tia asked, batting her eyes at Keenan.

“Hanging out. Which way is your dorm so I can leave her bag there?” He asks. Holding up my overnight bag in the opposite hand to his phone. I didn’t even notice he grabbed my bag out of the car.

“This way.” she says, leading us into the building she just came out of and up a flight of stairs.

“Hey Karyn, this is my friend Lexi, who we agreed could stay with us this weekend.” Tia says, walking into the dorm room.

“Hey, come on in,” Karyn says.

“Good, I’ll see you later. Call if you need anything. I got to go.” Keenan says, dropping off my bag and walking right back out the door. I couldn't help but laugh, thinking he definitely was part vampire at the speed he moved in and out of the room.

“Damn girl, he is fine. Have you messed around with him yet?” Tia asks.

“After all that drama with, you know who, you dare to ask me that? I am not messing around with anyone,” I replied.

“Good, that means he’s open game then.” Karyn says, joining in the conversation.

“Speaking of open game... There are a few parties tonight. We should go out and have some fun.” Tia says.

“Yes! I'll call the fellas and let’s grab some food real quick, then we can start getting ready.” Karyn says.

"Where's the party at? You guys made friends here already?" I asked.

"We'll probably start off at a supernatural club, then there are a few mixers around. I'm a friendly person, so, of course, I made friends around," Tia said.

"Okay. I've been so busy trying to get my classes in I haven't had a chance to meet many people or go out." I said as I grabbed my purse to leave.

"Yea, she's a good girl, Karyn. We got to get her loose tonight." Tia says, addressing her friend.

"Sounds good to me. Let's go to the cafeteria. There's someone I need to say hi to there." She said, showing Tia her phone.

We walked down to the campus cafeteria and grabbed some food. Karyn and Tia walked around saying hi and introducing me to a few people before we sat down and ate. Looks like my friend is adjusting well to her new academy and has made a lot of new friends. She hadn't gone into details of what was going on to make Alpha send her down early yet, but it seemed like a good move for her.

“Seriously, are you wearing that Lexi?” Tia asked as I walked back into the room in jeans and a crop top.

“I didn’t bring clubbing clothes. I thought we were having a simple girls weekend,” I answered.

“Don’t worry, I got you.” Karyn says, pulling out a spandex mini dress.

“Where’s the rest of it?” I asked, looking at the lack of material.

“Come on. Lets pull out Sexy Lexi.” Tia says, ushering me back into the bathroom to change into the dress. This dress barely covers my bottom and has a crisscross halter top that barely covers my breast. There is no way I can wear this.

“Guys, I can’t go out like this.” I say coming out of the bathroom.

“You’re right. Lose the underwear.” Karyn says.

“She’s right. You can see the lines.” Tia says, pointing at my backside. “Come on. Lexi, you're probably the most conservative wolf I've met. This dress does not show any of the goods, so you're good. It will be fine. You’ve been working out extra hard, you have this smoking hot body. Show it off for once. Flirt a little. Lets have some fun.”

“Fine” I say, giving in to defeat. I mean she is right. This dress fits like a glove but it does show off all of my curves. I won't hurt to have fun as ‘Sexy Lexi’ tonight, right?

I style my hair in a sleek high pony, do my makeup and I slip on my cute sandals that just so happened to go with this dress. Tia is wearing a tube dress and Karyn has on another mini dress from her wardrobe.

We started our night at a club not too far from the Academy called The Den.

“Let’s take some shots.” Karyn says as we walk toward the bar. “Three shots of tequila,” she tells the bartender.

“Wait, change that to six shots.” A guy came up behind her saying. “I got this round.”

“Jared! Hey guys, this is my friend from my pack. He’s been here for a year. That’s how I found out about this party. This is Tia and Sexy Lexi.” She introduces us.

“This is my roommate Jonathan and this is my friend Trent. Sexy Lexi. You feel like dancing?” Jared asks, handing me one of the shots.

“Sure” I replied, taking the shot glass from him.

"Here’s to new friends.” He says and we down the shots, then head to the dance floor.

A few shots later and a few dances in, Jared convinced us to go to another party. The liquor is kicking in and I’m feeling good. I have no idea where we’re going, but everyone seems nice. Nice and beautiful.

***Trigger warning***

“Here, try this,” Karyn says, handing me a small bottle as we arrive at a house.

“What is this?” I asked.

“ Let's just say feel good medicine. You think you have a buzz now that will take you to a whole other level. I'm sure you will wake up satisfied like never before.” She says with a huge grin.

“It's more liquor, Lexi. Don't worry. I have one too.” Tia showed me a bottle in her hand. “I promise it's okay. We were drinking this the other night and had so much fun.”

“Come on, sexy Lexi. Don't switch from Sexy Lexi to Lame Lexi. Let’s do this shot together.” Karyn says.

"I am not Lame Lexi." I've never given into peer pressure before but this is my friend. I don’t want to seem lame. What the heck. I think as I take the shot and we walk into the party.

Music is going and there are a lot of people everywhere. The liquor is defiantly flowing in my veins. I start dancing and feel an arm wrap around my waist.

“There you ladies go.” Jared says. “Come with me, I want to show you something.” he whispers in my ear as he leads me out to the patio area set up in the woods. “Isn’t it beautiful?” he asks as I take in my surroundings.

“It is,” I replied. The trees look like they are changing colors.

“So are you.” He says, cupping my cheek. I blushed and looked at him. He looks handsome. The wind blows and tickles my skin. I know I'm drunk at this point but something feels off.

“Sierra. You okay?” I asked, reaching out to my wolf.

“I don’t know. Everything feels too good. His touch feels too good.” she replied.

“Everything is too good” I said out loud.

“Well, let me make it better” I hear as Jared covers my mouth with his and slides his hand up my dress. Woah! I tried to pull his hand back down and step away. “Shh it’s going to be alright. You probably won't even remember this tomorrow. You’ll probably be a little sore. Your friend said you’re inexperienced”, I heard him whisper.

“Stop. I dont' want to do that” I say, as I tried to gain my composure, stumbling off the porch.

"Well, it's too late to back down now. You've already woken me up." He said, putting my hand on his hardened member. "you're dressed like you want all of this." He says, pushing me up against a tree in the yard.

Overpowering me, he holds my hands up above my head as he wedges his body between my legs and holds me in place. I don't know if it was the drinks or what but I can't pull any strength. I realize I’m unable to stop him. He's holding my hands up with only one of his hands as he slides his finger of the other hand up my dress and into my core rubbing inside my folds. Every touch is so sensitive so it causes my body to react, but I don't want it to react. I don’t want his finger inside of me. Why am I getting aroused when I don't want this? Panic began to rise, reminding me of the last time someone forced their hands there was when I was forcefully sedated.

“Stop.” I managed to say again more forcefully, still trying to fight him off of me.

“Your body doesn’t seem like it wants me to stop. Look at how wet you are for me,” he says, as he continues to slide his fingers in and out.

“She said Stop!” I heard as he gets pulled off of me.

“What the hell! You’re being a c**k-blocker. There are plenty of other chicks in there. Sexy Lexi is all mine and she's enjoying my touch.” Jared says.

“Nah bro. You’re not touching her. She's leaving with me.” Keenan says, throwing Jared on the ground and taking off his shirt to put on me. “Come on Lexi.” He says, holding out his hand. I reached out for it but my vision started to blur and I had a hard time finding it. He grabs my arm, pulling me up quickly before I fell, causing me to get nauseous.

"Dude. It's their club sacrifice, since neither of them came here virgins. Her friends told me she was ready to get her cherry popped and I could have the honor. You can have her afterwards but can't take her or they're not getting in.” Jared says, grabbing my other arm. Like what he said would make things okay, he's trying to pull me back towards him. I pull my arm away. I know I'm not in my right mind, but what he just said is sickening. My best friend set me up? Now I'm trying hard to hold the vomit down.

“What did you just say!” Keenan says, before punching Jared, knocking him out. His rage is seeping out. The power coming off of him is so overwhelming I feel dizzy. My legs are beginning to feel rubbery. Keenan grabs me from behind before I fall, causing me to throw up all over Jared.

"Good at least some of that is out of you. We're leaving now." He says before throwing me over his shoulder and walking away from the unconscious Jared that's covered in my vomit.