Gem

Dismissed

Once I get over to our pack gym I hit the lockers so I can change. I come back out in my black sports b*a and red leggings with my sneakers. I throw my hair up in high ponytail and walk around. It’s a bit quiet in here today just a few warriors lifting and our pack trainer Callum Gray in his office. It has large glass windows so he can see the entire gym. Wicked cool guy too. Super buff and smoking hot. Lightest blue eyes and long dark brown hair he wears in a pony.

He is as if Tarzan and Hercules had a baby and that baby had a beard. He is always eyeing me even though he is much older. Twenty six I believe I am not completely sure. I just always make sure to stretch on the mats near his office. Maybe I’m a bit of a tease since he loves it but I wouldn’t do anything. He’s not my mate. He’s nice to look at though. I laugh to myself. I walk over and start stretching. In the middle of my stretch Callum comes over and asks if I wanna hit the cage. We do a lot of boxing here. Just releases so much tension plus I have a killer upper cut. No one really knows I box aside from Karson and Ryder. All three of us were very competitive as kids. We still are. I throw on my gloves and get into the ring. Callum is just going to let me take the shots so he has his punching mitts on. I start going at it and he’s yelling out things for me to do along with faking me out and blocking my hits. I just start releasing all my anger for about two hours non stop and I was getting a bit strong with each hit.. Strong to the point that Callum had to tap out. It’s almost as if I spaced out.. I shake it off and look at him. “I’m sorry about that. It’s been.. A really hard day.. But I needed that so thank you.” I say to him. “It’s cool. You welcome. You had a good run going but it seems you are a bit out of it today. If you want to talk I don’t judge.” He says to me then tells me he’s taking a break heading to his office. I plop down flat on my back and lay there with my eyes closed a few minutes thinking about my life.. Let’s see.. I’m adopted and I’ve known my mate my whole life.. My birth family abandoned me with nothing to go off of and I will never have the opportunity to meet my mate outside of here. Not a mysterious wolf who swoops in and carry’s me away. Not to mention I got my wolf at a young age so does that mean my birth parents are the same?

I don’t know if I could risk my feelings about my parents who are and always will be my real parents because I find out where I’m truly from? I feel sick. I open my eyes and sit up. I see Karson talking with Callum.. Of course he would know I’m here. I just lay back down and close my eyes again. I don’t have the patience for anyone. I decided to get up and leave while those two chat. I quickly make my way to the locker room, change and head out. Karson is a little ways behind me calling my name but I just keep walking and heading towards the pack house. Now people will gossip because this a.ss.hole. I ignore him in the pack house as well and go straight up the stairs to my floor. No way was I about to get trapped in an elevator with him. Thank god for my father sitting right in the living room. I was about to join him when I see Ryder on the opposite side of the room sitting on the barstool.. I roll my eyes and turn on my heal bumping into Karson who I push away not a second later and leave the room. I walked down the hall, opened my door and slam it shut.

RYDERS POV

That did not go good at all.. She really thought I told everyone about her wolf too.. If looks could kill I’d be dead right now. When she left all eyes were on me and I told them not everyone needs to know what she meant and to not harp her on it. This was too much information on her as it is. I feel like I should comfort her. I honestly looked for her everywhere after being dismissed from that awful meeting. I ended back on her families floor with her dad. He’s always been like a second father to me and I am grateful for it. We talk for a few hours before we heard foot steps storming up the back stairs. I instantly knew it was Hazel from the attitude in every step as she got into view with her radiant beauty. She didn’t see me at first stepping into the room because the second she did she turn right around straight into Karson and I almost lost my s**t I jumped up and ran over but she was already down her hallway slamming her door shut..

Karson and I face to face again. “We gotta stop meeting like this bro.. I got it from here.” I say smirking at him. “I am not leaving until I speak to her. I am the future Alpha here.” He says to me and I chuckle. “Really your going to pull that card right now?” I say and he shrugs his shoulders. “Alright that’s enough. Why don’t you both head home. When she is ready she will talk. Now get off my floor.” Hayes says to us both and we nod our heads leaving. The elevator ride was a bit awkward especially since it went up to his floor before going back down to the first. I walk out the elevator and a few omegas I hooked up with in the past send me seductive faces on my way out and I just ignore them. My eyes are for one woman. I get to my families cottage and moms baking. Dads in the living room. They are pretty much retired now and spend most of their time together. I aspire to be as happy as them with Hazel someday. “Hello dear, haven’t seen you in a few days.” My mom says looking at me over her shoulder. They usually stay here for all their needs. They aren’t of the higher ranks so they hardly know what’s going on half the time..

“Hey sorry. I have been busy.. Just a lot of Beta work.” I tell her not wanting a million questions about my mate. She simply nods her head and continues baking. Dad hardly notices as usual. He hasn’t been very fond of me since gaining the Beta title. Although he told everyone it is a high honor I know deep inside he’s always wanted me to take after him. I guess I was born for something greater. No disrespect for any other ranks. My dad is a strong warrior but has never been much of a dad. Hayes was.. He.ll he even calls me son.. I just walk off to my room. Mines on the first floor past the kitchen and my parents are upstairs. I walk in and just crash in my bed. It’s been exhausting last couple of days.. I decided to take a nap. When I wake I see that it’s sundown. I get up and check my phone. Blake text’s there’s a party tonight in the woods by Tammy’s to our bros group chat. Karson texts back he’s in and now it’s only me so I gotta reply with count me in. Few more weeks and I can show her off hopefully. They tell me to get dressed and meet them out front.

HAZELS POV

I relax in my room. Take a soothing bath with candles and blast music singing my heart out. I get out about an hour later and throw my bathrobe on. I wear it all day laying in my bed watching romcoms. I ordered lunch and then dinner when it was time. About an hour after that I had heard someone outside my door I went to get up when it opened on the other side first and I see an overly smiley Stass walking right in. She is the only other person aside from my parents that have a key to my door. I smirk at her. “I was wondering how long it would take you to waltz in.” I say laying back down on my pillows. She shuts my door and has a few bags with her.. “Haze I miss you and you need to get out of this room!” She says shouts at me. I roll my eyes. “I am not going anywhere but to bed Stass.” I say. “No you will not! There is a party tonight with hot guys and we are going. Get up!” She shouts. “I have nothing to wear. Hence why I’ve been n***d all day!” I shout back. Regrettably because I remember she had brought bags with her..

“Your in luck babe!” She shouts shaking the bags in the air. “Only tonight.” I say getting up. “Only tonight.” She says winking at me walking over and handing me a bag. I pick the dress up and she pulls out hers. They are the same but hers is baby blue strapless a bit see through and mine is cherry red with crystal straps. Clearly both skin tight. She is wearing heals but I opt for white sneakers. Her hair is in an updo and has makeup on. I leave my hair flowing down and go with my signature mascara and gloss. After what feels like a century we are ready to go and head out. My parents see us and my mother says to be careful. My father on the other hand nearly had a heart attack. I had to walk away from ruining the mascara laughing so hard! We hit the elevator and out to the main floor of the pack house. Gaining several looks both approving and not. Seeing Raquel I walk over to her and ask what her plans are. She tells me she is cleaning the kitchen tonight so I head there and talk to Fiona our head omega of cooking and have her excuse Raquel from tonight’s duties. That I will help her tomorrow to make it up. Fiona had no obligations. Raquel was an exceptional worker. Us three quickly go to the gamma floor and into Stass’s room. Her closet is the mall pretty much. She constantly is buying more than she needs. We pick out a cute pink baby doll dress with wedges for Raquel and she goes for a half up do with light make up. We all take one last look and head out again. Down to the main floor, out the doors and into the woods.