Tasting 6

6-The Cruel Pack Members

Nora:

School was a nightmare for me, and even when the Alpha King took me to his home to welcome me

into his family, things didn’t really change for the better.

By the end of the school day, I was soaked in milk, my white sweater covered in scribbles, my

books torn, and my assignment missing. It was infuriating how little the teachers cared, given that

the bullies were either Alphas of neighboring packs or their minions.

The part that I hated the most was that today the werewolf council was at the school to pick young

warriors for the pack’s security, even with that much going on, nobody cared about the she-wolf

getting abused in school.

As the bell rang, I hastily gathered the remnants of my books. and stuffed them into my bag. I

wanted to escape without becoming a target again. Moving toward the exit, I began to hear noises

from behind.

With food in my hair and a battered appearance, anyone I passed made comments or laughed at

me. Just as I thought I was about to leave the school, a forceful push against my back sent me

tripping, landing on the ground. I face-planted in front of the entire school, eliciting laughter from

everyone.

I anticipated this would happen if I was caught near the exit. The crowd surrounded me as Queen

Bea appeared with her two

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minions – Royal Beta’s daughter, April Watts of the Red Storm pack. Her purple hair was perfectly

curled, hazel siren eyes glistening with sharp eyeliner, and pink lipstick with a hint of glitter. In short,

she looked like someone who could rule the world with her attire alone. And then there was me, a

mere wolfless being.

“Where do you think you were rushing to?” April uttered in her high-pitched tone, stomping on the

back of my hand as I tried to retrieve my bag.

“Owww!” I winced in pain, avoiding eye contact as she hated it. tears welled into my eyes as I

noticed the gammas and omegas standing around and watching her bully me.

“What’s the matter? Are you crying?” she pouted, allowing the students around her to laugh, even

when it wasn’t funny. “Aw! Look at this poor girl, there’s food stuck in her hair. I wonder what her

wolf feels. Oh sorry! She doesn’t even have a wolf” she pouted, finally stepping away so I could

retrieve my hand.

She knew I didn’t have a wolf, so healing would be a major problem for me. Yet, she didn’t care,

leaving a bruise on the back of my hand.

“How about we give her a haircut?’ The moment I heard a snapping of scissors, I raised my head to

see her holding a pair of scissors.

‘Do it!” The crowd cheered, twisting my heart in my chest. Not a single person seemed to come

forward to stop her. As for me, how could I fight them all back? But obviously, that didn’t mean I

wouldn’t. However, the instant she noticed I was getting ready to protest, she eyed her two minion

twin sisters, and they got on their knees, restraining my arms. These twins were omegas and

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the only way they have survived the pack’s bullying was by sticking beside April.

“Let me go, are you crazy?” Those words slipped from my lips as I observed them forcing me down,

with April crawling on top of

me.

“Hold her tight. I don’t want to puncture her empty head,” she squeaked, flipping her hair to the side

and posing for pictures as if she accomplished something big..

“These pictures will be shown to the omegas. I am only doing you a favor. Imagine your wolf breaks

free after enduring this torture,” she made up an excuse because deep down inside, even she knew

she was just a s**.

“No!” I resisted, and that’s when some guy held my legs to prevent me from moving and hurting

April.

“Thank you, love!” she briefly turned to the guy and winked at him.

As he grasped my hair and pulled it up, fixing the scissors very close to my skull, I closed my eyes.

This was the worst thing happening to me in two days. Yep! I’ve been through worse.

However, expecting the snap of scissors any time soon, I was quite taken aback when a harsh

voice ended their

entertainment.

“What the heck is going on here?” Even in a state of distress, I recognized the voice to be Ryker’s.

April raised her head while I stared at her. She quickly jumped off and stepped away, throwing away

the scissors. I was now

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free, but lying straight on the cold ground,

Everyone began to s**r around, and I assumed it was

because Ryker was making his way towards me. I watched him appear and stop behind my head)

He bent down and, after examining me, put his hands behind my head and helped me up.

“What the hell kind of behavior is that?” as he yelled, everyone shuddered.

“She fell” April’s friend attempted to say when his angry glare hushed her down.

It had only been a day, but I had not seen Ryker so serious,

“What is this?” he then suddenly held my hand to gently rub his thumb over the bruised April’s shoe

left. His hands were super cold, and his fingers were big and bony. It should have been nothing, but

his touch felt odd to me.

I gulped when I noticed how everyone was watching us in surprise.

“Who did this?” In a swift move, he let go of my hand and yelled at the others. Even April was

gawking at him. She did appear afraid of him, but more importantly, she was checking him out. The

fact that he came with his b**dy sword just proved he had a rough day at the border of the pack.

“But she is a wolfless individual, and those people get

toughened up by us, one of the girls from behind April tried to excuse their actions, but when Ryker

stepped ahead, she stepped back and completely blended with the crowd in fear.

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“You can go around doing whatever you want to others, but not her as Ryker pointed his finger me

and warned them, I

watched eyes widening

“Let’s go,” Ryker muttered, gently hudging my arm. I watched everyone whisper things and the look

at me with so much jealousy in their eyes

me

I

Although they did a number on n the whole day, in the end, f walked away victoriously

“Why is Alpha King Ryker defending her?” I heard one girl ask the crowd.

“Is he her boyfriend?” Another uttered. My heart pounded hard at the a**

“No way! I don’t believe he would late her. That’s unfair” that whiny voice belonged to April.

Well, needless to say, I was going to be the talk of the school from now on. And I wondered if they

would dare annoy me again.

As I followed Ryker and reached for his bike, I watched him get on it and then stretch his arm wide

to stop me from walking

away

“Do you not know how to defend yourself?” he looked mad at me as well.

“They were too many, and I tried,” I attempted to speak, but he hushed me. I couldn’t help but stare

into the silver in his eyes, Flis thick black eyebrows when frowning looked so attractive.

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“Don’t give me that nonsense. If you want us to introduce you as our stepsister, you better keep that

reputation. Don’t let our names be dragged through the mud,” he hissed, bringing his body closer

when I didn’t respond to him.

“Nora!” he grunted, making my body jump a little. “When I talk, you look me in the eye, you got it?”

He pulled even closer, sounding angry. I raised my head and looked him in the eye like he wanted

me to, and a brief silence took over us before he quickly looked away and asked me to climb onto

his bike.

“And make sure you don’t wear that nightdress from now on,” that comment came as a surprise, but

before I could even react, he had started his bike.