Chapter 66
-Cameron POV-
“If you were me would you stay?” Sky asked before walking away. She hasn’t looked at any of us
since she finished her story and I can guarantee she will go back to avoiding us at school Monday. It
felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest. I looked at my twin and I knew he felt the same. She’s
not wrong though. I wouldn’t want to be in a place where almost every interaction was with
someone who told me or showed me I wasn’t wanted. And to find out she was literally being
tortured, right under our noses. Even to an extent by her own father. My wolf could tell she wasn’t
lying or even exaggerating. Alpha wolves can sense deceit. He was also pissed at hearing the ways
we haven’t been taking care of our pack from her point of view.
“What do we do? She can’t leave, we can’t let her leave.” Kota asks me, sounding almost panicked.
“Let’s get the rest of the guys, I think we need to talk to dad and all of those guys. Somebody has to
know something. With everything she said, it can’t have all gone unnoticed, right?” I turn and head
back to the edge of the forest where they were all waiting.
“What did she say?” Mateo asks. He looks so broken right now. I’m sure we all do. I can’t imagine
the guilt he is feeling for not, at least, protecting her from their dad.
“She wants us to make the pack better for everyone else. She said it’s too late for her, just to make
sure nothing like this happens to anyone else. She wants to graduate, find her mate and leave.”
Dakota barely got the last part out. It hurts to even think of her leaving.
“She can’t leave!” Sam bursts out. “She makes us all better, she keeps us calm, sane, all of us. I
know you guys feel it too. We are all drawn to her. She’s like our center of gravity.”
“I agree, what I want to know is why all of a sudden there is this powerful draw to her, and for all five
of us.” Oliver scratches his head. “I don’t think it’s a mate thing, because it affects Mateo and we are
all too young for a mate bond to show anyway, but something is going on. Like she said we have
been around her her whole life and never needed her around like we do now.”
“We need to talk to dad and the guys, maybe even mom.” I look at Kota. “Mom spends extra time
with her.”
“You’ll want to start with Luna and Delta Kyle. They don’t know much but they both have helped her
heal from some of the worst beatings.” We all snap our heads to Sierra. I didn’t even think to ask
her. Sky has let her in more than the rest of us. “I believe things at the school are being covered up
too. Sky told me that she stopped going to teachers, because they can’t do anything without being
punished or fired. And the administration seems to find a way to put the blame on her or there isn’t
any evidence to back her claims. She’s been sent to the office plenty for being involved in
disagreements and somehow she has been targeted as the bad kid, the spare beta looking for
attention, so they stopped taking her seriously and just punish her if she’s a part of an issue, without
even taking a look into the incident. It would probably be a good idea to hack into the school
computers and see if we can get security footage. There has to be some way to find out who is
doing this and be able to prove it. Maybe talk to some of the kids she trains, they love her and she
has always said most of the abuse she takes is in place of someone else. I think she is protecting
those kids. I think that’s why she works so hard to train them, so when she leaves they can defend
themselves. Because you’re right, she wants to leave. She’s going to graduate early and get out of
here as fast as possible.”