Chapter Four: Angus's confrontation and Velda's Manipulation

Avyanna

Four years ago

I was gonna be late for school again even with the fact that I hadn't slept at all. My life was going so great. How many thirteen-year-olds have insomnia and have to take pills to sleep?. How many? Maybe numerous, but none that I know of. My wolf, vesta growled, she needed rest. I had been overworking her since we had synced.

I hurried downstairs because Elektra must have been waiting for me. I scurried past my brother who was getting out, we hardly talked to each other. 

I threw early morning greetings at my uncle Stefan(the stand-in Alpha). I disliked him, and so did my wolf. I didn't care about being Alpha or Omega. I just wanted to live like a normal depressed teenage wolf.

School passed in a blur, but it did a good job depressing me the more. My school and classmates wouldn't let me be like it was a crime to be chubby or dark-skinned. I was weird, so what?. They are all the same and honestly, that's what's more spooky.

I find it disgusting that the human race, especially the teens, has resorted to body-shaming and criticism. Their brains and thinking faculty are microscopic.

Elektra tried to talk me out of it, but I couldn't have it off me.

Elektra wouldn't understand, she was from south Alparo, very light-skinned with a long straight nose and gorgeous hair. She was beautiful. I, on the other hand, was born ugly and I'm probably gonna die ugly too. 

At the sound of the dismissing bell, I grabbed my bag hurrying to join Elektra who was already waiting for me at the entrance.

I had to get some books at my locker for the weekend.

Someone almost slammed my fingers off.

“What the…..!”.

I was going to rip someone's throat, Vesta was already cranky from our lack of sleep.

Angus, the perpetrator, had his hands by the sides of my face locking me in. 

His face was so close to mine, almost touching my nose. I was pissed and he was fuming with anger. I didn't understand why he locked me in. I didn't get why he was giving me this menacing glare.

“Get out of the way, Angus!”.

“No, I won't”.

“Get out or I will make you, Angus!”.

“Urgh!!! I hate your lazy ass”. He groaned and banged his fist on my locker.

“I want you to give it up, you are not going to fight for the Alpha position”. 

“Are you scared I'll beat you?”

“I am not joking with you. You are going to back off. I will rip you apart before you even think of it. Do you understand me. It's enough you have murdered our Dad”. 

I couldn't stand down and watch him say crap. He could berate me but he would not blame me for the death of a man I lived for, a man I loved to the moon and back. I struck him in the stomach and pushed him out of my way. He fell on his back and sat upon the elbow.

“you will not stand here and lecture on me who gave a sh*t about Dad, you were playing video games. VIDEO GAMES!! Who does that?! I was screaming, banging on your f*cking door. You asked me to leave. TO LEAVE!.” 

I went down and grabbed by his collar, I was larger than him.

“Just keep thinking about your stupid Alpha position, while I hate you forever”.

I let go of his shirt collar and ran outside.

I ran into Alcinder's hands, he had joined Elektra waiting for me. I told them what transpired between me and Angus. Alcinder helped me in the car to sit with the driver. He rolled up his sleeves and signaled Elektra and together they went back into school probably to look for Angus.

Alcinder

I've had enough with that little punk picking on yanna. He better be prepared for what's coming his way. I rolled my sleeves and gave Elektra a slight nod as a signal and she followed me into their school.

I found him in the gym talking about jargon with his friends.

I rushed in and punched him square on the nose, he began to bleed. His friends all scampered off, I knew they would because they are all lily-livered.

Elektra healed his nose. I punched his face and broke his nose again. Elektra healed it likewise.

I grabbed him off the ground, he tried to wiggle out of my grasp.

“This is just a taste of what you will get when next you harass Avyanna. And I promise you, they will be no healer for you this time. I will separate your flesh from your bones, just try me”. I threw him to the ground and walked out.

We drove off to the cottage, but I had to leave early to have a meeting with my Dad. After the Prophet's message last year and my outburst, there have been meetings and debates. Gossips too, but no one dared to approach me directly or my Dad.

After the meeting, I headed out for an evening jog as my routine. I noticed I was being followed, I increased my speed only to fall over a piece of log.

My aunt, Velda, helped me up.

“Jeez! You scared me, Aunt Vel!”.

“That was the intention”. She answered with a fake giggle.

“How have you been faring?, Alcinder”.

“I am well enough”.

“Are you coping well?”.

“with?.”

“being without a wolf and all this pressure you.”

“I know that you didn't come all the way here to ask me how I am faring, Aunty Vel. You might as well spill what you have to say”. This woman irked me.

“I'm just worried for you, you work too much for your age. I want to remind you that life isn't always the way you want it to be”.

“Thank you for your concern. If you don't mind I'll love to continue my evening run”. Why couldn't she just let me be?.

“I heard of what you did to the late Alpha William's son. That was careless and reckless of you. It could start a war amongst our peaceful and consisting packs. You're letting your anger and frustration get to you. That is not a proper attitude for royal blood”.

I despised this woman and wanted her out of my way. Whatever I did was none of her business.  I wouldn't let her get to me nor was I going to give away any emotion.

“Thank you again for your genuine concern about me, I appreciate it”.

I didn't wait for her to say anything else. I continued my run, listening to music to drown my sufferings.