Chapter 5 - Charlie

Age 16…

Gus takes a wild swing at me, but I block it and push him away from me.

“Stop playing with him, Charlie! Knock him the fuck out. I wanna get to the dining hall before all of Maisie’s hummingbird cake is gone!” Brandon screams at me.

I smile, though it’s more of a baring of teeth at my opponent. I know that I can take Gus easily, but I have a rule that I go by. I don’t start the beat down until they land a legitimate blow. Once that’s landed, all bets are off. “Get him to actually land a punch and then I’ll get you to Maisie’s cake in record time, Brandon!”

“Bitch!” Gus growls out at me.

There’s a low growl from the sidelines and we both look at Zak as his wolf flickers in his eyes. I got this, I mindlink to him.

All three of my best friends and I have gotten our wolves within the last six months and they sometimes show up with very little provocation. Though, it has never taken much for Zak to come to my aid if someone says even the slightest negative thing about