Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 28 – part 2

When we enrolled the kids in school, Macey, Zoe, and I walked through; they barely had a library, had only one old computer to be shared amongst the kids. We decided to raise money for the school, so for two weeks, half of all hotel sales and room fees went to the school. It was clear the packs weren’t going to help, but in a way, they did without knowing it by attending the fair we held at the hotel. We raised enough to buy new laptops, and the library actually looked like a library, half the shelves packed with different books.

“I just had an idea on what the bonus from the Alpha meeting can be used for,” I tell Zoe.

“I still can’t believe he paid it,” I point to the run–down play equipment; Macey’s daughter Taylor fell off last week and broke her arm on it after falling through the bridge between the two platforms.

Zoe smiles. “Thank you, Alpha Valen,” she murmurs.

“Was going to ask those willing to cater for the event if they would take a double bonus for the night and the rest of the amount go towards the play equipment at the school?”

“You know they will say yes, look how keen they were for the fair we held; everyone has kids that go here.”

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“Yes, but it is also a big ask for them to put up with the Alphaholes,” I tell her, and she snickers.

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“True, but they will be happy, you’ll see,” Zoe says, smiling. I could tell she was excited, we all got excited when it came to helping the other rogues and children.

Opening the back door, I let Valarian out and peck him on the cheek, and he instantly wipes it off.

“What’s wrong with you?” I ask him. He scowls uncharacteristically.

“Who were you talking to on Saturday?” Valarian asks. He had been in a mood all weekend.

“Just the delivery people,” I tell him, knowing exactly what he was referring to. He had been probing me all weekend every chance he got about his father.

“You’re lying, you said he couldn’t mark you; I heard a man’s voice. Zoe said mates mark each other, why did you say that man couldn’t mark you? Is he your mate, is it my dad?” he asks. I glance at Zoe who mouths SORRY at me.

“No, sweetie, it was a figure of speech,” I lie but his eyes narrow, reading straight through me, this kid was too observant. “Is this why you’ve been upset lately?”

“Why isn’t my dad your mate?” he asks, with a hint of demand

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in his voice. Glancing around, I notice the teachers busying themselves, pretending not to overhear. All this over some homework. I sigh, wondering if I could find a way around this.

“Billy said you were a rogue whore and that is why my dad isn‘ t around,” says Valarian..

I ask with a growl. Billy was a little punk and him Valarian were always

face, but then I thought about what he said, and now I want

home,” I tell

and your face will get stuck like that,” I tell him, and he huffs, folding his arms across his chest. His

to know who my dad is, and why I can’t see

calling you and Aunty Zoe

a rogue because he spat in his Alpha’s face,” Zoe adds behind me. Valarian makes a face

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is,” I tell

tell

sigh and look at Zoe and she

tell you

“Pinky promise?”

pinky, and his mood seems to lift slightly

could tell him without

toward the front gate with Casey, and I see Taylor there waiting for them.

arm in a cast that was covered in brightly colored drawings and names.

“Hey, sweetie.””

come over swimming on the

to us.

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the first weekend I had off in a year. The girls insisted, and

Taylor fist bumps

back in the passenger seat. I sigh, missing my truck. However, on the short drive home, I drive past Alpha Valen in his Black Mercedes. The windows are blacked out, but it was the only one of those cars

over and turn around,” I tell Zoe. She looks for a safe place to turn around and

the front of the public library. “Is that Alpha

thinking, no,” Zoe says,

going to

going to ruin his,” I say.

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attend irritated me. The kids always asked what the big building was they could see

when the first packhouse was, along with the church, the kids also. weren’t allowed to attend. Packs were allowed to travel freely where they wanted as long as they went by the other pack’s rules while visiting the other territories. A

Zoe