The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 7

I jogged off happily when Theo’s loud growl reached my ears.

Indeed. Nova created a baddie. I smiled and continued jumping on the broad path when a car honked behind me.

I turned to see my friends in Nova’s old ricketing car. They looked angry.

“What?” I titled my eyebrows, gripping my bag handle.

“Get inside.” Nova and Alice yelled

“O-okay.” I shrugged before entering the car.

“You left us!” Alice attacked me immediately I sat “We came to school together!”

Nova held the wheels tightly and increased her car speed.

“Oops, I’m sorry.” I murmured sheepishly. Heaven knows I didn’t want their pity. I just wanted to be alone.

We got to Nova’s house in no

to time and they escorted me inside it was smart of them not to take me home.

My mother would burst into tears on seeing me. Olivia on the other hand would just stomp her feet against the stairs and enter her room. But later, I would hear her whimperings.

Nova said you were avoiding her in class. But we are your best friends!” Alice whined again as Nova opened her room door. Nova’s parents weren’t home.

on the

you going to tell us what happened to you?” Nova crossed her arms “I know

one,

growled at me, her claws snapping

them after school. They’ve been there for me through thick

them in the dark.

quietly, not looking at

whimpered and came to hug me tightly. I felt her

became longer. She was seething so loud, and furs were beginning to cover her skin. Her clothes shredded to the floor and Gem: Nova’s wolf

I quickly stood up. Alice’s eyes widened

to the brown angry animal. I tried to soothe it

to kill her, Gem’s

brown ones as I leaned boldly to caress her “I’m here, fine

beside me. Gem slowly crouched too, and let me snuggle into her

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Chapter 7

had known each other’s wolves since we were

fighter, while Cassie; Alice Wolf, and Tiara are the

Gem was feeling. I understood the bond we shared, and that

starts crying. I heard the low cracking of bones, and Nova was in

her tears hard and brought a blanket to drape

hate what is happening to you. I hate that you are suffering and I can’t do anything about

She had always been the strong one, always consoling us when we were hurt. It dawned on me that this was affecting my