Watch Me Win, Alpha

*Olivia*

“It’s alright, big boy.” Richard said in a calming voice that I’d never heard him use before. He continued to pat the wolfdog’s head, and eventually, the dog allowed its eyes to flutter close, and its large tongue was even hanging out of his mouth.

Even though the dog seemed docile for now, my heart was still slamming against my chest. Animals were unpredictable, and I was terrified that the wolfhound could flip a switch in a second and att Richard. I’d gotten a peak at the animal’s sharp teeth, and it wou take him half of a second to rip out Richard’s throat.

“Come on, guys,” Richard yelled to Kelly, Ava, Aiden, and me. “Stop hiding. This sweet dog isn’t going to hurt anyone.” He turned to Ava and me, gesturing for us to get down from the tree.

“Don’t turn your back on the beast!” Ava warned, her voice full of anxiety. Her eyes were wide with fear, and her legs were shaking, making the branch that we were standing on unsteady. ““It’s just pretending to be tame, then it’s going to attack you!”

“No he won’t.” Richard’s voice was full of confidence. “He’s my friend now.” He looked at Kelly and Aiden, who were still hiding in the ditch. “Come on, you two. You’re getting all muddy. This sweet boy isn’t going to hurt anyone. I promise.”

“Did he just call that beast who was snarling and growling at us not even a minute ago a ‘sweet boy“?” I whispered to Ava incredulously.

Because of all the noise and commotion we made from screaming in

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terror, climbing up the tree, and jumping into the muddy riverbank, our group had attracted the attention of the people living in the surrounding houses.

couple who were holding hands and strolling down the river were looking at us with their eyebrows raised, and they were whispering to each other. A son and father who had been throwing a ball back and forth in the front yard a few houses down had stopped

my cheeks, and

the house the dog had been so hellbent on protecting, swung open,

out.

was the tallest man out of the three, and there was something about the set of his shoulders and the confident

got closer, my stomach

the man

knew him

It was Alexander.

hell was he doing

recognition.

as Alexander stepped down the porch steps of the house, his

harder onto the bark of the tree

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Richard, taking in

on?” he demanded as he stood in front of Richard.

Richard explained the events of the past five minutes. How the dog had scared the three of us, and we all screamed in terror and sprinted to the first hiding spot we

and there was

on the corners of his mouth, making me redden even more.