I paused then added, “Admittedly, he will like me less when he realizes since he didn’t reset it immediately if he doesn’t want it to be crooked for… well forever, someone will have to rebreak it.”
Crush stared at me and busted up laughing. He asked, “What’s your name?”
Lydia replied, “Our new fighter’s name is Ashley Griffen.” I made a face that had Crush raising an eyebrow at me. Lydia dragged me away and found a sports bra and spandex shorts. I put them on replying, “Thanks.” She left and I opened the next letter because apparently losing my parents and brother had turned me into a masochist.
Melanie,
You took them me. From us. I hate you so much that I can barely breathe. You stole my dreams and now my mate probably thinks I’m insane.
Why aren’t you dead? Why are you around to torment me with your presence? Why didn’t you just die with them like you deserve?
You’d better listen to Alpha Edward and do everything he says because I don’t want to hear about you. Even Alexander is disappointed in you. I know that hurts you, and that’s why I wrote it. Maybe I’ll get him to write you a letter all about how horrible he thinks you are.
He thinks you’re a joke. A pathetic loser just like all of us do. The girl who got her parents and older brother killed. Don’t make me have to deal with anything about you not listening down there or I will make you regret it.
Beta Jason McAlister
A sob choked up out of me. He didn’t mean it. He didn’t. He was grieving. He would be sorry one day that he’d ever said this to me. I’d read Princess Luna Haley’s papers about grief and how things are said in anger. They were clearly going through it withthe ones they were sending to me. I wasn’t even replying and they were still writing vile things.
This wasn’t fair. They hated me. Was it really all my fault? What did I do wrong? I didn’t cross the border! I never had. Was Jason feeling guilty because he was mated to Everly? I wasn’t the only one that knew Tristan liked her.
Lydia told me, “You’re up in an hour.” I nodded and reached for Peter’s letter. It was going to hurt because he was supposed to stop all this. It was his job. The job he would do for anyone. He told me I was like a daughter to him, and he let them discard me. I was supposed to be with him and Chelsea. He was being so mean to me, and I didn’t understand why. He was never mean.
Melanie,
Behave for Alpha Edward and follow their rules. I have told them that they can punish you if you get out of line. I probably should’ve since you’ve always been a daredevil crossing the border. I wasn’t firm like I should have been and you certainly paid me back for being lenient. You took my best friend and my mate’s best friend along with my son’s Beta.
You deserve to be where you are. We deserve to heal the hole you put into our pack. Be on your best behavior while you’re there. Do what you are told and as I said do NOT link anyone in our pack for anything. I’ll banish you if you do. I’m so disappointed in you.
Alpha Peter
It felt like everything around me shattered. My brother wished I was dead. Everyone that I loved did. Uncle Duncan didn’t even send a letter. Aunt Allison’s was in here, so I grabbed it.
Melanie,
I’ll talk to them. I can’t have you because I’m raising my pups, and a rebellious teen isn’t needed in our house. Honestly, Drake rebelled and so did Duncan. Not quite to your extreme but it’s not like you meant for any of this to happen.
Actions have consequences, I know these probably seem harsh to you though. Maybe the selfishness you’ve always carried around will diminish in the face of what you’ve caused. You’ve always thought you were better and smarter than everyone else. Now, I think you see you aren’t.
Regardless, I will talk to them. Sending you to an unknown relative, the only one willing to take you, seems extreme. Drake wouldn’t like it and that’s what should matter to them. You were his little girl. He treasured you and you got him killed. Try not to kill anyone else while I work on them being insane.
Aunt Allison
I didn’t kill them. Slade did. Did they actually think I killed everyone? Were they even going after Slade? He couldn’t get away with this! He had to pay. He just had to. Pain beat on me like a drum. Did people really think I thought I was better than them? My family thought that? I didn’t. I must… I… well…. Clearly, I didn’t express it well enough to them.
I whispered, “I didn’t kill them. I didn’t.” Crush cleared his throat. He walked over then told me, “This is your locker. Don’t put anything you like in it because people take shit around here.” I nodded, “Ok… How… umm… have you been here long?” He winced, “Nope. Just go down easy, kid. That Alpha is vicious, and he’s killed more than one fighter.”
I deserved the hits. My actions killed my family, clearly. Everyone thought so. They were just wrong about the facts. Thatdidn’t make them wrong though. My reaction was why they’d come home. I didn’t cross the border, but if I’d just taken the punishment and gone upstairs, they would’ve stayed at the party. This was my fault. Everyone was right, just not in the way they thought they were.
I asked, “Why is a Demon in a Werewolf fighting ring?” He answered, “The Undergrounds include all Supernatural’s, not just wolves.” That was definitely why the Werewolf Council was struggling to lock onto the Undergrounds. They were looking for just wolves.
A plan devised in my mind of how to help them and get the guy running this on my side. By making him more money. I stepped into the Ring surprised to see Alpha Edward, Beta Jean, and Gamma Booker McCann here.
His wet dog smelling son was next to him looking at me like I was dirt under his shoe. What was his problem? I’d never done anything to him before he attacked me. I wondered why he wasn’t in my dad’s files. I knew who the leadership was because of them. I just needed a minute to recall after getting shot.
A man stepped into the Ring. He sneered at me before taking me in. He winked, “I think I’ll keep you as a sex slave.” I replied, “Pass.” He chuckled, “Who said you get a choice?” I answered, “Literally everyone.” He stared at me.
I replied, “My Alpha, visiting Alpha… well I don’t know him really… and he does break rules… like a lot of rules… but umm… slaves were abolished a long time ago in packs… and selling underage pups is a crime that even humans punish people for… their ways are like… a lot nicer too. Jail is nicer than what any Supernatural group does for selling people… especially underage people. Soo….”
