Pack Challenge
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Oh, come on! Yates sneered in return.
Zach would have laughed too, except that Sara was pushing the red and grey hair off Marrecs face. His hands balled into fists and he wondered what it would feel like to beat the shit out of an old man.
Casey entered the room, then. Her females behind her. Sara didnt even look up. Zach smiled. Shed smelled Casey coming.
Casey moved across the room, her attitude one of complete dominance. Her females didnt follow; instead they stood back and waited. He knew Casey well enough to know that she was about to show Sara exactly who was Alpha Female and although Zach could step in, he wouldnt. He needed Sara to start fighting these battles on her own. Even the ones that she would lose.
Excuse me, honey. Casey grabbed Sara by her jacket and hauled her up and off the bed. Sara spilled water on the floor as she stumbled out of the way. Casey sat on the bed beside Marrec. Oh, you poor, baby. Are you okay?
The room grew quiet. Even Angelina and Miki werent speaking. They were too stunned. But they did take several steps back. The whole thing was feeling a lot more dangerous than it probably was. Sara wasnt ready to take on Casey and Sara knew it.
Zach watched his woman take a deep breath and place the empty water cup down on a nearby table. She turned away from Casey and stared down at her sneaker-covered feet.
He saw the struggle on her face. Knew what she wanted to do. And knew what she could handle. He expected her to walk away. And she didnt let him down. She walked awayfor about five feet. Then with a snarl, she spun back around and grabbed Casey from behind. One hand in the womans hair, the other grabbing the denim jacket she wore. She snatched her off the bed and slammed her, face first, into the wall. She yanked her back, leaving a splash of blood on the white paint, and slammed her again. Then she threw her. Across the room and out the door, an arc of blood slashing across Marrecs bed. Zach heard Casey hit the wall with a sickening thud.
Sara was about to go after her when Miki and Angelina, not Pack and not knowing better, jumped in front of her.
Hey! Hey! Miki pushed her friend back. Sara, NO!
Sara halted in her tracks. She looked at her friends as if debating whether to tear their throats out or not. Instead she took a deep breath and looked over their heads to Zach. He shifted his eyes to the rest of the Pack females and, to his growing pride, Sara picked up on it immediately. Her head snapped around and she nailed the four other women with one look. What are you bitches looking at? She snarled.
Zach watched them all look at the floor, the door, the ceiling. They looked at everything but Sara. He bit back a smile and thought about mounting her right there in front of everybody.
Thats when Miki grabbed Saras jacket and dragged the woman from the room.Angelina following after them.
Once gone, Yates went over to see the damage on his woman. They all knew his time as Alpha Male was now over. And the man looked relieved.
Conall shook his head, Your woman is a major bitch.
Zach grinned, Isnt she, though?
***
Sara let Miki drag her out the hospital and around the back. Eventually stopping in the doctors parking lot, the forest behind them. She was letting her do it. Sara couldnt quite believe how strong she had gotten in just a few days.
Miki finally released her, What is going on with you?! She snapped.
Sara looked at her friends. Tired and worn from worry over Marrec, they wouldnt be up to hearing the truth. Hell, even Angelina was wearing sneakers and sweats. So what was Sara supposed to say? Apparently Im Pack now and I was exerting my dominance. You wouldnt understand. That would play well. These pushy, tiresome, sometimes psychotic women were her best friends. They had been there when no one else had. She didnt want to lose them, and she knew that if she told them the truth shed lose them forever. Wouldnt she?
Nothing. Im fine. Boy that was lame.
Angelina and Miki exchanged glances. Sara had a feeling whatever they were about to say to her was something that had already been discussed between the two of them. Angelina leaned back against an expensive car with MD plates and smiled. Miki and I were reminiscing last night. And I forgot how much my grandmother hated when I went over to your house. At the time, I just couldnt understand why because she liked you so much. So I asked her. And she said it was because your grandmother was lobo del diablo. Roughly translated, devil wolf. I just figured it was my grandmothers way of calling Lynette a bitch because of the Church Bake Sale Incident of 1984. But it wasnt that, was it?
Sara, staring down at her feet, shook her head. She just couldnt face her friends. Instead she studied her feet and marveled at how big they were. She wondered what they would look like furry.
Youve gotten really strong. Miki noted, You threw that blond chick around the hospital room like a rag doll. Which, by the way, was so many levels of cool.
And that growling thing youve been doing lately, from Angelina.
And the snarling, Miki continued.
Bottom line is, Angelina finished, Maybe theyre not werewolves. But theyre not quite human, are they? The women locked eyes. And neither are you?
Sara scratched the back of her neck and looked down at her feet again, I uh
Why dont you just tell her? Tell her what you are.
Zach would have laughed too, except that Sara was pushing the red and grey hair off Marrecs face. His hands balled into fists and he wondered what it would feel like to beat the shit out of an old man.
Casey entered the room, then. Her females behind her. Sara didnt even look up. Zach smiled. Shed smelled Casey coming.
Casey moved across the room, her attitude one of complete dominance. Her females didnt follow; instead they stood back and waited. He knew Casey well enough to know that she was about to show Sara exactly who was Alpha Female and although Zach could step in, he wouldnt. He needed Sara to start fighting these battles on her own. Even the ones that she would lose.
Excuse me, honey. Casey grabbed Sara by her jacket and hauled her up and off the bed. Sara spilled water on the floor as she stumbled out of the way. Casey sat on the bed beside Marrec. Oh, you poor, baby. Are you okay?
The room grew quiet. Even Angelina and Miki werent speaking. They were too stunned. But they did take several steps back. The whole thing was feeling a lot more dangerous than it probably was. Sara wasnt ready to take on Casey and Sara knew it.
Zach watched his woman take a deep breath and place the empty water cup down on a nearby table. She turned away from Casey and stared down at her sneaker-covered feet.
He saw the struggle on her face. Knew what she wanted to do. And knew what she could handle. He expected her to walk away. And she didnt let him down. She walked awayfor about five feet. Then with a snarl, she spun back around and grabbed Casey from behind. One hand in the womans hair, the other grabbing the denim jacket she wore. She snatched her off the bed and slammed her, face first, into the wall. She yanked her back, leaving a splash of blood on the white paint, and slammed her again. Then she threw her. Across the room and out the door, an arc of blood slashing across Marrecs bed. Zach heard Casey hit the wall with a sickening thud.
Sara was about to go after her when Miki and Angelina, not Pack and not knowing better, jumped in front of her.
Hey! Hey! Miki pushed her friend back. Sara, NO!
Sara halted in her tracks. She looked at her friends as if debating whether to tear their throats out or not. Instead she took a deep breath and looked over their heads to Zach. He shifted his eyes to the rest of the Pack females and, to his growing pride, Sara picked up on it immediately. Her head snapped around and she nailed the four other women with one look. What are you bitches looking at? She snarled.
Zach watched them all look at the floor, the door, the ceiling. They looked at everything but Sara. He bit back a smile and thought about mounting her right there in front of everybody.
Thats when Miki grabbed Saras jacket and dragged the woman from the room.Angelina following after them.
Once gone, Yates went over to see the damage on his woman. They all knew his time as Alpha Male was now over. And the man looked relieved.
Conall shook his head, Your woman is a major bitch.
Zach grinned, Isnt she, though?
***
Sara let Miki drag her out the hospital and around the back. Eventually stopping in the doctors parking lot, the forest behind them. She was letting her do it. Sara couldnt quite believe how strong she had gotten in just a few days.
Miki finally released her, What is going on with you?! She snapped.
Sara looked at her friends. Tired and worn from worry over Marrec, they wouldnt be up to hearing the truth. Hell, even Angelina was wearing sneakers and sweats. So what was Sara supposed to say? Apparently Im Pack now and I was exerting my dominance. You wouldnt understand. That would play well. These pushy, tiresome, sometimes psychotic women were her best friends. They had been there when no one else had. She didnt want to lose them, and she knew that if she told them the truth shed lose them forever. Wouldnt she?
Nothing. Im fine. Boy that was lame.
Angelina and Miki exchanged glances. Sara had a feeling whatever they were about to say to her was something that had already been discussed between the two of them. Angelina leaned back against an expensive car with MD plates and smiled. Miki and I were reminiscing last night. And I forgot how much my grandmother hated when I went over to your house. At the time, I just couldnt understand why because she liked you so much. So I asked her. And she said it was because your grandmother was lobo del diablo. Roughly translated, devil wolf. I just figured it was my grandmothers way of calling Lynette a bitch because of the Church Bake Sale Incident of 1984. But it wasnt that, was it?
Sara, staring down at her feet, shook her head. She just couldnt face her friends. Instead she studied her feet and marveled at how big they were. She wondered what they would look like furry.
Youve gotten really strong. Miki noted, You threw that blond chick around the hospital room like a rag doll. Which, by the way, was so many levels of cool.
And that growling thing youve been doing lately, from Angelina.
And the snarling, Miki continued.
Bottom line is, Angelina finished, Maybe theyre not werewolves. But theyre not quite human, are they? The women locked eyes. And neither are you?
Sara scratched the back of her neck and looked down at her feet again, I uh
Why dont you just tell her? Tell her what you are.
