Chapter 32


    ‘Magnus, nice of you to join the ss. Just because you are the future Alpha does not mean you get


    special privileges. Now take your seat before you get yourself detention,’


    I growl under my breath, ‘Yes Mr. Thomson, and plonk my books onto the table and take my seat next


    to Nina.


    Nina stiffens in surprise as I sit beside her. She looks at me and is trying to contain a smile. I try to tune


    her presence out and tune into Mr. Thompson. He talks about different types of soil which alle low in


    nutrients and which are high in nutrients. Nina’s pen flicks back and forth as she listens to Mr.


    Thomson. Her hands are small and dainty and her nails have been freshly manicured and painted with


    a very light subtle pink. Her long brown hair drape down her arms. I watch as she tucks her hair behind


    her ear, revealing a gold earring and exposing her nape. My eyes focus on the nape of her neck. I feel


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    my heart racing. It pounds faster and faster. I break out into a sweat as I feel my heartbeat pounding


    erratically through my chest.


    ‘Magnus… Magnus!’ Mr. Thomson yells. I fall off my chair. Everyone isughing. I re at the ss


    and they fall silent. ‘For the second time Magnus. Take. Your. Seat.’


    Nina gives me a look, but I grab my chair and take my seat, continuing to ignore her.


    ‘Now, as I was saying, the student you are all sitting next to will be yourb partners for the rest of the


    term.’


    ‘What!’ I say, mming my fist on the table. It breaks in half. My books fall down with Nina’s and all


    eyes are on me.


    ‘I’m not partnering with Nina for the rest of the term!’


    Nina raises her hand. ‘Mr. Thomson, I have to agree with Magnus, ‘d rather beb partners with the


    ssroom guinea pig in the cage over there, at least its I. Q would be higher than Magnus’s,’ she says.


    The room roars withughter.


    ‘Quiet, quiet everyone,’ Mr. Thomson shouts, the room bes quiet minus the low giggles everyone


    tries to hold in. ‘Now Magnus, you have detention for beingte and for not paying attention and the


    destruction of school property.’


    But..,’ I try to argue back. Ninaughs and I re at her.


    ‘As for you, Nina, you will beb partners with Magnus whether or not you like it, and you will also join


    him in detention today after school!


    ‘What! Mr. Thomson, that’s not fair,’


    ‘As is life, Nina,’ he growls.


    Nina and I sit back in our seats with our arms crossed and backs facing each other since we no longer


    have a table to face and we are both struggling to hold our tongues to not get into further trouble.


    The bell goes, everyone leaves as Nina and I squat down to collect our books. Of course, the books


    mixed up when they fell. As we collect our books, we go to grab the same book and I end up grabbing


    her hand instead. We pause and look at our hands. Her hand feels so soft and warm. We look up at


    each other for a split second and I quickly let go of her hand as if it burnt me. Grabbing myst two


    books, 1 storm off to myst ss for the day


    May and ire have already arrived in the English ss before me. They sit on the opposite side of


    the room to each other, thank goodness. The only problem now is that are both patting the seat next to


    them for me to sit beside them.


    Flint and Zak snigger in the back, wondering who I will choose to sit next to. Well, since I’m going on a


    date with ire, I should probably get to know her better than I do and it will help take my mind off Nina


    and what had just transpired in ss with her.


    May frowns as I take my seat next to ire and I see Zak pouts as he hands five dors over to Flint.


    They had ced a bet as to who I chose


    ire clings onto my arm the same way May would


    ‘I can’t wait until the party this Saturday.’


    ‘Yeah, um me neither,


    ‘So, what do you n on wearing?’ she asks.


    ‘Er, clothes..?’


    ‘Of course, you will wear clothes, dummy. What style of clothes?’


    ‘a shirt and jeans I guess…’


    You know what? I’m free after school tomorrow. Maybe I coulde over and help you pick something


    out?’


    I feel hesitant about having her over at my ce. Do I even want her over? My mind shes back to the


    touch of Nina’s hand and I realise one of my many questions has been answered. Yes, her skin is just


    as smooth as it looks.


    ‘So, what do you say, Magnus?’


    ‘Huh?’


    ‘About meing over after school tomorrow unless you want me toe over today. I can cancel my


    shopping spree at the mall in the city with my girlfriends.’


    ‘Can’t today. I have detention after school with Nina,’


    The pencil in her hand snaps in half, ‘Detention, and with Nina?’


    ‘Yup, I know. It’s like the Moon Goddess wants to punish me. I do not know why, though.’


    ‘Well, I feel for you Boo-boo. It would be a curse to spend time with that freak. I wille over


    tomorrow after school then,’


    I shuttered when she called me Boo-boo and felt anger build up inside when she referred 10 Nina as a


    freak. I shouldn’t care. Why do I care? It made me angry when May had called her a freak earlier in the


    cafeteria as well.


    ire caresses her fingers across my lower arm as we listen to Mrs. Lofts discussing our uing


    essay assignment. ire’s caresses are making me cringe. She may as well run her nails across the


    chalkboard, as it would give me the same effect. I take her, hand and hold it, so she stops touching my


    arm. She grins and looks over at May, who is mentally throwing daggers at me. Her skin isn’t as


    smooth andcks the warmth I felt with Nina’s. In fact, her hands are quite mmy.


    ‘Now open your textbooks to page 139 and answer the questions in your notebooks.’


    I’ve never been so happy with Mrs. Lofts giving me work to do. Happily releasing ire’s hand, I grab


    my pen and write my answers, I purposely answer them slowly until the bell rings as an excuse to not


    have to hold her hand again.


    The bell goes, I’m happy to run home and get away from everyone, especially May and ire. Then I


    remember I have dreaded detention


    Returning to my locker, 1 pack my books away on the shelf and take my school bag Josie runs up to


    me with her backpack.


    “Ready to go home, brother?’ she smiles.


    Nope, I have detention, with Nina,’


    Magnus! This is your chance!’ she squeals.


    ‘Chance for what?


    ‘Um, to get on your knees and beg the hottie for forgiveness for being such a dumbass all these years.


    Josie! Not going to happen’


    But why not? I never understood why you would cut your best friend off like that. You two were so close


    and did everything together


    “You wouldn’t understand Josie, you’re not the one who is going to be an Alpha one day. I need to be


    respected, notughed at


    I’m your little sister, daughter of an Alpha which means my mate will probably be an Alpha from a


    different pack, so yeah I get you to need to be respected just as i do as a potential Luna but I do not


    know what that has to do with Nina?’


    Just forget it, okay, I’m going to bete for detention. I’ll see you at home for dinner’


    Flint walks up to us as I’m about to walk away Josie wraps her arms around Flint and sobs into his


    chest Just great After everything else going on, now Josie is upset at me