AZARIAH THE UGLY QUEEN OF THE PACK

Azariah's pov The next two days went by fast. To fast if you ask me. On Tuesday we had our last day of medical training here at Moonwalker pack, Wednesday both Micah and I train for our upcoming roles as Alpha and Beta. Basically what that means for me, is an entire day of lectures from my father. Good times. So before I know it, the dreaded first day at the Snowmoon pack medical facility is here. Somehow I managed to get up early enough to look presentable. Meaning my hair is not in a ponytail. I took the time to tame the frizz and made my curls look sleek. I normally don't do makeup, except a little lip gloss and mascara, and that's not changing today. I check the time, still doing good, and head into my closet. I plan to be ready for when Micah gets here. I need to show him I'm committed, and not to an asylum, to this new training because as his future second in command, he needs to know I take these things seriously. According to one of the lectures I received yesterday. I've always taken my position seriously, I just don't see why I need to get up at the crack of stupid to prove it. I somehow, by the grace of the Goddess, make it outside before Micah pulls up. I lean against the house and attempt to look bored so he thinks I've been here way longer than the thirty seconds I was before he pulled up. He tried to mask his surprised expression quickly as I walk to the passenger's side door. And failed. As I open the door, I can't help myself from taking a dig at him. "Oh Micah, I knew you loved me. You picked me up before Priya!!" He shakes his head in mock annoyance, as I climb in. I know he finds me funny, he just won't admit it. As promised there's coffee and donuts. Not that I doubted he would keep his word, I'm just a bit surprised that he brought an entire box of donuts. I look at him, then the donuts, then back at him. Asking a silent question. Micah chuckles, then in what he thinks is a serious tone, turns to me and says " I've known you long enough to know that you're a much nicer person when you're all sugared up. Consider it an act of compassion towards the other students who will be subjected to you today." Without acknowledging his stupid comment, I select the first, of several, I'm going to eat. Just as I stuff a huge bite in my mouth, the jerk face decides to compliment me. "You look nice today by the way." Still, with a mouthful of donut I reply " Are you saying that I normally don't?" " That's entrapment and I refuse to answer." He outright laughs at me. I turn to look at him as I reach for my coffee. Micah looks pretty good too. Although if I'm being honest, he always does. There's a reason, besides being the next in line for Alpha, that the females all drool over him. He has thick, long, chocolate brown hair, the kind that most women would kill for, it's shaved around the back and sides and he normally wears it back in a ponytail. His eyes are a rich chocolate brown as well, framed by thick eyelashes. His eyebrows are thick without being bushy, and he sports a five o'clock shadow that completes his dark and dangerous look. He stands at 6'4 and is muscular, but what Alpha blooded offspring wasn't? So ya, he looked good too, but I wasn't about to say so. His ego didn't need the boost. After swallowing my mouthful of coffee I smiled at him. " Well, I didn't want to embarrass you in front of everyone." That was Priya's job after all. I don't dare say that last part out loud though. Over the years, that she-wolf has done some pretty cringe-worthy things to get Micah's attention. And of course, while doing so, has caused a ton of embarrassment for him. The top of the long list has to be the time she went into our local pharmacy, selected several boxes of condoms and went up to the pharmacist, and asked which ones would be best for her and Micah to use. Needless to say, word got around town pretty damn fast, and the next thing Micah knew, his dad was having "the talk" with him. The talk for wolves was much different than the talk for humans, I assure you. Most of us wait until we select who we want to be our mate, to have sex. Otherwise, we run the risk of leading them on. Selecting your mate is a huge deal because once you mate and mark them, there's no going back. As in, cannot be undone. The marking binds your wolves and once done, our furry side will never accept anyone else. There's an old wives tale our parents like to tell to scare us. They say that if you spend too much time with someone without mating your wolf will eventually make the decision for you and do something called "imprint" on them. Once the wolf imprints, that person is yours rather you like it or not, or so the story goes. Nobody has ever heard of this happening, so I can't understand why the need to tell such lies. Oh wait, to scare us out of unmated sex, that's why. We arrived with time to spare, and it was kinda nice not to be the last ones entering the classroom. We were however still met with everyone's curious eyes. What else is new? Each pack selected five students to come to this special training, which was another sore spot for me. Like gee, thanks for the honor. Not. From our pack, there was myself, Micah, Priya, this shy girl who was super smart, Amber, and a guy who was a year younger than us, Erik. All except Amber were here. The class was almost filled up when she came in. When I say she's shy, I mean like so shy she barely even lifts her head to meet anyone's eyes. She always dresses very modestly and plainly, as if she doesn't want to draw any attention at all to herself. She dared to look up and glance around for an empty chair, I waved at her and pointed at the spot next to me. If I was uncomfortable being here I could just imagine how she must feel. As she started to make her way towards us, a she-wolf from another pack took it upon herself to try to give the entire room a big laugh. Amber was walking past the girl, and said girl loudly snorts and says "Nice outfit. Mind telling me where you shop? I need to get my grandma a birthday present". Just as some of the immature idiots start laughing, I jump up so fast that my chair goes flying behind me and hit the wall with enough force that the entire class shuts up and looks back at me. "The fuck did you just say" I speak with enough venom that the bitches eyes go wide. " Are we in high school here bitch?" The girl whose name I don't know, or care to know, stands up and decides she did in fact put on her big girl panties today and faces off against me. I immediately take a few steps towards her, putting myself between her and Amber. She matches my move and gets right in my face. "You got a problem, or are you looking for one?" she says while trying to look tough. Sorry Micah, looks like I'm going to embarrass you today after all. I laugh right in her face, considering the level of training I've undergone in the fighting department, the laugh is very warranted. " You think you're going to be a problem for me? Damn, you must have been dropped on your head as a child." Before she can even reply, Micah's voice rings out loudly, "Beta Winters, she is not worth your time or effort. Please come back and sit down, we're here to learn to treat injuries, not cause them. " He then turns in her direction and gives her his famous polite smile, " As for you, I'd watch who you challenge in the future, next time I won't interfere. " Micah's use of the term "Beta" gets the reaction he was going for. Everyone was looking at me with wide eyes and open mouths. As I said, I was going to be the first-ever female Beta, and while these were just rumors to the other packs before, he just confirmed its truth. Even though I wasn't Beta yet, it was a title Micah used to show respect toward me. And probably also to warn others about picking a fight. Wise move. I stood there for a few more seconds, slowly looking at her from top to bottom, then back up. I smiled at her then turned my back, signaling I took her as no threat and made my way back to my seat. Before I sat down, I needed to let her know something, "If you ever speak to one of my pack members like that again, I promise yours won't be able to recognize you." A man who I didn't notice yet, walked over to her, " Trish, do you mind telling me what this is all about?" The bitch, or apparently Trish, bows her head, "Sorry Alpha Zane, it's just a misunderstanding." He looks over at me, raises an eyebrow, asking if this is true. Well shit. Less than ten minutes here and I'm looking straight at the Snowmoon pack's newly appointed Alpha. We had all heard that his father, Alpha Joseph, had handed the position down to his 24yr old son very recently. Everyone was surprised as Zane hadn't taken a mate yet, and therefore the pack had no Luna. It was shocking, but not unheard of. "No misunderstanding Alpha, I meant what I said." Might as well own it, besides I'm not one to back down. He gives me a polite smile, then takes a seat. Double shit. He was in this class with us. Could my day get any worse? The rest of the day goes by surprisingly uneventful. And by that I mean boring. The teacher here, Mr. Mckae, goes over all the stuff we will be learning. He briefly talked about the different types of treatments we would be learning and so on. This definitely could have been summarized in an email. The class was let out early, and Micah and I made our way out to his truck. Just as I was about to get in I hear someone yell out to us. I'd like to say I was surprised when I turned around and saw it was none other than Alpha Zane, but that would be a lie. He walks up to us with a big smile and holds out his hand, "Hello, sorry we didn't get a proper introduction earlier. I'm Alpha Zane, a pleasure to meet you" " Micah Koyle, nice to meet you as well". Micah shakes his hand, then they both turn to look at me. Great, my turn. I shake his hand, "Azariah Winters". I don't bother to say nice to meet you, cause honestly, I'm not sure that it is. "So the rumors are true. You're the future Beta of the Moonwalker pack? " The way he's looking at me makes me a bit uncomfortable. It wasn't that it was creepy, or that he was blatantly eye fucking me or anything, there was just this weird glint in his eye. Micah must notice my unease as he answers for me. " Definitely true. And if I'm being honest, any Alpha would be lucky to have her." Zane continues to look at me and says " Lucky indeed. Anyways, I was wondering if you could please tell me what the problem was earlier Azariah?" "The problem is that I didn't enjoy high school the first time around, and I'm not enjoying it much now either. If your pack members are going to insult and try to humiliate mine, they're going to be met with my unfriendly side." I say as I put on the most insincere smile that I can. "My apologies. Trust me that it won't happen again. Enjoy your evening guys. " Micah makes some remarks about it being nice to meet him, but I'm not paying attention. I spot Amber getting into her car and I head that way so I can talk with her. As rough of a first day I've had, she's definitely had it worse. I catch her before she's able to start her car, " Hey Amber, you got a minute?" I holler through the window that's rolled up. She rolls down the window, not looking at me, and nods her head. "I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. Some people are just natural-born losers and do shit like that to try to look cool. You know you don't ever have to put up with someone speaking to you like that. " "It's okay, I'm used to it. I learned to ignore it a long time ago." Even though she says this I can hear the untruth in her words. Nobody ever gets used to being treated like that. "No it's not okay. And I won't ever tolerate anyone speaking to our pack members like that. And since I caused a nice big scene today, I think it would be best if you wait in the morning for us before you go in. " I wink at her as I say this. She gives a small nod of her head, then starts her car. When I get back to the truck Micah is already inside waiting for me. Thankfully the other one is long gone. "Before you even start, I'm sorry about this morning." Micah starts laughing and looks at me " LIAR"