Chapter 52: Book Two- Her Alpha Savior- Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Josephine

Max, then makes his way back to me and I can’t help but put myself as close to the wall as I can because before today, he never looked my way or said two words to me other than a polite hello. But I think that is only because he is going to be Alpha one day and he makes it known that he is going to be a good alpha and that he likes to make sure his pack is going to be well taken care of and that if anyone has a problem, he wants them to come to him no matter what.

“Please stand-up Jo.”

When I stand up again, he looks me in the eye, and I have a hard time wanting to keep eye contact with him and I keep looking back and forth between him and the floor.

“Josie, are you going to tell me what’s going on or am I going to have to do some digging of my own to find out why you have red marks on your chin.”

Crap. Crap. I can’t tell him what happen, if I told Max what’s going on at home, it would make everything so much worse. I can’t tell anyone; Sarah is the only one that knows what happens at home and she promised she wouldn’t say anything, but if Max ends up using his Alpha voice on her she won’t have any choice but to tell him everything. I can’t tell him.

“Max, please. Don’t make me say it. I can’t tell you. I promise to one day tell you everything, but right now. Please don’t make me.”

He has this look of hurt in his eyes like he thinks I can’t trust him, and I know I can, I just also know that somehow it would get back to my parents and it would make everything so much worse for me. I already know they are going to find out what happen today with Tiffany.

He leans into me a little closer and takes a deep breath, I can feel his breath along my neck and I can’t help but angle my head so he can have better access, but I don’t know why I am doing this. My wolf is acting odd too, like she really likes what Max is doing, but she won’t say anything.

“Okay. But I just want to help you Jo, I really wish you would just tell me what’s going on. You know I can help you.”

I feel like he already knows what is going on, because he keeps everyone from picking on me or anyone else while we are here at school. Normally when my parents punish me the marks are in places that nobody can see. But this morning I guess my mom just didn’t think about it. And grabbed my chin a little too firmly this morning. I need to remember to wear long sleeve shirts or sweaters to keep the one on my arm hidden until the bruise goes away there too.

When I feel like Max is done with me, I manage to look up at him and when I look in his eyes, I see concern there and I know he is worried about me, but I don’t know why. So, I ask him the only thing I can think to do at this point.

“Can I go to class now Max?”

He takes one more deep breath and closes his eyes, then steps back and with a look of hurt in his eyes he looks at me.

“Yea, go ahead. I’ll see you around.”

And with that I quickly scurry down the hall to my class.

After a few classes and thankfully no interactions with Max or Tiffany, Sarah and I make our way to the lunchroom but knowing my luck it was only a matter of time before we run into Tiffany and Heather with their group of friends.

When we make it to the lunchroom and went to grab our lunch there was so much chatter and snickers, I was about to just turn around and leave but then as I turn to leave, I feel a hand reach out and grab my hair and yank me back.

“Oh, poor little Josie, where do you think you’re going?”

“Let me go Tiffany! I didn’t do anything to you!”

“That is where your wrong little girl, I heard what you were saying after Max sent me to class. You better stay away from him! He is MINE!”

But before I could get another word out, I was on the floor huddled up after being yanked to the floor by my hair and when I tried to stand, she put her foot right on top of my hand to try and break my fingers. I can hear Sarah above me yelling at Tiffany to leave me alone but she either doesn’t hear her or decides to just ignore her. But then I notice Heather tries to step in and block Sarah from getting to Tiffany and then They start fighting each other and I hope that Sarah beats the crap out of Heather. But in my position, I can’t see much. I’m too worried about Tiffany putting her stiletto through my hand.

Next thing I know Tiffany is halfway across the room and I hear Max yelling at her and Heather that he had already warned Tiffany about doing anything else to me. Then he looks to his Beta and tells him to take the girls to the dungeons for their punishment. And all I can think to myself is how my parents are going to punish me this time. I try to think of a ways that I can just sneak away, but before I can make it to my feet I feel someone reach down to help me up and I pray with all my might that it’s Sarah, but when I look to were her face should be all I see is a solid chest full of muscle, that’s when I realize it’s actually Max who helped me up.

“Thank you, you didn’t have to do that, I don’t deserve your kindness, I’m a worthless person who doesn’t…”

I stop myself before I can say too much. I can’t let him find out. He would have me banished if he or his father knew that I was hiding my wolf from everyone. So, all I can do is look to the floor and say thank you.

Before I can turn to leave, I hear him mumble a response about how I am far from worthless. But I don’t respond I just turn to leave and make my way out of the school and through the parking lot to make my way home. I just know it’s not going to be a pleasant evening. I’m just hoping my family will show me a little mercy tonight, I’m not sure how much more I can take of all this.