Fifty two- Signed In My Name

Fifty two- Signed In My Name
Aria’s POV.

I strolled in at exactly 8am the next day and I already knew the day was going to be a horrible one for me.

Lev is beyond pissed at me. Elara would barely look my way if Lev isn’t and something has been up with Lyra but she wouldn’t say. Kael is totally out of the question, leaving me all by myself for the day, on a field training day for that matter…how fun.

The whole drama with Drax has been playing in my head over and over since yesterday and I don’t know what to do about it anymore. I even freaking dreamt about it all over and then woke up with my panties soaked…. how embarrassing. I don’t know if this is their way of messing with it but it is working so well I can’t have it. Yesterday cannot repeat itself, I am not some toy to either of them. Drax might mean well but it doesn’t change the fact that I am just a mate he is naturally made to be attracted to and his human doesn’t even want. I am not some cheap toy and they have to know that…until they both agree on what they want I must be Kael’s tutor and nothing more.

“Where are all your protectors today?” Tasha sneered as she catwalked towards me, clicking her heels loudly across the ground.

“I don’t know what you are talking about Tasha and to be honest I don’t care” I dismissed attempting to walk past her but she stepped in front of me stopping me.

“You would know soon. You made the Principal give Marissa, Kendra, and me weekend duties, do you have the faintest idea how that was for us?”

I didn’t attempt saying it and it didn’t seem like she was going to let me anyway, “Oops sorry, I almost forgot, you live in the slums of course you know what dirt is like” She rolled her eyes laughing with herself like she had just cracked a very funny joke. Typical.

“Look Tasha you can say whatever it is you want to say but please just let me pass”

“You must really be high on something to think I am just going to let you walk away after what you did with the principal. You made us look so bad in front of her”

“I didn’t do anything. It was all your girls’ fault, if you three had let me be that day none of that would have happened so please go find someone else to disturb” I shot back tired of staying silent. She is here alone, if it comes down to it I will take her on.

“Oh, really that’s what you have to say” She snarled, pushing me back so hard I almost lost my balance.

“It is what it is, Tasha” I continued not backing down, Lev, Lyra, and even Elara won’t have my back forever. The earlier I start fighting for myself the better for us all. I can’t keep being a burden.

“Seems you are starting to grow wings and I would cut them off for you” She was about to launch towards me but the sudden noise from the hallways stopped her as we both tried to see what the issue was.

There was a crowd of students heading our way and fuming Marissa led them, confirming the fact that I am indeed screwed today.

Tasha smirked as she watched them, “ Thank goodness I haven’t touched you. Marissa likes her meal fresh”

I gulped slowly, backing away as they drew near my eyes, noticing the paper that was now crumbled in her hands. Could the content of the paper be the reason for all of this? I don’t remember writing anything that would offend her.

The crowd stopped a few meters behind her while she continued to make her way towards me, the anger and hatred in her eyes growing. The sensible part of me knew this wasn’t what I meant by fighting for myself but the defiant side of me wanted to stay and see what all of these were about and sadly that side won…

“You bitch” She spat, her hands landing hard across my cheeks without any warning. I lost my stance as my eyes suddenly began spinning, everything a blur…. This is what I get for being starved for doing absolutely nothing.

The crowd went wild as she landed another slap on my other cheek which finally did the work, I fell on my knees and hands tears falling from my eyes as I struggled to fight the darkness that wanted to creep in. I guess not having a proper meal since Lev and I’s fight seems to be a bigger problem than I expected now.

“Get up and fucking fight me, isn’t that what you want? What you signed up for” She spat getting me confused. What did I sign up for? What is she talking about?

“I didn’t…sign…up for anything” I managed to say blinking my eyes continuously hoping to stop the spinning but it only felt like it was worsening.

Her heels collided with my bruised ribs sucking the air out of me as the whole crowd cheered her on, “Fucking liar” She spat.

What sort of people are these? Don’t they have even the littlest bit of sympathy or am I that bad to deserve one? The authorities definitely have to be in a meeting discussing Monday’s howl games or else this wouldn’t be happening.

I held my ribs trying my best to suck in my pain and I spoke, “ I am not lying about anything”

All three of them snickered and then I was grabbed by the hair by Tasha forcing me to look up at everyone with my now tear-filled face, “ Then care to explain this?” Marissa shoved the crumpled paper in her hands in my face making sure I could read the words written on it without having to touch it.

My breath caught in my throat as I read the paper, it was the Howl Games sign-up form the principal always hangs up the week before the games for those who are interested in fighting with anyone, and there my name was….sitting prettily as number one challenger to Marissa Jones, this cannot be happening.

“I…I” Words wouldn’t make their way out no matter how much I tried, how do I make someone like Marissa believe I wasn’t the one who did that and someone is setting me up just to spite me. Why in the moon goddess’ name will I challenge Gamma's daughter to a fight during the Howl Games? I can’t even think of it when I am drunk.

“Cats got your tongue now, Aria” She spat shoving the paper into my mouth trying to get me to swallow it but my reflexes were fast enough to spit it out before it could go down.

“I didn’t do it, I swear” I cried wishing Isla would do her thing now but as usual my wolf only shows when she feels like it, and considering she was around a lot today I doubt I would be hearing from her today.

“Oh really, you want me to believe someone set you up to fight me? Seems you do have a lot of people who hate you” She laughed darkly.

Who would do this? What have I done wrong to anyone to be set up this way? Everyone knows I never partake in the howl games even when other medical specialists fight from time to time I never did, never even thought about it.

“Whatever rubbish you are saying is all your business because this is a big insult to me as the Gamma heir and you are going to pay for it. You know the rules, anyone who challenges any of the three heirs has to go through it no matter what so the only thing that may save you now is death” She snarled spitting on me before turning back to face a very excited crowd, fucking bastards.

"You'd better be ready, Omega because I am going to tear you limb from limb” She swore before storming away taking her cows with her leaving me in pain and a sure death ahead of me.