My eyes fluttered open. I was lying on a small cot in a darkened room, and the thrum of silence surrounded me like a thick blanket. I sat up quickly, throwing off the light coverlet that someone had placed over me.
"Mornin', Sleepin' Beauty," drawled a feminine voice from a shadowy corner behind me. Startled, I leaped up, turning to face the source. A tall girl with copper curls tied into a tight ponytail winked at me, her athletic body slumped into a hard wooden chair. "Have a nice nap?" she grinned, her smile less threatening than the boy who'd knocked me out earlier. Then I remembered: The boy!
"What happened to that guy?" I asked hurriedly.
"What guy?" she answered slowly, tilting her head. "Oh! You mean Ray, don't you?" My mouth twisted in thought. He had never mentioned his name. "Tall, curly brown hair, wears lots of black and a pair of big boots?" I nodded, and she laughed. "Don't worry about him, honey. He's our Beta, and likes putting all of our babies to the test."
"'Our'? 'Babies'?" I asked.
She shook her head, face suddenly serious. "You don't-? Never mind. Not now. Everything will be explained to you later."
"Why later?"
"I can't be the one who tells you."
Author's Note:
Updating my own manuscript takes a lot of time, because I don't get a lot of opportunities to just sit and write. Sorry for the delay!
~Janelle
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