Athena laughed at the image that Dana presented to her. She was glad that Dana was one of theirs.
“Alright, let’s get to school. Kids have a big day ahead of them. They need extra time and encouragement today. Some aren’t as excited about the fact they are headed to fourth grade as they should be.”
“They aren’t even excited about summer break? I remember loving the last day of school just because it meant summer break. Being able to play with my friends and the Alpha and elders taking us out into the forests to learn about our wolves and the stories of our ancestors.”
“Oh wow! That sounds amazing. I wonder if they have something like that here?”
“I don’t know. I never heard Draco talking about it. It might be something to ask him or his parents about. My father was a Native American, so most tribes that have shifters would do that.”
Athena looked over at Dana after getting into the car and started thinking. She wondered what Draco’s pack did to teach the children of the pack about their wolves and where they truly came from.
She sent Deidra and her mother-in-law a text asking them that very question. She wanted to be prepared for when their little one came along, and they had their father’s DNA to shift.
Once she got to the school, she set about getting her classroom ready. She’d just turned around when her door opened, and little Jimmy Spencer came running into the classroom.
“Mrs. Blackwood, Tommy is hurt real bad on the playground. I know we’re not supposed to be on the playground without an adult, but we wanted to swing really bad like and he fell…”
“Calm down, Jimmy. It’s going to be okay. Show me where you two were playing.”
Athena grabbed her phone quickly and ran after Jimmy. As much as she wanted to have a discussion about listening to adults with Jimmy, Tommy needed her help more.
She sent a quick text to Dana and walked as fast as she could to the playground. When she got there, her heart froze in horror at the sight before her.
Rob Maplewood stood there with a gun at little Tommy’s head. Her brother and Townie were off to the side with their own guns out, pointed in her direction. The young boy was crying out for his mom, snot running down his face.
“Townie? What the fuck, dude?”
Athena’s heart seized in that moment when she heard Dana’s voice behind her. Dana was outnumbered with these three.
“You seriously don’t get it do you, bitch? I’m going to the winning side. I’m done working for chump change and handouts. Boss was losing his edge because of this human slut. Then he took out my mate. He didn’t have to fucking kill her like he did.”
“Y-your mate? Who the fuck…wait, you’re saying Shades was your mate? Dude she was fucking pining for Draco since the minute she joined the damn unit. She only rode your dick to scratch an itch. Hell, she even fucked Tucker and Case.”
“She was still my fucking mate. Doesn’t mean we have to like each other, but she was still mine. He fucking knew that. He didn’t have to kill her.”
“She was going to attack Athena because she got outed about her plan to drug Draco. Are you fucking kidding me right now? Is that why you refused to go with Draco and the others today?”
Bang
Bang
Bang
Athena screamed as she covered Jimmy with her body as Townie fired his gun at Dana. Before she could react, she felt hands in her hair and her arms, pulling her from the little one.
When she looked to where Dana lay, she wasn’t moving. They killed Dana. In front of the kids. W…T…F…
Chapter
Thirty-Four
Athena couldn’t stopthe tears that fell down her face. She didn’t know where she was or what time of day it was.
They had placed a black hood over her head and dragged her to a vehicle, before shoving her into what she assumed was the trunk of the vehicle they had driven after they tied her hands and legs up. She was still in shock knowing that Townie had betrayed Draco and his friends.
She said a silent prayer for Dana, praying that she was okay and just pretending to be dead. Please let her be okay…please!”
When she felt the vehicle stop, she steeled herself for whatever was about to happen. She couldn’t see anything with the hood over her head, but she could hear everything around her.
