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“What the hell do you think you’re doing? Why would you
barge into my room like that and why did you scream like that?
Do you want to call the attention of people to this place?” Steve
yelled at Megan, who didn’t even care about what he was
saying.
He then turned to Veronica to see if the noise had woken her up
but she was still lying motionless on the bed.
“I should be you
eone asking you whink you’re doing,
bringing a female into your house.” Megan snapped at him.
“I don’t think me bringing anybody into my house at any point
in time is any of your business, Megan.” He replied harshly and
she hissed.
“Who is she? She doesn’t look familiar and I don’t think I have
seen her anywhere in this pack before now. So, who is she?”
Megan asked again, not caring what he had just said, raising her
voice this time.
“Shhhhhh! Can you stop yelling?” He moved close and tried to
shush her, and looked over at Veronica once again.
“Don’t tell me what to do or not to do! I asked you a simple
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question. Who the hell is she?” She asked him again but he
refused to answer.
“It will be better for you if you start talking right now, else, I’m
going to head to the Alpha’s Palace to report this. I’m very sure
you wouldn’t want that.” She threatened him.
“You wouldn’t dare!” He whispered coldly.
“Really? You think so?” She asked but he was indifferent about
it, not paying her any mind.
Seeing that he was unperturbed about what she was saying, she
said, “Just watch me as I go to report you to the Alpha.”
She then turned and began to head towards the door, but Steve
caught her by the arm and said into her ear, “You’ll do no such
thing!”
“Let go!” She yelled as she began to struggle to escape but instead
of letting her go, he tightened his grip on her arm so that she
would be unable to leave.
He then dragged her to the living room.
“Listen to me carefully. Listen and listen well, you don’t know
her from anywhere, I also do not really know her too because
she is not a member of this pack. I only found her in the forest,
in dire need of help and I helped a stranger in need of help.
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That’s all. No more, no less.” He said to her and she remained
quiet.
After explaining and seeing her calmness, he finally eased his
grip on her arm, letting her go.
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As soon as he let her go, she began another round of bickering,
“Why would you even bring a stranger to the pack when you
know the rules, for crying out loud?” She asked him,.
“What was I supposed to do? Leave her to die there?” He snapped
at her and she swallowed hard because she knew it would be
insensitive of him to ignore someone who needed his help.
“But you know how risky this is, right? If anyone, especially
your father, finds out about this, you know he will-” She tried to
state an obvious fact but he wasn’t ready to listen.
“You think I’ve not thought about that? I know what he is
capable of doing, I don’t need you to remind me, please.” He
instantly interrupted her.
“Besides, how will he find out if no one tells him? Well, except if
you would be the snitch.” He said again, and she glared at him.
“And if after all I have said, you still feel the need to go and
report to the Alpha, then, you’re free to go. But just a little
reminder, that the moment you do that, the friendship tie
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between you and I is severed.” He said with a very serious look
on his face, so Megan knew he wasn’t joking with his words at
all.
Hearing these words from Steve made Megan shocked beyond
words, because prior to that, she had never seen him act like
that, which was one of the reasons he didn’t really have so many
friends and she was one of his few friends.
“Are you threatening me now?” She asked, as she found her
voice after her initial shock.
“If you see it as a threat, then that is on you and I don’t know
what else to say. But, I’m not threatening you, I’m just telling you
the reality.” He replied and she sighed.
After a moment of complete silence, Megan broke the silence
when she asked, “So, where and how did you find her?”
“I found her when I was out hunting, she was injured and crying
for help.” He answered.
“But wait,” she suddenly paused, “Why is she not awake yet? I
mean, with all the noise we’ve been making and she’s right
there. I feel like she should have woken up by now. Don’t you
think so?” She voiced out her concerns but Steve looked away.
She suddenly gasped in fear and shock, “Is she DEAD? You didn’t
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kill her while hunting, did you?” She asked, covering her mouth
with her hands.
“What?! No!” Steve exclaimed. “Why would you even say such a
thing, Megan?”
“I don’t know.” She shrugged. “You can’t blame me, can you? Just
look, she’s just there, not moving, not saying anything and not
opening her eyes. She looks dead, if you ask me.” She said.
“No one is asking you, Megan. And stop saying nonsense.” He
replied, glaring at her.
“She is not dead, she is just not completely conscious at the
moment. She passed out on the way here.” He said again, unsure
of the right words to say.
“So, what do you plan to do with her?” She asked him but he
couldn’t give a response.
“Wait, don’t tell me you brought her here without knowing
what to do with her.” She said in shock. “You’re really
unbelievable.”
“Calm down. I have something on my mind.” He replied.
“Which is?” She asked, with raised eyebrows.
“I was hoping to keep her here till she gets better and I’ll maybe
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speak to the Alpha if he will be able to accept her into this pack.”
He answered.
“What? Are you crazy?” She said, screaming and Steve glared at
her, after which they both peeped to see if Veronica was alerted
by Megan’s voice. “Do you think it’s that easy?” She asked,
whispering.
“I know it’s not but I’m willing to try.” He answered.
“Where is her pack by the way? Why can’t she go there? What was she doing in the forest? These are questions you should have asked before bringing her here.” Megan complained but
Steve didn’t answer her, so she sensed that he knew something.
“Steve? Why did you bring her here instead of taking her to her
pack?” Shs questioned him.
“I don’t know.” He answered, shrugging.
“Don’t lie to me, Steve. Where is her pack and why did you bring
her here?” She kept pressing for answers until he gave in.
“She was banished, Megan! Happy now?” He finally answered,
with a very low voice, while Megan stood with her jaw dropped
as she watched him as he walked away from her.
“Oh my, I didn’t know.” She muttered, following Steve.
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“Well, now you know. And please don’t mention it to her or anyone else because it’s like her little secret.” He told her and she
nodded as she gestured a zipped lip with her hand.
“But she doesn’t even look like any of us, Steve. Don’t you think
she’ll be easily spotted if she goes out? Do you even know her
name?” She asked and Steve sighed.
“Well, her name is Veronica, and she doesn’t even have to go out.
She can always stay indoors.” He replied, shrugging.
“Hmmmm! But until when? You can’t keep her locked in all day,
forever.” She stated.
“Whoa, calm down. It’s just up until I’m able to find a way out.”
He answered and she nodded and said ‘okay‘.
After talking for a little while more, they both went back into
the room to check on Veronica. Her temperature was now
better than the previous night, but she wasn’t waking up.
Steve kept staring at her and Megan knew he had something to
say.
“Out with it.” She said, startling him.
“What?” He asked, a bit confused.
“I know you have something bothering you. So, out with it.” She
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said again.
“What do I do about her shoulder and ankle?” He asked Megan.
“What is wrong with her shoulder?” She asked him.
“Dislocation, I think, but I’m not sure if I’m right though. She
mentioned to me that her shoulder was not in the right state and
it was hurting.” He told her.
“Oh, and her ankle? Is it dislocated too?” She inquired.
“I think so. She fell and it began to swell, making it hard for her
to walk. I carried her all the way here.” He replied. “So, what do
you think I can do?” He asked, but she shrugged in response.
“Come on! You’re not helping matters here, Megan.” He
complained.
“I can’t take her to the hospital, that would be a disaster. I can’t
bring a doctor here either,” He said. “So you’re the only one who
can help me. You need to help me, Megan.” He added and
immediately, Megan’s demeanour changed.
“Help you? How?” She asked him.
“I’m not sure, but…” He suddenly paused and snapped his fingers
as he remembered something.
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“Your friend, Celia. She is a nurse at the pack hospital, right?” He
began and knowing what he was about to say, she began to
shake her head in disagreement.
“No, Steve. I don’t think I want to be a party to this. You know
how dangerous this is, especially if the Alpha finds out.” She said
to him. “If my dad finds it out too, I would get into so much
trouble.” She added.
“They’re not going to find out. Or do you plan to tell your dad
about this?” Steve asked her.
“Of course not! He’ll kill me.” She yelled at him.
“Can you just speak quietly and stop yelling!” He said, rolling his
eyes at her.
“I think we can ask your friend for help.” He said to her. “She
doesn’t have to come here, all she needs to do is to tell us what to
do.”
“And how do we do that?” She asked him.
“You can pretend to have a dislocated shoulder and ankle. I’ll go
with you to the hospital. We’ll ask all necessary questions and
get all that is needed so we will help her here.” He explained and
after thinking about it, she nodded and agreed to help Steve, her
friend.
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While they were still deliberating on what to do next, Veronica
suddenly sneezed loudly and both of them almost jumped out of
their skin.
