Over thest three or so weeks I have made myself familiar enough with the ce that navigating isn’t a problem. It’s as <b>f </b>furn down the wing that holds alpha’s office, plus numerous rooms I have never asked about, that I suddenly find myself forming tail, running out of the hall back into themon room.
My phone rings for another iing message and I know I’m in for something bad. I have never had this strong of <b>a </b>reaction to the other alphas that I met on my other two runs but then again I interacted mostly with their beta and delta. Only the ones causing problems got called to the alpha’s office, simr to the principal’s office while in school.
“Are you okay, Jamie?”
Dr. Pierce’s voice alerts me to her presence before I lift my head to see her.
“Yes ma’am. I’m just heading to a meeting with Alpha ck.”
I try to sound confident in my statement but know that I have failed miserably.
She nods her head without moving from her position in front of the stairs. I take another deep breath and force myself down the hall, knocking lightly on alpha’s slightly open door.
“Come in.” He calls out.
His voice is firm and serious yet sounds tired for it only being 3pm.
I hesitate to enter, taking several slow cleansing breaths, trying to steal my nerves for mying punishment. I creep the door open and step inside.
“You wanted to see me, sir?”
“Jamison, yes sir. Grab the ‘Do Not Disturb‘ sign, hang it on the other side, then shut and lock the door. Take your shoes off and leave them with mine beside the door. There’s several things we need to talk about starting with your breaking ofmand.”
I lean my head against the door as I quietly close and lock it. While part of me screams to leave it unlocked another part of me is repeating the mantra that he’s not alpha Redmen.
My hand shakes as I push myself from the door. I can feel my heart in my throat, my panic welling up inside me causing me to gag and choke on my own saliva. I have never felt the need to break a directmand during a run and I have no idea if it’s a punishable offense or not. Just because the moon goddess doesn’t punish you for breaking a directmand
doesn’t mean the alpha won’t. Alpha Redmen has made a point to enforce that quite brutally.
I stay at the door longer than I should after it’s closed, utilizing the deep breathing exercises the councilor at White Moon
taught me.
“Jamie?” Alpha calls to me. His voice has softened slightly from when I first came in, he sounds almost concerned that I’m
still at the door.
“I need you toe take a seat.” His voice has hardened again sending a shiver down my spine.
I push myself from the door and walk slowly to his desk. I take the chair in front of the desk and push it back making room for me to stand in front of the alpha with my gaze cast downward.
“This would be a lot easier on you if you take a seat.” Alpha’s voice is hard andmanding<b>, </b><b>forcing </b>me to step back,
“Nothing will make this any easier.” I whisper just loud enough for him to hear.
“What makes you believe that?” I can hear him shuffling the papers he’s working on off the desk, clearing the center.
“Getting punished for doing nothing wrong is always difficult.” I struggle to get out past the lump in my throat.
“Obviously you’ve done something wrong or you wouldn’t be here would you?”
Somehow he’s starting to take on the very callous and mocking tone that Alpha Redmen uses to amp up my anxiety before he forces me to submit across his desk.
“You don’t consider breakingmand after a brawl urred doing something wrong?”
“Not when lives were at stake, alpha.” I keep my head bowed and my voice monotone as I answer in the hopes that he’ll
reconsider.
“Why didn’t you call me?”
“I had Mica call you on my phone several times while I was in the link with him.”
“Why didn’t YOU call me?” He interrupts me while emphasizing ‘you‘ this time.
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