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trying to stop herself from speaking. “I can’t believe
that I’m even thinking of telling you this. I’m breaking all our rules.”
    “What rules? Damn it Zoey, you’re not making any
sense. Just tell me already,” London bellowed.
    “I’m a werewolf,” Zoey’s voice choked out. “Well I’m
really a shifter.”
    Zoey put her hand to her mouth as though trying to
keep from saying another word. Her eyes had narrowed and tears formed in them. She
looked like she was in pain.
    Did she just say what I think she
said? London sat
there staring at her best friend. She didn’t know how to respond. Her
grandmother, Me-Len, told her that she was a witch and that there were werewolves
and vampires in the world, but her grandmother was crazy. Everyone in town
thought she was crazy. They said she was a crazy witch. Now Zoey believed that
she was a werewolf. London couldn’t believe she was even considering this
without busting out laughing.
    Zoey frowned as she waited for London to respond.
“Say something, London,” she whispered, her hands shaking.
    “Well, if you are a werewolf then why don’t you just
kick their ass? I mean, werewolves are supposed to have more strength than
humans. So, why don’t you pound them into next week? That’s what all the movies
say anyway.”
    Zoey cringed and looked toward her bed.
    “I’m not as strong as they are. She-Penny-is an
Alpha female and I’m just a plain Jane who is scared of her own shadow.” Tears
fell as Zoey rested her head in her hands. “I can’t even be a good shifter. I
don’t know how to fight. Even my wolf gets mad at me.”
    Getting up and walking over to Zoey, London placed
her hands on her shoulders to comfort her. It broke her heart to see her friend
cry. “Hey…hey…you look at me Zoey Malone. You are not a plain Jane. You are the
strongest sweetest person I know. You have strength that nobody knows about,
including you apparently, and I promise when I’m done, you will be the
strongest Alpha there is, whatever an Alpha is. Do you hear me?” Zoey kept her
head in her hands as she nodded.
    “Not fucking good enough! I said, do you hear me?”
she yelled at her.  London watched as Zoey shuddered from her yell, but she
still didn’t move and London knew she would have to get rough if she were going
to get her to react. Reaching down, she grabbed Zoey up then slammed her
against the wall. Pictures fell on the ground as Zoey’s body hit the wall hard.
    “What…damn it, London, what the fuck is wrong with
you?”
    Getting in her face, London snarled her words, “Did
you hear me when I said that I would make you the best fucking Alpha there is? 
I’m not fucking playing with you and if you want my help then the pity party
you’re having has to stop now and that means you stop the crying and get off
your ass, so together we can start training.” Zoey nodded but she still didn’t
look London in the eye.
    “Lesson number one,” Zoey looked up at London, “You
always look them in the eye. Always! You never look away first. It bothers them
when they can’t get you to look away first.”
    Zoey nodded and stared back at her in stunned
fascination. “Are you sure you’re not a werewolf because you sure act like
one.”
    “No. I’m a bitch, but everyone should do that. Now
we’re going back to the gym.”
    “Umm…London, it’s past ten now.”
    “So what? We can start with lesson number two.”
    London didn’t want to start this off with a lie. 
Zoey was making up stuff and that would have to stop, but first she needed to
get her started and then she would address the werewolf shit.

 
    Chapter 3
     
    Ryder Malone sat at the Council table trying to
listen to Frankie Weeber talk about expanding his business. He needed a
construction permit to enlarge his bakery and the Council needed to agree to
it. Anything built or anyone wanting to move to Alpha City had to be agreed on
by the Council, and Ryder was one of them. That’s what made