The One: The Keeper Saga by Thompson K.R

Author:Thompson, K.R.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magic Quill Press
Published: 2016-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Late Sunday night, Penny got a call from one of her friends at school. According to rumor, the school paper would be featuring a photo that the photographer had taken during cheerleading practice, showing the second that Tiffany had straightened her leg, causing Nikki to fall.

Normally, I wouldn’t be worried about anything that paper said, but being as the cheerleading captain had a reputation for getting even and bullying anyone who didn’t do what she wanted, I held an impromptu meeting with my pack in the few moments before school began and told them to watch out for Nikki throughout the day. Most of her classes had at least one of my brothers with her and they all readily agreed that she was pack and they’d be treating her as such.

When Nikki pulled her Wrangler into a parking place, I opened the door and waited for her to get out. Brian had ridden with her and the look on his face when he saw me wasn’t a pleasant one.

I’m not happy to see you either, I told him silently, hoping that Nikki hadn’t heard my thoughts.

Brian snorted and rolled his eyes. “Well, Nikki, the cavalry has arrived. I don’t think you have as much to worry about as you thought…or maybe you have more, I don’t know. Either way, I’ll see you in class.” He got out of the car and shut the door, hard, then headed into school without her.

Nikki looked over at me. “Hi. What’s up?”

I smiled. “Power in numbers. Everyone leaves us alone and now they’ll leave you alone too. You’re one of us. We would have protected Brian too, if he’d hung around,” I joked, holding out my hand for her.

“Yeah, I don’t see that happening—ever. I’ve never seen that look on his face before. He’s mad at you.” She took my hand and hopped out of the Jeep.

“I encroached on his territory. Or at least, he thinks I have. If you want to get technical about it, he’s on mine. It doesn’t matter though. He’ll get over it.” I shrugged.

Apparently, I’d said something wrong because her cheeks blushed red in an instant and she jerked her hand out of mine. “He is my friend—my best friend, actually. And I don’t like the way you’re treating him.”

“That’s not the way he thinks of you. He wants a lot more than just friendship,” I replied, my words sounding hard, even to my own ears.

“As if you can read his mind.” She glared at me, and then turned to jerk her books out of the car.

“I don’t have to. It’s obvious what he wants. He wants you—and not just as a friend.” I crossed my arms over my chest.

Erik cleared his throat behind us and we both turned and shouted, “What!” He flinched and took a cautious step back.

“Um, I hate to interrupt you. But in like two minutes, we’re all going to be late for class and then everyone’s going to notice us more than before.” He pointed to the empty steps, proving his point.

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