It was Sunday lunch time. Sebastian had been sitting his practical exams till then and was on a break. He was having lunch alone in the cafeteria. As he was eating, he sensed the presence of his football coach. He looked up and saw Coach Foster walking towards him.

Coach Foster said "Did you make a decision?"

Sebastian sighed "You gave me until tomorrow morning..."

Coach Foster was towering over Sebastian's seated form as he said "I am pushing the deadline forward... I need you to give me an answer today... The principal is abit busy tomorrow but he has alot of free time today to deal with you if I refer you to him for refusing my call up to the team..."

Sebastian looked up at Coach Foster  "I dont wish to join the football team... You know I dont... But you can force me to join by going to the principal... I do not understand why you insist on adding me to the squad when you know many others would jump at the chance to be included in your first team. Instead you are asking me to join even though I have zero interest in participating in any team sports especially American football..."

Coach Foster said "I have no reason not to include you in my squad... Big tournaments are taking place soon... You have the chance to be called up... A good chance... For someone of your potential the opportunities are limitless..."

Sebatian said "Coach... I dont care... I want no opportunities and yet you keep giving them to me or rather throwing them at me... I dont want to join the power display squad...."

Coach Foster said "Too bad... You have to join... And your answer should be given to me now... Are you in? Or do I need to refer you to the principal to force you to comply with my request with his own methods? Choose..."

Sebastian leaned back and looked up at the ceiling shaking his head. "Fine... I join.... You know full well I have no choice..."

Coach Foster said "Welcome to the team.... You will report to training without fail from tomorrow, Monday morning sharp... I will add you to the group chat of the football team so you know when and where the meet ups are... Do you have any questions?"

Sebastian looked at his coach "What is my position?"

Coach Foster said "I will play you as quarterback... Wyatt is better as the playmaker, leader and team captain.... I am excited how your partnership on the field will work. You are vice captain to him by the way..."

Sebastian stood up "What? I dont want to see him off the field more often that I need to... I cant be vice captain... I dont want to put up with him... I cant stand him... He is dating my sister.... Coach?"

Coach Carter walked away "Of course you can work with him....I am going to ignore it whenever you clash with him.... I dont care what you do... As long as I get results... You know that in a lycan football team only the strongest survive ...."

Sebastian wanted to curse the coach but he decided against it. He had no intention of spending time in detention that Sunday at the end of the day. It was bad enough he had to come in for his practical exams.

****

Lisa was sitting in the waiting room of her new school awaiting to be called in to meet the principal. She was to attend a top werewolf school that was right next to the lycan school where Savannah and Sebastian attended. Only the best and brightest were accepted. Lisa had no idea how she could pass an interview with the principal. Savannah had said she was gonna do fine. But Lisa wasnt sure.

The secretary called her name. "Principal will see you now..."

Lisa stood up and walked to the principal's room. She knocked and entered. She saw a lady sitting behind her desk. She was not a lycan. She was an alpha female werwolf. Her waves were quite dominant. Savannah had warned her that the principal had military background before changing careers for education.

The principal looked up "Come closer and take a seat..."

Lisa walked slowly and sat opposite the principal's desk.

The principal said "I checked your academic record on file... You obviously have not been challenged enough... You have always chosen the safe subjects and minimal number of extra curricular activities. That is going to change because at this school we push our students to challenge themselves... We expect full commitment to studying hard here... Do you have any obstacles in giving full commitment?"

Lisa said "No... No obstacles..."

The principal stamped a piece of paper "Welcome to this school... I would like to offer you a place... You will be given a room in the halls of residence. You can apply to have passes to go offsite visit friends and family of course from time to time.... You will be given a tour and can meet some of your classmates who are around today... Even though today is Sunday not every student chooses to go offsite..."

Lisa was taken back. What did she mean? Was she accepted. She asked slowly and carefully "Are you offering me a place here? Are there  no more interviews or any assessments?"

The principal shook her head "No... This was it...."

Lisa was confused "But... My record is average... How can I be accepted? I didnt think I will be..."

The principal said "Your academic record is average... Of course it's because you have not been challenged enough.... You have alot of potential... You have not been accepted based on academic record... You are accepted based on your... biological record..."

Lisa gasped "My biological record?"

The principal nodded "Of course... You have some unique genes... You will be able to serve this nation well as a top class beta werewolf... There is need for variety in the gene pool... Your genes are quite rare for a beta... I am surprised you were never referred to the capital's schools... I think your school was governed by incompetent personnel... They will be dealt with as I have reported them to the governing bodies in education... I wonder how many more undiscovered gems in the werewolf gene pool they have overlooked over the years of their management.... There will be a full investigation and any incompetence by school management will be sanctioned and dealt with..."

Lisa felt bad. Her old school in her old town was a good one and now they were going to be investigated. That sounded bad. But what shocked her was how the principal had said her genes were unique. She was nothing special.

The principal asked "Is there something else you want to talk about before I call my secretary to direct you to your residence on campus?"

Lisa hesitated and the said "I do... I do have doubts... I cant see how I qualify for studying at this school... I have never displayed anything above average..."

The principal said "Because you have not been pushed hard enough to fulfil your potential... Besides your old town was full of the most low ranked Omegas and humans... You are a late bloomer... Your instincts did not need to develop sooner than needed... You were going to develop to full potential as you get closer to eighteen years old either way with or without being challenged.... I promise... But we will fasten the process by creating you opportunities..."

Lisa nodded but was unsure what to think. She was nothing special. How could she be admitted here and most importantly how was she going to survive here among the very top students.

****

Savannah was sitting with her friends on benches in the open space of her school recess area. They were laughing and joking. They wanted to do something fun in that Sunday afternoon and were talking about different ideas.

Suddenly everyone went quiet as they stared into the distance. Wyatt Watkins was walking their way. The girls turned to Savannah apologetically as they stood up. They said bye and left.

Savannah put her elbows on the table and put her head down. What was wrong with Wyatt. He had just sent the most hostile waves in the direction of her friends meaning he wanted to see her alone. He didnt do that always. Just sometimes when he felt like having her to himself.

His voice came as his presence loomed behind her "Savannah..."

Savannah tried to ignore him but his forceful and persistent waves demanding her to get up and address her was making her instinct tingle to not refuse Wyatt.

Savannah finally gave up and sighed. She lifted her head and turned "Hi.... Did you have to do that? Did you have to send my friends away?"

Wyatt said "I haven't brought my friends here so I get your full attention and your friends are not welcome around us so they dont disturb us..."

Savannah stood up and said "Disturb us? But they wont...."

Wyatt said "I felt like talking to you so  I demand no disturbance... Its as simple as that..."

Savannah said "Wyatt... I understand that... But did you have to scare them off like this? You shouldn't do this... You should not scare my friends ..."

Wyatt said "They must know their place...." He took a step towards Savannah and looked into her eyes "You know, I can feel our connection starting to form... Its starting..."

Savannah gulped and looked away.

Wyatt smiled and leaned close "I can see the day that you are all mine..."

Savannah looked at Wyatt "Wyatt... Please go slow..."

Wyatt said "Of course...I wont push you Savannah.... Just don't resist our bond... I would like us to bond more... Go out with me again. Tonight..."

Savannah said "I want to go to the library to study right now... Can we talk later..."

Wyatt said "I will see you then tonight... I pick the venue and will pick you up...."

Savannah said "Wyatt... Why cant you give me some time to adjust... To this... relationship.... Its quite intense..."

Wyatt said "You need to start acting like my girlfriend... You will not deny me any requests to spend time with you... I am reasonable... Dont resist me ... You cant avoid me forever... When you turn eighteen you will belong to me either way...  I will make sure of it... You might as well get used to me now... I wont let anyone else have you Savannah... You only belong to me..."

Savannah was feeling a mixture of fear and confusion. His words were final and he meant every word. She had tried to tell herself there may not have been a connection but she could also feel some bond starting to form. She wanted to be free but she did not mind being close to Wyatt. She felt safe with him. She always had.

savannah said "Wyatt... Please can we talk about this later... I cant take no more...." She wanted to walk away but she did not have the energy to defy him and challenge him that day. She needed to spend some time alone.

Wyatt said "Fine... I will see you tonight... I will find you..."

Savannah gave a nervous smile and walked away. Wyatt must have sensed she was going to avoid him because he had said he would find her. His instincts knew this female was one who didnt mind a chase. Savannah was a dominant lycan. Her male had to work for it. But of course Wyatt was even more dominant and demanded respect and obedience. Savannah knew she had to be the one to surrender in this relationship but still she was a female who managed to push Wyatt Watkins beyond limits that were allowed.

****

Lisa dropped off her luggage at her residence at the school's campus and then was guided around the place by one of the students from her year group who was a beta female called Clara. The secretary had given her the task as she was a top student.

As they were walking around, Lisa spotted football training grounds and a group of dominant alpha males running drills. Lisa asked "In my old school, the football team were the strongest males and they ruled the school... Is this the case here? Do these males terrorise those weaker than them on campus?"

Clara said "This place is no different to anywhere else in that sense. The strongest want to dominate and they use their power how they see fit... They are the top. Indeed. The rules are the same.....If you challenge the people at the top, they challenge you too... And it doesnt end well if you dont concede..."

Lisa said "I guessed as much.... In my old school, I was always in trouble because I challenged the higher ranked kids when I defended people who they were using as punch bags. It never ended well for me..."

Clara said "But you wont find trouble unless you ask for it... If you keep out of the way of people who are higher ranked they leave you alone around here... But if you take on anyone who is at the top of hierarchy you will be going through hell and there is no way out of here... We cant really transfer out of this school unless we fail our exams genuinely which is impossible. If we fail deliberately they can tell and we will be in so much trouble. I personally keep my head down and don't get into trouble with the big guys.... Just try to keep your mouth shut..."

Lisa said "I try... But sometimes I fail at that... Trouble finds me even when I try to keep out of trouble..."

****

Wyatt was sitting next to Savannah in an elite diner at their school's night time social zone. They were sitting with a group of Wyatt's football friends including their girlfriends around around a huge round table that was reserved for them. They were all looking at the menu deciding what to order. 

Wyatt said "Are you ready to order?"

Savannah said "Perhaps..."

Wyatt said "Savannh is ready to order so we can get going. Wyatt then waved the waiter over who was a human.

Savannah felt bad for the waiter. He was shaking like a leaf as he approached the group of top lycans. He quickly knelt down on the floor on both knees and bowed his head. "Command me please..."

Wyatt said "I want the house special ..."

Savannah said "Me too..."

The others in the group then ordered their food one by one.

The human stood up and bowed "Your orders will be ready soon. Please bear with us..." He then walked away shaking hard.

Savannah waited and sensed a familiar presence in shock. Tobias  had just arrived at his shift by the looks of it. He went behind the counter and quickly started working. She was sure whatever amount of money she had given him, he had given his parents to save for upcoming rents. He was always working in weekends. Tobias was not looking at her.  Maybe he had noticed her but was choosing to look away.  Of course he didn't dare look at her by choice in public. She was a lycan. 

Wyatt asked "So ... Savannah, I have been thinking... Do you want to come to my house for dinner one night?"

Savannah looked at Wyatt "Your house?"

Wyatt said "Yes. So you meet my parents as my girlfriend. We are official."

Savannah said "I have met your parents before."

Wyatt said "But not as my girlfriend... You are going to be a Watkins after you turn eighteen..."

Savannah sighed "Wyatt. Please can you not talk about future like this..."

Wyatt said "You are afraid of future? Aren't you?"

Savannah said "Clearly I don't want to come to your house as your girlfriend... It's too much pressure..."

Wyatt said "The news is going to travel to my parents that we danced together... They know I will put a ring on your finger in just a matter of time... They like you Savannah. Don't be nervous..."

Savannah wasn't afraid of Wyatt's parents' reaction. She was afraid of what it all meant. This was it. Her destiny. This meeting would have meant a lot to Wyatt.

A few human servers came and set the orders for the table down. 

They all then knelt down again "Is the meal to your satisfaction?"

Wyatt and others murmured "Leave." Without even looking at their kneeling forms. Lycans were dismissive of humans. 

The others at the table also said the same thing. Not even a thank you. Savannah had to play along and not say thank you even though she wanted to. If she did, Wyatt may have hurt the humans. He had done it before. He taught her lessons in his own way if he felt like she needed it in terms of Lycan etiquette and hierarchy. 

Wyatt said "I need to go get a special house cocktail... I want to be there when they make it... I will be back..." He then walked away. 

Savannah knew how much Wyatt loved his cocktails. He took his time choosing it. They even let him make his own one.

Savannah started eating thinking over Wyatt's request to meet his parents. It was only a matter of time. She would have been treated like a member of Watkins family wether she liked it or not.

Savannah then felt Tobias close by. She turned and saw Tobias had brought the drink orders around to next table and placed them down. Then suddenly his hand slipped and one of the glasses were knocked over and a drink split on the table.

Savannah saw in horror how the young alpha male  who was sitting there stood up and he looked angry.

Tobias quickly knelt down at the alpha's feet "I am so sorry...."

The manager who was a delta werewolf walked over and said  "Sir, Tobias will clean the mess immediately and you will be given a new table sir... You will be given your order free of charge..."

The alpha said "I dont want any of that.... For his crime, this lowly servant will be punished by me... That will give me more satisfaction... He must clean up the mess. Then I will break his wrists... Both of them... Then he will kneel here and watch me eat as I torture him more.... That would be my entertainment that goes with the meal.

The manager said "As you wish sir". He walked away..."

Savannah was horrified. She watched Tobias starting to clean the table with a wash cloth that he picked up from his pocket while the alpha was looking at Tobias in a menacing way waiting for him to finish so he could break his wrists. 

Savannah turned to the lycan girl sitting next to her. She was Fiona, the he girlfriend of one of Wyatt's football friends and she was in Savannah's class. "This punishment is too much..."

Fiona said "Justice must be served... Its legal... It's allowed to punish lower ranked in anyway we see fit. He has to pay for the consequences..."

Savannah was panicking as Tobias now had finished cleaning the table. Tobias knelt down ready for his punishment.

Savannah said "I can't watch this.... Just for spilling a drink he has to suffer... Its not fair... I want to stop this...

Fiona said "This is justice... Tobias committed a crime. The alpha male is allowed to punish him how he sees fit... It complies with the laws."

Just then Wyatt arrived taking in the scene. Wyatt asked what's happening from the group sitting at the table. They explained what  had happened. Wyatt laughed and said "Oh I want to watch this... This is fun..." He then sat down next to Savannah. He placed a cocktail drink in front of her as he put one in front of his seat "I thought I get you a drink too." Wyatt then turned to look at Tobias and the alpha customer. 

The entire table was laughing at Tobias and commenting on how a human taking on an alpha was never going to end well and how justice was being served. Wyatt of course made comments but he did not make any comments to Savannah even though he knew Tobias was her friend. 

The alpha was standing in front of kneeling for of Tobias. He taunted  "This will teach you to be clumsy... Give me your hands..."

Savannah was horrified. 

Tobias closed his eyes as he offered his hands. what was he going to do? He was terrified. He always stayed out of trouble. This alpha had the right to torture him to death and there was nothing anyone could do.

Savannah was watching helplessly. She only had one way. To interfere and stop the alpha. Then that could make Wyatt jealous. She knew  how possessive and jealous Wyatt was. If she helped Tobias it meant she cared for him and it was not allowed. Savannah just looked at Tobias as. friend. But Wyatt didnt care. He was jealous. Wyatt was not going to forgive that if she saved Tobias. A punishment by this alpha for spilling a drink was nothing compared to what Wyatt could do to Tobias if he chose to punish Tobias for being subject of affection of Savannah... 

Savannah had two choices. To do nothing and then heal Tobias after he was tortured. Or she could stop the punishment now. The latter meant Wyatt could follow up the punishment and it was not the end. She knew Wyatt well enough to guess what he was going to do.

 As Savannah was about to make up her mind on what to do, she saw how the alpha could not touch Tobias even though he was trying to grab his wrists. She froze. 

The alpha turned. So did Savannah. She saw Jason Kingston with his hands deep in his pockets staring at the alpha as he was walking towards them.

The alpha took a few steps back and looked down as a sign of respect as Jason was clearly addressing him by looking at him.

Jason said to the alpha "I need this server to have use of his hands and be in one piece... Do you have a problem with that?"

That alpha was no match for Jason. He shook his head "No... Of course not... I have no problems. Neither do I want any...." He then retreated and sat down and carried on eating like nothing had happened. Lycans like Jason did not even need to say anything. Their waves of displeasure was enough to stop someone from doing what they were doing. He used words to make it clear what he wanted.

Jason said to Tobias "Get up and get back to work..."

Savannah noticed how Wyatt was giving Jason a death stare. Savannah suddenly felt like she had her appetite back as she watched Tobias stand up and whisper a "Thank you sir to Jason." His eyes then met Savannah and gave her a reassuring smile knowing she had been watching and was worried. Tobias always understood. 

The group at Savannah's table stared at Jason but did not say anything. They werent happy. Their waves of displeasure at his actions were clear but they did not dare say anything. Jason was dangerous. No one wanted to mess with him. The only people who challenged him were Sebastian and Wyatt of course.

Jason was walking away ignoring the group even though they were his classmates mostly. Wyatt stopped Jason in his tracks "Jason..."

Jason sighed and turned. He stared at Wyatt. 

Wyatt said "Come sit. We have an empty spot..."

Jason walked to the table.  

Savannah knew that Wyatt was not Jason's preferred company. But Jason was not as anti social as Sebastian. He did hang out with people. Besides when Wyatt asked you to do something you did it or faced the consequences. Maybe Jason was not looking for a fight there.

Jason sat down and one of the footballers pushed a tray next to him "Have some of this sharing tray... Its nice... Much nicer than what you got in Scandinavia by the way..."

Another said "I heard the girl you are courting is only playing along to stop another suitor from a neighbouring royal family to defy her parents so she doesnt have to move....  She is not your type Jason.... Friendship bond and partnership bond are not the same..."

Jason looked at the boy who said "Ashton... Mind your own business..."

Savannah tried to hide her smile as she drank from her cocktail. She hated Ashton. He was an army general's son. General Schiller. The same general who had come the other day to give her that letter to give to Sebastian. He was very cocky and not many people were his match. But Jason was. 

Ashton didn't respond to Jason. He did not dare. Jason wasnt easily offended but if he took offence no defence could be effective against his wrath. Savannah liked Jason as a friend. He was the closest Sebastian had as a best friend. 

Wyatt said "Ashton has a point..."

Jason asked "Does he Wyatt?"

Wyatt nodded "Yes.... We all know why you transferred to Scandinavia... It was not to get closer to that girl... You were running away from the truth.."

Savannah did not like the direction of this conversation. She could see Jason was getting annoyed.

Jason said "But I did go because I could be closer to my girl... The rules dont allow me to go over unless someone exchanges places with me...I know the rules... I was not running away from anything...."

Wyatt said "You are afraid of bonding to a stronger lycan... You want to be the dominant one in a relationship... So you are forcing yourself to like this girl who may have a friendship bond with you but is not really your match... "

Jason said "Wyatt... You dont know what you are talking about..."

Wyatt said "I do... Wistoria is returning.... My twin sister has come back you know... She has come back from her year down south... She expects you to be single when she arrives back... So dont try to push for the move to Scandinavia.... Wistoria may get the ruler, my uncle to declare war if you pursue that girl." He then laughed at Jason's expression.

Savannah felt so bad for Jason.  Jason was taken back. A mixture of shock was in his eyes. He was playful and confident. But he knew the seriousness of what Wyatt said. 

Wistoria was Wyatt's twin sister... Lycans and werewolves were twins and triplets mostly... Siblings were quite level in power. Wistoria was quite powerful but Wyatt had the edge. So Wyatt was next in line after the ruler was going to be defeated in a duel. But Wistoria was the next most powerful lycan after Wyatt in this new generation. She was gifted with similar genes as Wyatt was. Genevieve who was the ruler's daughter was abit less powerful than her so Genevieve was next in house of Watkins. 

The house of Watkins had evolved and were just so powerful. Being associated with them was a curse and blessing. Blessing if you love them back and a curse if you didnt. Jason did not love Wistoria and did not want to love her. 

Jason stood up "I need to go ..."

Wyatt said "Go ahead... Go make a call to that Scandinavian princess and tell her to go ahead with her other suitor to avoid war,... My sister does not share..." 

Jason bit back what he wanted to say to Wyatt. Wyatt had a point. In ways he was glad he gave him the heads up about Wistoria. Wyatt was reasonable at times with other lycans. Wyatt saw Jason as worthy of his family and that was why he was even so casually approaching this topic of his sister liking him. Jason wished Wyatt hated his family and bloodline so he could push away Wistoria. Not that Wistoria was easy to push down. She got what she wanted always. Just like her brother.