10 Breakfast Lounge

Olivia.

I had never been to the breakfast lounge before. This would be my first time there, and I was nervous. I wore a short orange cotton dress and packed my hair in a ponytail. I was anxious to the point of almost biting my nails. I doubted I would be able to keep anything down. I dreaded meeting everyone, including James, because I was pining for him in the worst way possible. He was like that forbidden fruit that I wanted to bite.

When I arrived there, I was scared; Emily sat next to James, Chloe was with her husband, and a seat was reserved for me next to Paul. Paul smiled at me, and I nodded. I went to sit next to him.

"Good Morning, Alpha James, Alpha Chloe, Beta Paul," I said and did not know how to address Emily and David because I did not know their titles or last names. They weren't my friends, so I could not address them by their first names.

"Are you being selective?" Chloe replied, and I shook my head immediately. I did not want to offend anyone. I was a guest in the