Novalie POV
We said our goodbyes and packed into the car to go to the airport where the Alpha family's private jet was waiting to take us to the Mountainous Northwest. The academy was located in the mountains of Idaho, so it was almost a 6-hour flight. I sat in the very back of the SUV, quietly staring out the window. When Juanita told me that she thought it was cool that I was going to be the Head Omega, I just gave her polite smile and a quiet thank you before turning my gaze back to the window. I didn't miss the questioning look she gave Eddie, though, or the look he gave her before turning around to look at me. He was sitting directly in front of me, so he turned towards the window to look behind him. When I caught his gaze, he just gave me a sad smile with a slight nod before turning back around. The look on his face said that this was hurting him too, but I wouldn't let his feelings cloud my judgement, never again. When we made it to the strip we got out of the car and boarded the jet. As the jet reached altitude, Eddie took off his seatbelt and came over to sit next to me. I turned my head away from him, knowing that if I stared into those gorgeous eyes of his long enough they would suck me in, once again. "Come on Nova, it just us up here. The pilot's flying the plane and Josรจ and Jaunita aren't going to say anything. Please just talk to me. Look, I'm sorry. They bombarded me last night too. I never meant to put you in that position, I thought we were careful enough. Really baby, I'm sorry. We'll be more careful from now on, I promise." He leaned in and pressed his forehead to the side of head as he whispered. His hand reached up to my chin so he could make me look at him, and I felt myself growing weaker with each passing second. As he turned my head I closed my eyes so I couldn't look at him so he pressed his forehead against mine lovingly. Seeing his handsome face, the way his moss green eyes shined over his tan complexion, the way his smile softened his strong jaw line, I knew I'd give in to the deep want I had for him, but I also knew that I couldn't. I had to stay strong for Aunt Marianne, for my future. If his parents even suspected us for a moment I would spend the rest of my life with strange men touching me even more intimately than he was touching me now. That thought alone was enough to strengthen me. "I'm not good enough for you. You have a Luna out there somewhere and the last thing you need is her thinking there's something between us which means you can't stroll up to the Academy smelling like me. I'm just an Omega, Eddie, and this opportunity, it's all I have to look forward to in my life. So please, if you really do actually care about me, then please stop. You might not care what the kids at the academy think, but I have too much to lose. My entire future relies on this. If I mess this up your parents made it very clear that I won't be going back to the kitchen, or even the packhouse for that matter. They'll send me to a brothel to ensure that you never want to touch me again. So if you actually care about me, please don't do that to me." I told him never opening my eyes, though the tears streamed through my eye lashes and down my face anyway. I felt him suck in a deep breath when I mentioned his parents sending me to a brothel, one that he held for a moment as he contemplated my words. Softly and slowly he nodded his head as the breath he was holding released choppily on my skin. "I do care about you Nova, I love you, I have since we were kids running around the packhouse. And I can't imagine being there without your scent lingering around it, so I'm going to get up and walk away. I never meant for this to happen, I'm so so sorry. I love you." He whispered softly before lifting his head and softly kissing my forehead. Then suddenly his touch was gone from my skin, and my body felt the chill as he stood up and walked away. I didn't open my eyes though, I couldn't let them see my heart break as he walked away from me. I knew he felt the same way as I heard his ragged breaths and his feet shuffling towards the private room in the back of the jet. I turned back towards the window as I started wiping my tears away, refusing to look at the twin Betas that I knew had heard everything. I also knew that if anyone understood the pain we were both feeling right now, it was the two of them, as they had been by our sides on the yaht. He and I had only snuck off once back at the pack between the yaht trip and today, and had I known that that was the last time we would ever be that close I would have truly let him know how I felt about him. But it was too late now. The rest of the flight was complete silence. Eddie never came out of the private bedroom and I stared out the window allowing myself to drift off into my favorite made up fantasy land. The twins never spoke, though I'm sure they held their conversations through mindlink. I was grateful to them though, for leaving me to my own devices. I had started making up fantasy worlds as a child when I used to be forced to sit in Sarah's suite quietly so I didn't disturb anyone. As I grew older, my fantasy worlds and the storylines I played out within them only expanded. It was how I had learned to pass the time throughout the years, whether I was sitting there just being quiet so I didn't disturb anyone, or doing my daily regular chores. As I baked for hours on end daily I was usually lost deep in thought, far away in one of the worlds I had created, playing out my new favorite storyline in my mind. It was my way of living a life that I knew I would never actually have the chance to live. I was brought out of my thoughts as the jet touched down, reminding me that the world I had just spent hours in wasn't actually real. This one was, and as the jet rolled to a stop and Eddie came out from the bedroom, I was reminded that my heart was breaking from losing him. As I stepped off the jet I reminded myself that I had been lucky because I had actually gotten the chance to experience love unlike all of the other female Omegas that I had left back on the packlands. Still, I was angry with myself for allowing myself to fall for someone I could never have. We got into the SUV that was waiting for us and though I didn't necessarily have to, I chose to climb all the way to the back where I could sit alone and wallow in my heart break. The driver said a few words to the ranked kids, welcoming them back, but other than that we rode in silence. I stayed present as we rode through the mountainous terrain, taking in the beauty of the wooded hillsides and lush greenery. We didn't have this type of beauty in Florida. Sure we had the sparkling waters of the ocean and the beauty of the sand and palm trees, but everything here was so green and beautiful. The trees were so full of leaves and the grass was so lush and green. I was in awe of the landscape as we drove, and for the hour we were in that car, driving through those mountains, my mind had forgotten that my heart was broken. It was truly peaceful, and for that, I was thankful.Novalie POV We pulled through the gates of the Academy and drove down a long drive before we finally came to a stop infront of a large building. This place was like a small town with teenagers walking around everywhere. When we got out of the car Eddie walked up to me stone faced and told me to walk through the doors into the building behind me to get my room assignment and class schedule. I gave him a grateful smile and told him thank you Alpha before grabbing my two duffel bags and heading into the building. His stone faced expression faltered a little when I called him Alpha, and I knew the words had pierced his heart. I hadn't ever called him Alpha until that very moment. He was always just Eddie to me, my friend, the boy I loved. But he wasn't anymore, he couldn't be. So I sucked in a deep breath as I recognized his pain and just turned around to get on with moving on. Getting my room assignment and class schedule had been simple enough, and luckily I had been given a map so f
Novalie POV The next week passed in a blur as I adjusted to my new surroundings and the demands of life at the academy. The classes were actually the easiest part of my day. It was the in-between part that was the hardest. Everyone here seemed to be fascinated by the fact that I was a Midnight Moon Omega female and attending the academy. A group of Gamma boys had taken to calling me the Midnight Moon Madam, while the other ranked kids called me much, much worse. I could see the sympathy in the other Omegas eyes when I passed them, but I just smiled at them to let them know it was OK. I was easily able to ignore them, I'd been ignoring bullies my whole life. The only thing that kept me sane while being stuck on campus was the sprawling library that it boasted. I spent most of my free time in there reading. I had been in there reading one friday evening when the librarian walked over and told me that the library was closing, but I could check out the book I was reading and continue t
Xavier POV It was Friday night and I was hanging out with Lauren in the main Alpha lounge. Each floor had its own lounge area, but the main floor had a couple lounges, a game room, a home theater, and a kitchen. Not that any of us Alphas cooked, but it was there if we wanted to try, or if any of the girls who were taking one of the elective cooking classes had a cooking project. I was in the main lounge with Lauren who had been increasingly getting on my nerves this year. She's had her sights set on being my girlfriend since freshman year, and last year I finally gave her the chance. Things were good last year, we had a lot of fun together. Then summer break came. I don't know if the summer changed us or what, but now I found myself annoyed just being in her presence. My wolf, Lunar, had usually just retreated into the back of my mind whenever she was around, always mumbling about her not being our mate. He said her wolf Lena was just as annoying as she was, so he always disappeare
Novalie A couple more weeks went by after the incident with the Gamma, and though Xavier smiled at me every time we passed eachother, he hadn't tried to talk to me again, which I was incredibly thankful for. That is at least, until he did approach me, in front of almost the whole campus one day as I was eating lunch with Katie. It was a Thursday, since Katie and I only had the same lunch hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Katie instinctively lowered her head in submission, so I did the same. Although I didn't fear Xavier would see it as disrespectful the way all the other Alphas would. "That's not necessary ladies, come on, don't please." He chuckled, making his sea green eyes sparkle. "I only came over here to see if you had finished that book you borrowed from the library?" He asked through his gorgeous panty dropping smile. Eddie was sitting at his regular table not too far from us, so I knew he was listening in, and I immediately started to panic. Xavier must've heard my hear
Novalie I wasn't sure what time it was when my stomach started rumbling, demanding to be fed. I had been in the library for a while, scanning the shelves after Xavier left. I felt kinda bad, knowing I would have no choice but to evade and avoid him from now on. It seemed unconsciously I had found my way over to the business section of books before choosing one I found interesting, and then found myself wandering over to the section of books about writing. It seemed that no matter how hard I fought against the subconscious dreams I had, they always found a way to seep through. My reality knew that the chances of me ever becoming the notable author I dreamed of being were nonexistent, and the dream I had of one day opening my own bakery was incredibly slim as well. But at least with the dream of opening a bakery, I had a slight chance. If I could stay on Eddie's good side, and if he got a decent Luna, perhaps if I filled my duties of Head Omega perfectly, they would let me open a small
Xavier POV I left the Omega dorms grateful that Lunar had been able to free her of the stupid Alpha command that made her run away from us earlier and push herself into the corner of her room tonight. Luckily I had been able to talk the Headmaster into giving me her room number so I could go check on her. He told me that she seemed fine when he had spoken to her, though she was insistent that the next wolf who dared to assault her would be in for a fight. She may be an Omega, but she seemed to get stronger everyday. I couldn't help but wonder if it was from our presence in her life, but Lunar refused to give me an answer on if we could do that. I decided I was going to have a chat with Eddie when I got back to the dorms, and I didn't care how late it was or whether he was sleeping or not. It was so incredibly low of him to command her to stay away from us, and I nor Lunar were going to tolerate his blatant disrespect, especially when he didn't have the balls to stand up for her. So
Novalie POV The week passed by especially quickly now that I had music to listen to all the time. I was sure to put my headphones in before I even walked out of each classroom so that the ranked wolves wouldn't even try to bother me. If they were still hurling their childish insults at me, it didn't matter because I couldn't hear them. I was surprised when Eddie came by my dorm the Saturday after Xavier gave me the ipod and handed me the charger telling me that Xavier had forgotten to give it to me. He told me that he and Xavier had talked the night he left my room, and then had spent the morning bonding over the basket of pastries I had sent him. He told me that he didn't mind if I was friends with Xavier, so we had actually spent some time hanging out in the library talking away from everyone else. He also told me how much he missed my baking, and told me I should bake a bunch of sweet treat for parents weekend. So that's what I was currently doing at 4am on a Friday morning. Kat
Novalie POV Luckily shortly after they left we were allotted time to take our parents to meet and talk with our teachers, so I happily pulled Aunt Marianne away from the crowd so she could meet my teachers. All of my teachers had wonderful things to say about how great of a student I was and my impeccable grades, then before we went to meet back up with our pack members I took Aunt Marianne to the library where I spent most of my time. I told her about how Xavier and I both preferred spending our time in the library because no one bothered us when we were there and she started asking about him. I told her how he had been kind to me since the first day and how he had protected me and defended me both times I'd been assaulted. The look on her face when I told her I'd almost been raped about broke me, but we hugged it out outside of the library before going to meet the rest of the pack for dinner. We were walking along the wide walkway in the courtyard towards the table where Eddie an