Chapter 134

“No fucking way,” one guy called out. I hid my smile behind my coffee cup.

Gamma Charles pushed up from the desk. “Amy, while I can understand that what I said might have appeared dismissive, lying about rank is prohibited here.”

“I understand, Gamma Charles.” I placed my cup down and leaned back in my seat. Caleb, the poor man, was floundering. His mouth was opening and shutting without sound.

“So, what is your actual rank?” An unranked man, Adrian, asked me, bewildered.

I just raised my eyebrows and pursed my lips. “Alpha.”

“You have got to be shitting me.” Another man called out. “Most Lunas are betas or gammas that mated an alpha and ranked up. But natural female alphas are rare. Like, super rare. A natural female alpha is basically unheard of.”

“Now, now,” the gamma raised his hands. “Amy, I have to urge you to reconsider your answer. If you continue to insist that you are an alpha, then I will either have to command you to tell the truth or call the dean.”

“Okay.” I just nodded. “Either works for me.”

“Listen here, bitch,” one gamma stood to his feet and rushed over to where I was sitting. “You are making a mockery of this class by fucking lying to us,” he snarled as he leaned down into my face. “We all went through our rank as requested. Why are you fucking lying?”

I just stared up at him. “I’m not.” My answer was devoid of the previous warmth. That went out the window when he called me a bitch.

Nix and Megan bristled at the term. He was equating us to the like of a female dog, and we were wolves. He grabbed my arm and squeezed. “Tell us your fucking rank, or I will make you.”

“How?” My voice dropped low.

He reeled back, almost letting me go. “How?”

“Yes.” I slowly stood. “How are you going to make me tell you my rank?” I bared my teeth, my last attempt at being nice.

Anger flashed in his eyes as they shifted, and I felt his weak aura lap at my toes. “Tell me your rank, mutt.” I could see the unranked wolves around the room start to show their bellies.

“If I were you, Gamma, I’d learn to better focus my aura, so that you don’t affect the lower-ranked wolves in here as you try to command me to do something.” He took a step back, dropping my arm and retreating.

“You don’t feel his command?” one of the unranked men asked softly.

“I do.” I stared the man down. “It’s like a soft little tickle on my toes.” I took a step as he stumbled away. “But I will tell you the same thing I told a girl earlier. If you touch me again without my permission, I’ll kill you.” I let my eyes flash and fangs descend, losing a slight grip on my control.

Gamma Charles walked over to me. “That’s enough, young lady.” I felt his command wash over me like a gentle river on my calves. “Sit down while I call the dean.” He turned and walked back to his desk, but I wasn’t done.

“Or what?” I put my fist under my chin as he whirled on me.

“My command…”

“As gentle as a babbling brook.” I smiled with my fangs, and the unranked wolves turned away. Caleb got to his feet, determination and arrogance on his face. I slowly turned to face him and tsked. “And here I thought we were going to be friends, Caleb.”

“Oh, we still can be.” He smiled at me. “Or more.” He waggled his eyebrows at me and cracked open his power. “Now be a good girl and sit.”

I gagged and leaned my face on my hand. “No, thank you.” His brows furrowed as I spun in a circle. “I think I’d rather stand.” I turned back to Charles. “Now that I have withstood everyone’s command here, can we just get back to class? We are here to learn math, are we not?”

“I said sit.” Caleb’s power pushed harder on my body, but it was still so weak.

I turned to face him and growled. “I said no.” I watched as everyone else in the room slowly sank into their chairs, his command becoming too strong for anyone else in the room to withstand.

“I think that’s enough,” Gamma Charles called out, but Caleb, well, his ego was hurt. “Caleb, stop,” he called out as the unranked wolves hit the ground, laying flat. His command was starting to hurt the less powerful wolves, and there were a few whimpers. But still he pushed his power.

If you don’t step in, he will hurt them, Nix called out.

“Caleb, please.” All the gammas had hit the ground.

“Enough.” I slammed my power out, dropping Caleb to the ground.