Approaching the Arrogant Alpha novel Chapter 5

I called myself an Aide - I was happy to be known as one. The other pack terms came with reputations to uphold, at least Aides didn't have to do anything glorious and were often left alone.

Walker also didn't mention Danes - they were labelled as Aides, but to be a Dane was a more informal term. It was reserved for wolves without the Alpha gene, who were still dominate and strong in their own right. They were often the right hand men and women of an Alpha - minus the Beta, if there was even a Beta to speak of.

As Walker drones on about his lecture, I look up past the book cases behind him, to the four levels above, each balcony full of even more bookshelves. The middle was open, and we were in the centre of the library; warm, cozy and a lovely place to get away from other gossiping wolves.

It was my preferred place of study.

Now, I can barely comprehend I ran across half the campus to sit with Alpha Baden because I was now his constant companion.

Luckily, I hadn't sneezed since... while in his presence, the scent became normal to my senses.

I close my eyes while Walker drones on, trying to wish the time away. I was truly hoping for a moment alone with Alpha Baden. All I needed was a moment to sort out our differences - to come to a conclusion where we both were happy.

I just wasn't sure how to do that with an Alpha.

Young ones, such as Baden, were even harder to convince. I already knew, he never listened to anyone. He acted like a spoilt child - he behaved like an entitled prick with no empathy.

I was pretty sure I loathed him already.

Yet he was my only chance at life... which, you know, wasn't a morbid thought at all.

I just had to please him to live - no matter what.

I try to reason with myself, if Baden won't communicate with me, let alone listen to me, if he already despised me... how would I get Alpha Baden to like me?

How, damn it?

I ask myself this for the rest of the lecture and I don't find a solution.

Instead, the moment the lecture is done, I decide to just follow Baden until we have a moment's break from everyone else.

After all, as Walker eventually finishes his speech, lunch time was now upon us.

I'd get my chance soon enough.

"Enjoy your lunch!" Walker calls out as all the werewolves stand as one.

"Baden -" I turn to him, but he is already slipping through the bodies near by. Cursing silently, I hop over a few seats to try and catch up with him.

I step forward and slap him as hard as I can; my fury was beyond words.

I could not contain myself.

My palm leaves a very light pink stain on his left cheek as Baden slowly raises a hand to feel the damage.

"Little shewolf?" Baden asks, barely fazed, "I certainly didn't expect that."

"I didn't expect you to be such a bastard," I snap back, "You're a horrible Alpha, Baden, you're filth... you're worse than the rock stuck in my paw or the pups pulling at my tail... you're a bully and a fiend. My life is in your hands and you do not care."

"Aw, look... how about I be honest with you then, little wolf," Baden speaks to me like I'm a child as his eyes sparkle with amusement, "Yeah, I'll give it to you, you're kind of cute, Maia... but you stink, like a rotting perfume - too ripe and too gross - all offence freely given," Alpha Baden has the audacity to wink at me.

"I don't care what you say because you stink too!" I yell, not caring if anyone overhears, "Do you ever shower?"

"I bathe twice a day," Baden snarls back, no longer amused, "You stupid b-" he is about to throw in a major insult, but he halts when he catches the eye of someone behind me.

He pauses, looking suddenly reserved. When I look over my shoulder, I see Baden's six Guardians move off.