Don't Panic || Liam Dunbar || 01

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"I did find friends. They're a pack, actually. The alpha is named Scott."

"Scott? As in Scott McCall?"

"Um, yeah."

Roni smiles like a proud mother, "I'm so happy for you. Scott is the True Alpha, meaning he didn't kill anyone to become the alpha, and that's really rare. So you're part of his pack?"

"Oh, um, I don't know if I'm really part of his pack. I'm more of just a friend, I guess," Isabella admits. "I mean is there an official announcement or something to tell whether you're in a pack or not?"

"No, not really. Being a part of a pack, you just feel it," Roni replies.

"Well, I guess I really don't know if I'm in the pack then," Isabella says. "It's fine. I'm fine."

Roni smiles again, "Dinner will be ready soon."

Isabella nods and walks up the stairs to go to her room. When she's inside her room, she changes into her pajamas and lays down on her bed, releasing a sigh of relief when she feels the mattress below her. This is when she suddenly gets a text on her phone, and she picks it up.

It's from Scott.

S: Hey, Isabella. Got a quick question.

I: Yeah sure, what is it?

S: We're gonna go to my place after school tomorrow. You coming?

I: Um, yeah sure, I guess. What are we doing?

S: We're gonna be talking about Marcus and his pack.

I: Oh ok then.

After that text, Scott doesn't reply, and Isabella opens up her calendar. The full moon is next week on Friday, and she's not prepared at all. How the hell is she supposed to control her shift during the full moon? She might wreck her own room if she doesn't learn.

I'll ask Roni later. She thinks to herself, trying to relax from the thought.

When Roni calls for dinner, she goes downstairs quickly, anxious to ask her about the shift. Roni notices her anxiousness and asks her what's up.

"I was wondering...how do you control the shift on a full moon?" Isabella asks, watching Roni place the plates in the table.

Roni sits down and looks at her niece and says, "Scott will help you. If he really is your alpha, he'll help you. This is where your pack comes in. Each member of the pack needs to help each other."

Isabella just nods and looks down at her food, eating it slowly. If he really is your alpha, he'll help you. But what if he isn't her alpha? What if he's just really nice to her? He, is the True Alpha. That means he's really kind. Maybe that's what he's being doing all along. Being kind.

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After school, Isabella and the others are in Scott's room.