The Unfortunates | COMPLETED

Part 26

Three weeks pass, and Avery is still in the Lancaster pack.

She extended her stay, much to York's surprise and secret delight.

Avery likes this pack, and she hasn't felt as terrible as usual since she arrived.

She hasn't had any bad days, and she's actually busy here. It isn't just paperwork and phone calls here; she actually has a purpose.

She trains the teenagers every day, except Thursdays, when she goes to the beach, and all of them have improved, much to her shock and delight.

She has something to do, and she isn't prepared to go back to sitting in an office all day.

This weekend, she's supposed to go home. There's a conference for some of the Alphas, and York is supposed to be there, as well as Roman.

Avery hasn't said anything yet, but her brother is operating under the assumption she'll be going home with him on Sunday evening.

Tying up her hair for her training session, she bites her lip, putting on a little tinted lip balm and filling in her brows.

Alpha Roman was supposed to be overseeing her session today.

The last three weeks have been full of stolen, secret kisses in the water, or the hallways or the gym at night.

She is perfectly fine with the system they have going, because, as her friend Kathleen from her pack said, if anybody knew, there would have to be an announcement made, and regulations followed.

While here, she's been doing some digging into this mysterious mate of Romans, with the help of her brother and best friend.

She told Carolyn she was going to do it, but she didn't ask the woman to get involved, as she knew it wasn't fair for her to be in between her Alpha and her friend.

With a sigh, Avery bounces out of her room with her phone, wandering down to the gym where most of her students are waiting.

The ones not there appear quickly, most looking excited to start their training.

Avery walks to the front of the room, a smile on her face.

She notices Roman slip into the room, and Avery straightens up a little.

"Two months until trials," she announces, her smile widening, "and you are all on track to complete them."

At this statement, some of the teenagers gasp excitedly, grabbing onto their friends in delight.

"That doesn't mean we can slack. I'm going to be gone from tomorrow night, and you all need to keep up your practice. I've left instructions and individual plans with the Gamma, and he said he'd make sure you all stick to them," Avery continues, "if you don't, I'll know because he's promised to send me videos every day of the sparring practice. If any of you fall behind, I'll be able to see it."

Some of the students sag a little, and then all of their eyes quickly flash black, before they straighten a little from where they're sitting slumped.

"Deputy Alpha Wilcott, we all chipped in on a little something to say thank you," a girl who she can now name as Esme begins quietly, walking up with three others, two boys and one girl, all holding bags behind their backs and smiles on their faces.

"You didn't have to train us, but you did, and now we won't look ridiculous at trials," Michael, one of the boys' nods.

"Thank you for giving us your time," Henry, the almost drowning victim, adds.

"And thank you for believing in us," the final voice adds, one of the shy girls' smiles.

Avery clenches her jaw to try to stop herself crying, her eyes tearing up as the four get closer to her.