AFuriousLennox OliviasPOV BeforeLogancouldreact,Lennoxwasalreadythere,movingsofastitwasalmostablur.Onesecond,Loganwasstandingtall,andthenext,hewasontheground,Lennoxsfistdrivingintohisfacewithinhumanforce .
TheairfilledwiththesickeningcrackofboneasLennoxhithimagain.Andagain.
Youdarelayahandonmymate?Lennoxsvoicewasadeadlygrowl,hiswolfbarelysubdued..
Logantriedtoscrambleaway,butLennoxgrabbedhimbythethroat,slamminghimbackdownintothedirt.Blooddrippedfromhisnose,hiseyeswidewithpanicnow.
Lunaornot,sheismine.Lennoxsvoicewaslow,dangerous.AndIwillnottolerate anyonedisrespectingher,letalonehittingher Itouchedmycheek,feelingthelingeringsting,butmyfocuswasonLennox.Hisfurywasalmostpalpable,hisentirebodytenseasheloomedoverLogan,readytoriphimapart.
LennoxliftedLoganupfromthesandandslammedhisfaceintothewall.Gaspsfilledtheair.IswallowedhardasIwatchedthescenebeforeme.Lennoxsangerwassuffocatingnoonedaredtogonear.
Im…sorry…Alpha…Logantriedapologizing,butLennoxhithisfaceagainstthehardwallagain.Hisfacewasalreadydamaged,andIknewIhadtodosomethingbeforeLennoxkilledhim.
LennoxIcalledhisnamesoftly,stepping closer.
Stayback!LennoxsnappedatmeandpunchedLoganintheface.Loganfelltothegroundandcollapsed.Lennoxmovedtopickhimupagain,butIranandblockedhim.IknewLennoxifnoonestoppedhim,hewouldkillLoganrighthere.
Stopit,please,Ipleadeddesperately.
Lennox,whosegreeneyeswerenowgray,glaredatme.Icouldseehewasdoinghisbest nottopushmeasideand attackLoganagain.

Growlinganimalistically,heturnedawayfromme,hishandstremblingwithrage .
MyheartpoundedasIwatchedLennoxsshouldersriseandfallwithhisraggedbreaths.Therawfuryrollingoffhimmadeitdifficulttobreathe,butIforcedmyselftostaybetweenhimandLogansbloodied,motionlessbody.
AsIstaredattheenragedLennox,amemoryresurfacedinmymind.
Itwasthreeyearsago.Iwasfifteen.Myfatherhadjustbeenaccusedofstealing,andmymother |C|||||41AFuriousLennox andIweredemotedtotherankofOmegas.Itwasanotherdayatschool,andIhadjustgottenanewsketchbookagiftfromMama.Iwassoproudofit,clutchingittightlytomychestasIhurrieddownthehall,eagertodrawduringlunchbreak.
Butthen,theyshowedupthreeolderboys,probablythesameageasthetriplets,whoalwaysfoundpleasureinpickingontheweakerstudents.Theirleader,Jax,grinnedwickedlywhenhe sawme .
Hey,thiefsdaughter!hesneered,grabbingmysketchbookfrommyhands.
No!Giveitback!Iprotested,reachingforit,buthejustheldithigher,laughingasIjumpedandmissed.
Oh,lookather!DesperatelittleOmega,oneofhisfriendstaunted.
Maybeshestoleit,anotheronechimedin.
Myheartpounded,andIbitbacktears,tryingnottoletthemseehowmuchithurt.Jaxflippedthroughmysketchescarelessly,hisdirtyhandssmudgingthepages.
Thesearetrash,hemockedbeforetearingoutapageandcrumplingit.

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Stop!Icried,shovinghiminadesperateattempttogetmysketchbookback.Hebarelymovedbutlookeddownatmewithaglintofangerinhiseyes.
Youdarepushme?Hishandlashedout,shovingmesohard,Istumbledbackandfell onmyhandsandknees.Ibarelyhadtimetoprocessthepainwhenhe movedcloser,raisinghisfisttohitme.
Buthedidntgetthechance.
Alow,menacinggrowlfrozeeveryoneinplace.Lennoxsteppedintothehallway,hiseyesblazingwithunrestrainedrage.
Whatthehelldoyouthinkyouredoing?Hisvoicewasdeadlycalm,andtheboyspaledinstantly.
Jaxtriedtoputonatoughfront .Justteachingthethiefsbratalesson- Hedidntfinishthesentence.Lennoxshandshotout,grabbingJaxbythethroatandslamminghim againstthelockerssohardthemetaldented.
Youthinkitsbravetopickon someoneweakerthanyou?Lennoxsnarled,hisgriptightening.JaxgaspedandclawedatLennoxshand,his faceturningred.Theothertwoboysscaredtohelptheirleader.
Please…Alphasson…letmego…Jaxwheezed.
scattered,too Dennoxslipscurledintoasnarl.Yourepathetic.Withoneswiftmotion,hethrewJaxtothefloor.Jaxscrambledtohisfeetandbolteddownthehall,notdaringtolookback..
41AFuriousLennox Istayedonthefloor,stillshaken,clutchingthecrumpledsketchinmyhands.Lennoxkneltbesideme,hisexpressionsofteningashelookedmeover.
Youokay?heasked,hisvoicegentlerthanIdeverheardsincemyfatherwasaccusedofbeingathief.

Inodded,wipingawayastraytear.Yousavedme… Hisjawtightened.Youneedtotrain.Stopbeingweak.Hespatthewordsbeforerisingtohisfeetandwalkingaway.
WhereIsat,Iwonderedwhathadhappenedtohimandhisbrotherswhythesuddenchangeinattitudetowardme?ButIconcludedthenthatitwasbecausemyfatherwasnolongerarespectedwarriorbutnowcarriedthetagofathief,andIwasanOmega.Theydidntwanttoassociatewithsomeonelikeme.
Thememoryfaded,andIwas backinthepresent.
IglancedatLennoxnow,hisbacktomeashefoughttocontrolhisanger.Hewastrembling,fistsclenched,jawtight.Itseemedthatdespitehowmuchhehatedme,hestillhadthatprotectivetraitinhim.
AlphaLennox,Iwhispered.
Hedidntturnaround,butIcouldfeelhistensioneaseslightly.
Imokay,Isaidsoftly.Thankyou.
Heletout ashakybreath,andfinally,hisshouldersrelaxed.Slowly,heturnedtofaceme,hiseyesnolongerwildwithragebutfilledwithsomethingIcouldntname.
Foralongmoment,wejuststaredatcachother.
ThenIbrokethesilence.Illbegoingnow.Iturnedtoleave,buthishandclosedaroundmywrist,stoppingme.
Histouchsentawaveofwarmthandshiversthroughme,andmywolfstirredinsideofme.Come.Let metakecareofthatface.