Countdown 15 Departing From the Alpha (Evelyn)
I Become Novel 57

Chapter 48

She asked them why they came back alone on that day, but they both said that the girls had alighted. the car earlier. It was not a total lie they said later, when she found out just where the girls were actually left.

The second consequence of their mischief, was the current situation they were placed in. And the situation was the fact they were to take part in a new exercise that involved all the categories of students together and counted in their evaluation.

Because of the “accident“, as Marcus had put it, the teachers felt that the watcher students must

integrate more with the other students. And this would be accomplished by interacting with the other classes, directly helping each other to obtain their grades.

The exercise implied that each watcher student was to become an alpha for a pack formed with others from the first and second grade. Each pack would contain an alpha represented by one of the watcher students, one or two students pack doctors, 5 to 10 trackers, betas, gammas, deltas, normal pack members, etcetera.

In all there were about 50 members for each pack. The "fun part" of it was that each pack would be left in different parts of the forest near the Royal palace, to ensure that the exercise was done in a Natural environment, to force them to fend for themselves for 2 weeks. In the same time they would still be protected, considering the proximity of the packs to his highness, the strongest of the

werewolves.

But it was the second part of November, which meant it was quite cold and it would also certainly start snowing soon enough. Needless to say, in such conditions no one was excited about the exercise. This was the main reason as to why Evan was upset as he hated the cold.

“Alright, stop arguing! It doesn't matter anymore who was at fault. Anyway, the exercise only lasts two weeks. Next year we will have to endure even harsher environments when the practical training starts. Might as well get used to it.” Celia intervened timely, trying to settle peacefully the

argument.

And she was right, as students in the second grade, their studies would be diminished in favor of practical training in forests. They would have to visit packs and start learning beside their seniors. Realizing she was correct, they immediately settled down, then started to check their backpacks to qee if they missed something they might need.

The packs were picked by the teachers to ensure fairness, thus each student could not decide for themselves. They chose in ways to balance the strengths of the members, and because of this, unfortunately, for Celia, being the alpha of the watchers, meant weaker students. And for the lowest

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ranked watcher students, stronger members were chosen.

"Alright. Please everyone gather behind your alpha and we will start marching towards the forest." The combat teacher, Riddick Cane, said with a loud voice. He was currently speaking to about 500 students and he wanted to make sure each one heard his words.

Celia's new temporary pack reluctantly gathered behind her. If they had a choice most wouldn't have picked her. Since the beginning of the year many rumors circulated around her. And the general opinion formed was quite bad.

She spent all her time with the guys and because of this she was considered a loose woman,

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it could be seen that most of the time they trained and were actually attending classes, so like it or not they had to be together.

She became the leader of the pack even if she did not look the part. And most girls could not stand her as she had charmed her pack members to help her gain it, in their opinion.

The problem was that most of the watcher training was done behind closed doors, so no one had actually seen her strength. And the video of her winning the melee war, could not be seen by the students, as only the teachers, the Council, the close assistants and the king could actually see it. But the knowledge that only 3rd ranked members could be part of the watcher pack was public information, it was just that this part was ignored by them. They only chose to believe what they saw with their own eyes.

As most rumors don't follow common sense, the first rumor had degenerated in countless baseless rumors, each one nastier than the other.

Celia was not that bothered by their words. Though what she couldn't understand was how could they really think she managed to seduce so many alpha ranked werewolves. In her previous pack there was not one boy who liked her while growing up. Most guys had liked her outgoing sister, instead of her introvert self. Even her mate had felt her sister was beautiful and perfect. It baffled her that everyone thought she had such an amazing ability.

But the fact that she never tried to deny the rumors, actually made things worse. She and the other guys thought it would die down, but it only escalated further. Behind her back the watcher students had even tried to threaten a few students when they caught them whispering and ridiculing her, but it made the matter worse as it confirmed that they were in fact charmed by her.