Not just the Beta (Oriana and Slade) novel Chapter 1

Ori was hauling her drunken future Alpha, Slade Southerland, up to his room on the top floor of the packhouse, because neither his Gamma Palmer nor his Delta Yuri, were in any kind of state to haul Slade’s heavy ass back to his room. They were both passed out drunk in the pack’s nightclub.

She was not as drunk as they were. Being the Beta of their group, she had not drunk as much as they had. But all four of them had been out drinking, to celebrate them all turning 18 this week. Palmer and Yuri were hammered, and Slade was almost as bad. He could stumble along while leaning on her, that was at least something.

The Gamma and Delta could find their own way home tonight. Hopefully, they would remember where their new suites were; they’d all only gotten them two days ago. She was the most sensible out of the four of them today, it seemed. She was only just a little bit passed tipsy, she thought.

She hadn’t drunk as much as them, because she needed to be up by 7am and out of the pack by 8am. Ori had orders to follow, from her father, Anders: the current pack Beta. To get Slade off to Alpha College and then herself back to the pack, within a given time frame.

Apparently, doing this would show her father, the actual Beta, that she could be a proper, responsible and reliable Beta to this pack. When the time came for her to step up alongside Slade, when it was time for his ascension. Though that was a long way off. Years away.

She’d also been training her entire life with Slade, Palmer and Yuri. She was the same age as Yuri, born on the same day as him, 15 minutes earlier than he’d been born. Slade was two days older than she was and Palmer had been born the night before her and Yuri. Born all together like an Alpha, and his unit should be.

“Goddess Slade,” she muttered as she pushed the door to his new suite open, “Could you weigh anymore?” she grunted as he tripped over his own feet and down they went, sprawling on the floor just inside the doorway. He was laughing at her now.

Didn’t even seem to care they were on the floor. “You should have had one of the boys bring me home, girl.” He thought it was funny as she tried to shove him off of her, and over onto the floor next to her, so she could sit up.

She looked at him “Like either of their drunken asses could get you back here, and into your bed. They’re worse than you right now.” She muttered as she got up to her feet and stared down at him.

He was laying there on the floor smiling up at her all stupidly happy, she thought, his blonde hair all messy about his face. She reached down and grabbed him, tried to haul him up, only to have him laugh “Put your muscles into it girl.” But then actively resisted against her picking him up off the floor.

“Come on Slade, you got Alpha College in the morning.” She laughed down at him. “Help a girl out, won’t ya.” She shook her head as she grabbed his other arm, knew he was just going to be a right pain and lay there on the floor and not help her. Bloody drunken Slade, meant a lazy Slade. She dragged his ass into his suite’s living area properly and went back to close the door. She couldn’t have his father, Alpha Roman, see his son in this state. Both she and he would get in trouble.

It was her duty as the future Beta to the pack, to keep Slade from doing anything stupid or getting himself into trouble, and she only had to do it for a few more hours, and then he was the Alpha Councils problem for a whole year.

She looked down at him and those merry light blue eyes of his so full of amusement as he smiled up at her, then laughed once more. He really did think this was funny.

“One more night.” She told him “Then you’re not my problem for a whole year.” She smiled down at him, and teased him.

“Hey!” He pointed up at her “You’ll miss me.” He stated with a pout.

“Yeah! Miss hauling your drunken ass here, there and everywhere, to hide you from your own father.” She muttered “Get up, Slade.” She practically demanded him.

She saw those bright blue eyes of his lock right on to hers. “That’s not nice you know. I’m your future Alpha, Beta.” He shot right back.

“And you’re drunk.” She muttered and went to step over him to drag him to his bedroom, seeing as he wasn’t going to get up and help her at all. Only to have him grab onto her leg and then drag her down to the floor, and then he was up, and trying to pin her down “I might be drunk,” he laughed. “But I can still beat you in a wrestling match.” And then he was trying to wrestle her and pin her down, and she was fighting back against him “I’ll bloody win,” she laughed back at him as they rolled around on the floor trying to put each other down on the floor and hold them down, see who was the strongest when both were more than a little inebriated.

The damned man was not only bigger than her, but stronger as well. Even in this state, it seemed, he could put up a good fight, and before she knew it, she was really trying to out muscle Slade. Trying to take back control of the situation, bloody couldn’t a moment later.

He was cheating, and it wasn’t fair, he was suddenly tickling her with one hand while the other hand was holding her now laughing and squirming body down. He’d found her one weakness. Hell, he knew what it was, used it in training to get her to lose at times.

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