“For understanding,” I say to him as I hand him the token.
“I have one of those for you as well,” he says, sliding one my way. I smile at him. Even being my toughest competi- tor, I think he and I will become good friends this semester.
Then I move to Ezra. “For encouraging me when I needed it this morning.”
He looks surprised, but nods in acceptance. I take a deep breath and turn toward Sebastian who is looking at me ex- pectantly. I swallow hard and pull out a coin.
“For giving me one hell of a challenge on the Beast today.”
“Thank you,” he says, still watching me expectantly.
I step back and look away, unable to look him in the eye as I walk back to my seat.
When everyone is done, Alpha James stands. “Well everyone, this is what you can expect each night. For those of you who earned coins tonight, wear them proudly. For those of you who didn’t, well, you have the choice to do better tomorrow or continue to fall behind your fellow Alphas. Also, for the first time since I’ve been working here, if my calculations are correct, and they always are,” he says, making everyone chuckle. “Alpha Tyler, I believe you re- ceived a coin from every assistant here.”
Tyler looks down at the large number of coins in front of him. “Yes, Alpha, I believe I did.”
I smile. I already know what’s about to happen and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
“Our first 10–point token goes out on day one. That’s a record young Alpha. Keep up the good work,” James says, walking over to give Tyler his 10–point token.
“Dude, did you fucking clone yourself? How the hell did you get all those coins on the first day?” Logan asks him.
He shrugs. “I’ve just been … around. I didn’t do it intentionally.”
“Which makes it even more meaningful,” I say as I stand. I pull my new necklace over my head as Ezra walks up.
“I was right about you,” he says, pointing to Tyler. “But I underestimated you, Alpha Christina. You got farther on the Beast than any instructor here?” he asks, gesturing to my necklace which has five coins from five different instruc- tors. I didn’t realize just how far I’d gotten until every instructor said I got farther than they did on their first try. “Damn. I don’t think you needed my encouragement, but I appreciate the coin for it.”
“It’s what any good Alpha would do, Alpha Ezra, encourage others, even if they are the competition.”
“Well, tomorrow, I’m going to see if I can get those five coins for myself. You’ve inspired me, Alpha. I like a good
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challenge and now I know I’m going to get more than one while we’re here,” he says, nodding at me and Tyler before walking out.
Haley rushes up. “I’m so proud of you, Tyler!” she says excitedly.
“Thank you. Are we still going for that walk?”
“Absolutely!” she says and the two of them head out.
I steady myself as I turn, ready to face Sebastian. When I do, I see him waiting for me.
“We need to talk Christina. My room. Fifteen minutes.”
“Yes, Sebastian.”
“Damn girl, look at you collecting coins on your first day. Not that I’m surprised,” Mia says, walking over.
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“Seriously, Christina! I’ve tried that damn Beast. You got to the fire on your first try?” Laura asks.
I shrug. I don’t know how I did better than most, but I’m proud that I did. It makes me wonder how far Dane got on his first try. Next time I talk to him, I’ll have to ask him.
I go to my room, unsure of how I should dress to meet with Sebastian. I decide to stay dressed as I am. He’s probably going to fire me as his assistant for lying to him anyway.
I draw on every ounce of courage I have, then head to his room. When I knock, he opens the door almost immediate- ly. I begin as soon as the door is closed.
“Sebastian, I…” He holds up a finger to stop me. He isn’t looking at me. He’s looking down at the floor.
“This isn’t about you, Christina. I broke the first rule of the sex class: Check your ego at the door,” he says, finally looking up at me. His hair looks like he’s been running his fingers through it in aggravation for the last fifteen min- utes. “You did nothing wrong. This is all on me. I got cocky and thought that since your body was responding so easi- ly to me, that giving you an orgasm would be easy. But I’ve realized something in the last thirty minutes, besides re- membering the reason we leave arrogance out of the sex class. I’ve never been with an Alpha before either, Christina. I want to talk about your reasons for faking your orgasm with me last night, but I also want you to know that I’ve checked myself. My ego is firmly where it belongs, which is NOT here between us,” he says, moving his finger be- tween me and him.
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