002 - Little wolfless.

If Lyra was to use the word shock to describe how she felt at the moment, wouldn't it anyway be an adequate description because what???

“You are married?!” She stood up, her voice rising with each word, “wait, I do not understand. You are what again?!”

Her mother was staring at her with wife 's eyes. WITH WIDE EYES! As if it was Lyra who dared to go get married without notifying her daughter.

Surely this has to be a joke.

“You do not have to yell, Lyra.”

“Sure I do! Oh my God, are you serious? You are serious but why? How!! Oh I have so many questions.”

“If only you can calm down for a minute, I'll answer all your questions.”

She was laughing. Really laughing. What was wrong with everyone around her?

This day has really got to be a huge nightmare. Seriously.

Lyra however took a deep breath and sat down again, though her heart was racing out of control but she forced herself to stay calm and hear her mother out.

“I am just confused, mother. How could you be married without telling me?”

“That part - is a huge mistake from my end. I'm very sorry. Although everything happened so fast and … “ she smiled, that glint shining in her eyes again.

Lyra decided to let that go. She could see how happy her mum was and that made her very glad. She was glad that her mum was happy again after three years, and was glad that she was moving on.

But what bothered Lyra was - what if it's too fast? What if she was just making a mistake?

“I can see the concern in your eyes. Lyra - you have always been caring and protective like your father but I need you to believe me. I know what I'm doing, And I made this decision with a clear mind.”

“Are you absolutely sure mother?” She asked holding her frail hands, “I want you to be happy. I really do and I'm still a little bit hurt that you didn't tell me, but are you sure? Isn't this too fast? I didn't even know you were seeing someone let alone getting married and MOVING!”

Her mother blushed, “I am sure.”

“So who's this man?” Lyra asked, deciding to not worry over the fact that her mum would have really moved away without letting her know.

“Oh he's the best. But you two will meet next week for dinner then you will get to see him for yourself.”

She nodded, and smiled.

It was all so absurd and unbelievable but she wasn't gonna dwell on that.

Her mother was an adult and very capable of making her own decisions - and her own mistakes.

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Lyra has no idea how the weekend managed to fly by so quickly but before she knew it, she was dressed in her purple and black uniform standing before the academy's gates, with her heart racing.

It's Monday and for the first time since she got admitted into this academy, she was dreading going into the gates.

She had no idea what the day would be like if she had to see Aiden or Maria again.

It wasn't just because of the pain and anger - but the shame over what happened.

Yes.

She was totally disgusted and ashamed of herself for being so weak - and a fool.

But what's done is done but she was very sure that she would never live it down.

With another deep breath that did nothing to help her nerves, she pushed the gates open and walked inside with her eyes on the floor.

She couldn't bear to look around, or stop until she got to the lady's bathroom.

She closed the door, and leaned against the wall with her eyes closed tight.

“Dear goddess, I'm so doomed.”

But how long was she going to hide in the bathroom for?

The door opened and Lyra groaned when Maria walked in with three other ladies behind her.

Their chatter halted when they saw her and she wished that the grounds could just open up there and then and swallow her whole. That has to be better than whatever was going to happen right now.

Maria's eyes went from surprise to triumphant and a mischievous grin slowly formed on her lips.

“Oh Lyra? What are you doing here? Hiding? How long did you think you were going to hide from me before you get what's coming for you?”

“I'm not hiding from you Maria, or anyone at all for that matter.” she said calmly and tried to walk away but one of the girls grabbed her hand and slammed her so forcefully against the walls that she would have sworn her bones cracked.

That hurts.

The girl, whatever her name was, walked into Lyra's face and Maria chuckled.

“Lyra Lyra, weak poor Lyra,” she sang and grabbed her wrists again - this time dragging her outside to the halls and Lyra groaned.

Great.

A public humiliation.

Very amazing.

She winced when she saw Aiden standing there with three boys behind him and they all had a smile on their face.

“What do y'all want from me?”

To mock her? Well let them get on with it.

“You do not get to ask questions, or act tough you bitch!” Maria hissed, her fingers digging into Lyra's flesh, and it was hard very hard trying not to cry out in pain.

“You know, I always wondered what they saw in you, to allow something like you into this prestigious university.” She said, “It is a very huge insult and slap to our face, having to share the same space table with a wolfless Werewolf, a taboo in the community!”

Her words sliced through Lyra's heart like a double edged sharp blade but she tried to mask it with a neutral look.

“You do not belong here, you never will - you never have. And until you decide to pack your things and get lost, I will make your life a living hell.”

The others watched on, not saying a word.

“Maria let…” her words finished in a groan as she punched her in the stomach - hard.

Lyra bent over, clenching her stomach but Maria grabbed her hair and pulled her up to face her.

“That - is for thinking that you have the right to breathe the same air we do.”

She slapped her - hard and her cheek stung in pain, “That's for fooling around with my mate! For all the time I had to watch you two.” Another slap followed and this time, Lyra let the tears flow.

She couldn't stop it even if she wanted to.

“Bring the bane boys!”

Lyra's eyes widened. The bane? What does she mean by bane?

Why? What for?

Aiden handed her a small bottle containing a yellow substance in it and Lyra's heart dropped to her stomach.

No no no.

She tried to scream for pain, but another slap across her other cheek shut her up.

“Make a single sound and it will be a knife driving through your heart, Lyra.” Maria hissed, opening the bottle.

“You do not deserve to live. You are a stain on our earth, and consider this as me doing some sort of environmental sanitation.”

Two of the girls grabbed each of Lyra's hands, holding her down and Maria's hands cupped her jaw tight, forcing her to open her mouth.

Wolfsbane. The most lethal substance for a werewolf.

She couldn't…

Tears blurred her vision and she desperately tried to plead - to beg, but she was too shaken up to make a sound.

Suddenly, like a flash, Maria's hand dropped from her face and Lyra watched as the girl flew across the hall, her hand connecting noisily with the wall.

She recovered quickly, flipping to her legs and snarling her fangs showing but her anger turned to shock when she saw whoever it was that had thrown her.

The other girls dropped her arms immediately too and Lyra turned, freezing in shock when she saw their new company.

The triplets! The Salvatore triplets.

Goddess above.

And they looked pissed off as they glared at the other boys who looked like they were about to shit their pants.

The Salvatore triplets were the principal's sons but that wasn't what got them their fame.

They were the only hybrids to ever exist - and that made them the most powerful creatures in the academy.

But that wasn't just it.

Stories of how ruthless they were travelled far and wide.

Holy -

“Holy shit!” Aiden gasped.

“Get. Lost!” One of them growled, angrily and without a moment's hesitation everyone scattered.

Lyra would have scattered too if my knees weren't shaking so badly.

When the hall was empty save the four of them they turned to her, their sharp blue eyes piercing through her and they smiled in sync.

“Now - what do we do with you, little wolfless?”