Bella:After Ryder was suspended in front of the entire school, I couldn’t pay attention to classes for the entire day. He had so much effect on me, and it bothered me a lot because I switched off my emotions, but he still found his way to bug my mind.“Turning off your emotions doesn’t affect me,” my wolf spoke, answering the question which had been bugging me the entire day.The last bell went off.Students rushed out of the class while I packed up my books after wasting an entire day for nothing. Maybe I should have stayed back, I reasoned, but then it was too late to cry over spilled milk.“Hey, do you know what extracurricular you want to take now?” Hazel asked, and I looked up to see her never-ending smile plastered on her face.I sighed, slapping my forehead because I had forgotten I needed to take an extracurricular to boost my credit units.“You cannot be sad all the time, and you know that.”“I’m not sad, I just feel guilty for what happened to him, and...”“Isn’t that what
Third person pov:When Ryder got home, his heart sank badly. He knew he had made a mistake, and he knew it would not be long before he would get a call from his father. The fact Bella moved out seemed like a good idea to him, but when he opened the door to his room and saw her space was bare, he felt a wave of sadness, which left him shaken for a moment.“You won’t even look at me after what you have done to disgrace me the entire day.”Fae’s voice cut through his thoughts, drawing him back to reality. She was supposed to be his peace, but right now she threatened it, and it made him wonder if this was worth it.“Look, Fae, I’m sorry for crossing the line, and I hope we can move past this,” he said, walking straight to his wardrobe to change.He pulled off his shirt and tossed it on the door of the wardrobe, taking out a casual shirt. He was about to pull off his pants when Fae got up from the bed.“That is all you’ve got to say?” She grabbed his shoulder and spun him around. “Is this
Bella:“Girl, I don’t know what you were up to, but keep it up,” Hazel said the moment I stepped into her room.I looked around, noticing the room had been redecorated with a new bed just for me, and my bed was perfectly laid.I knew she wouldn’t hesitate to talk about what happened today, but I wasn’t in the mood for that. Spending a day with Ryder felt weird, and although I couldn’t easily let go of the fact he was a monster, I realized he had a heart.“Don’t you have extracurricular activities to attend?” I asked, and she shrugged.“Yeah, I do, but luckily the computer club can’t function without me,” she said, placing her fists on her waist, which made me laugh.I sat on my bed.“So what’s it gonna be? Will you join the club today?” She questioned, leaning in towards me with our faces touching.“I think I want to join the cheerleading squad,” I pushed away her face.Her face fell when I said this, but I was certain. I didn’t want any more workload because I was already struggling
Bella:We walked into the class opposite, and Fae walked up to the twins.“We need some suits,” she said, and they stared at both of us.“What for?” Finn asked with his brows creased.“Duh, to fight.” Fae slapped her forehead while I stood still with no words. Of course, I feared losing to her, but I knew I had to be brave and not let the fear get to me because that would only be the beginning of my failure.“I don’t like the sound of this, and I think you should sit it out, Bella,” Kai said, and I frowned at him.Since when did they care about me? I questioned myself as I stared at him. Wouldn’t they be glad if she stabbed me with a sword, and I was no longer in existence? It would lessen their burden of having a mate like me.“Good thing you are not my mum, and you cannot tell me what I can or what I cannot do,” I said to him, and then he scoffed.The suits were handed over to us, and we got dressed. We took our positions, and I took a deep breath, about to make a call for a start,
Bella:A knock on our door awoke Hazel and me, causing us to spring to our feet, assuming it was my mother or Alpha Fredrick.“Coming!” Hazel yelled, rushing to the door while I trailed behind her.She opened the door to a bare hallway. She looked left and right, but there was no one.“Who thinks pranking is fun at six in the morning?” I groaned, walking back to my bed with heavy eyes, hoping to catch thirty more minutes of sleep before the rising bell.As I threw myself on the bed and shut my eyes, Hazel spoke.“There’s something here,” she said. I groaned further, trying to keep my eyes closed, but I knew it wouldn’t be possible with whatever Hazel had discovered. “It has your name on it,” she added, causing my brows to wrinkle.Of course, it had to be for me.“It’s from the Sapphire Belle Sisters. They want you to meet with them after school,” she said. I groaned further while she sat on my bed. “This is a great opportunity for you. They are the highest sorority club in school, and
Bella:When classes were over, Hazel walked over to me with her ever-smiley face.“So, are you ready for your outing?” she asked, and I rolled my eyes, grabbing my tote bag.She just had to remind me of the meeting I couldn’t escape. I ignored her as we made our way down the hallway, but she wouldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear in my face.“Stop, please!” I said in a raised tone, and she came to a halt.“I do not want to talk about it, and I’ll decide whether I’ll go or—”“Bella,” someone called out, and I looked up to see Kai standing in front of us in the hallway.“Hey, I’m sorry, I can’t talk now. I need to go to a meeting,” I said, taking out the envelope from my bag and quickening my pace.I checked the venue on the invite, then rushed out of the school building.“I would accompany you, but I have an emergency meeting with my club about the upcoming carnival,” Hazel said to me.There was a carnival?“Thanks for the help,” I said in a sarcastic tone as I headed to the school gat
THIRD PERSON POV:“Is it just me, or has Bella been acting a bit weird since today?” Kai said, breaking the silence between him and his friends.Ryder, who lay on his bed, sat up at once with his feet touching the ground. He had just gotten back from a long day of detention, and it sucked, unlike when Bella came around to keep him company.“Maybe Ryder here owes us some explanation,” Finn chipped in, and Ryder sighed.He knew they would have found out about her bringing him breakfast, but that was the least of their problems.“If this is about breakfast, then it is not what you think. Bella refused to hang out with me today, and I thought she had found out our plan until she mentioned the Sapphire Belle sorority,” Ryder said, and the twins frowned.“Fae,” Kai said, his face etched in a frown.“Yes,” Fae answered, cat-walking into the room immediately.They all turned to see her with the biggest grin on her face.“Why don’t you boys come to the living space to eat? I saved you some foo
Bella:“What you plan to do is crazy,” Hazel said for the hundredth time.“When I say crazy, I mean CRAZY. Can you hear me?” she added, and I chuckled.As an alpha princess, I had been through worse. From what I observed at the Frost pack, they valued education like humans and had the lower-class wolves do their difficult tasks.No wonder they were scared when I agreed to go toe-to-toe with Fae in fencing. She was their best, and I wasn’t even close to that back home. Both Bonnie and Sebastian could beat me with their eyes closed.“You worry about the wrong things, Hazel. Trust me, I’ll be fine,” I said to her, and she groaned, pushing herself out of bed.She grabbed her coat, a torch, her phone, and a small bag.“Where are you going?” I asked when I turned around and saw her suited up.“You think I’ll let you go out there alone? No. I’ve heard stories, and they’ve never been pleasant,” she said, and I shrugged.Once I was done dressing, I opened the window and looked down to see how
Third Person Pov:After a few minutes, Hazel sat up in bed as sweat clung to her skin while she stared blankly at the dark room. The thoughts of what had happened earlier still swirled through her mind, and Riley’s comforting presence next to her did little to soothe the icy knot of fear and dread settling deep in her stomach. Something about the nightmare didn’t feel right—it felt far too vivid, and too real to be just a dream. Her parents’ faces and the accusations in their voices couldn’t be figments of her imagination, and the witch in her refused to let it go.“No,” she whispered in a shaky breath.Riley’s hand rubbed soothing circles on her back. “Hazel, it was just a nightmare. It’s okay—”He tried to convince her with a sleepy voice, but Hazel shook her head sharply, pushing the covers off her body as she swung her legs over the edge of the bed.“It wasn’t just a nightmare, Riley,” she said firmly, trying to steady her voice. Her parents had never come to her, and now that the
THIRD PERSON POV:One would have thought Bella was crazy because of what she was seeing, but she was far from that. She wasn’t the only one plagued by ghosts, but no one knew this for now. While Bella was battling the ghost of Joseph Black-Moon, Hazel was in the Dusk Pack with Riley, trying to enjoy her weekend.They had spent the entire day driving from the Frost pack to his father’s mansion at a beach with a good ocean view. Finally, they got there in the evening.“My butt hurts,” Hazel groaned as soon as Riley came to a halt in the enormous mansion in front of them.Riley leaned in to kiss her cheek. “You can rest all night now, and we can do whatever we want tomorrow.”He spoke as though he hadn’t been the one driving the entire time while Hazel had done nothing but play songs, read a book, and sleep through the entire ride. They both got down from the car, and Riley took Hazel’s bag from her, grabbing her hand with his other hand, then they made their way to the front door. He sl
Bella:“What?” I asked, staring at Finn.“Is something wrong?” Finn asked, and I shook my head at once, shutting my book and getting to my feet. “Bella, is something wrong?” I felt a slight shiver as his hands grazed my skin, then I turned to face him.For a moment, I battled with my mind, wondering if I should spill what I knew to him, but if I didn’t, I would have to solve whatever this was, and I didn’t want to follow the same path I did with Fae.“He is the man from my dream last night.” The words came out of my mouth, and Finn stared with his face contorted in confusion.I sighed, then walked back to the bed.“I had a nightmare last night,” I said to him, and he sat close to me as I started narrating everything I could remember from the dream.I ended by saying, “The dream felt so real, and I have a scar from it.” I showed him the mark on my hand, and he ran his hands over it.“According to Hazel, you didn’t kill Bonnie, so why is she mad at you? She should be mad at Sebastian.”
Bella:Today was cheerful enough for most of the students at Howlstone Academy. The vibrant energy of exam prep filled the air, a relief from the tension that had shadowed the halls two weeks ago when Fae was expelled. There were no bullies lurking around to ruin the day, and for once, I didn’t have to glance over my shoulder, expecting someone to plot my demise.As usual, I walked to class with Hazel and the triplets. The sun streamed through the tall windows, casting long beams across the polished floor, but something about the brightness felt off. It was too cheerful, too perfect. As soon as we stepped into the hallway, the bell blared through the air, startling me.“That’s the bell for class,” Hazel said, her voice snapping me back to reality.“See you guys later,” I said to the triplets, giving them a quick wave as I grabbed Hazel’s hand.We made our way down the corridor, the familiar hum of conversation and footsteps filling the space. At our lockers, I grabbed the books I need
THIRD PERSON POV:CONTINUATION OF FLASH BACKAll hell was let loose when the Luna knew that the first child would be a girl, but there was nothing she could do immediately. This made her decide she would stress Evelyn out so much in order to cause a miscarriage. She started maltreating Evelyn throughout the pregnancy, but she never did this in front of Herald. She was a saint when he was around, but the moment he stepped out, the two women were at loggerheads.Herald believed that Evelyn’s constant nagging was from the effects of the pregnancy, so he provided more material things for her without waiting to hear her out each time she tried to complain to him. This continued until the Fifth month of the pregnancy when Evelyn started spotting. The stress had weighed her down so much that her body could no longer take it.She was placed on bed rest, and she feared her baby would die. That same night, she woke Herald up because she was in a lot of pain, but he didn’t believe that she would
THIRD PERSON POV:Evelyn knew that her life without Fred wasn’t going to be rosy, but she didn’t expect what her in-laws had in store for her. On her first night at the Rune pack, she asked for a room where she could be alone, but her mother-in-law laughed.“What do you think you are here for?” she questioned, and Evelyn stared at her, unsure of what she was playing at. “You just got married, and you act like you do not know what couples do on their first night together. I mean, you have done it before, so continue from…”“I didn’t sleep with Herald,” Evelyn said, but Kate didn’t care.She had achieved what she wanted, and she was certain she had secured beautiful and strong grandchildren to take over their lineage.“Lie all you want, child, but you will sleep with your husband tonight, and you both will produce an heir for this family,” she said, and then Evelyn watched the guards move her things into Herald’s chamber.Herald, on the other hand, didn’t return on time that night. The
Bella:I felt the air being knocked out of my lungs as I asked my mother the question. She hurriedly shut the door, then faced me, shaking her head.“Why would you say that, Bella?” she asked, and I shrugged.“That day in your office, when Hazel talked about things that reminded you of the past, you glanced at me. You must not like me that much, and I definitely remind you of something you want to forget,” I said, watching her shut her eyes momentarily.“I do not hate you, Bella, and I never would. Of course, you remind me of my past because you are my daughter, and I’ve had you for sixteen years plus, and—”“Mum, stop!” I cut her off, raising my tone, forcing her to fall silent.I was tired of being driven around in circles. I wanted answers.“I need to know what happened with you and Dad because it kills me every single time I think about it,” I said, and she scoffed, shaking her head.“You do not need to know everything, Bella, and it’s called the past for a reason. So, do you want
Bella:“Good riddance to bad rubbish,” my mother said, and for the first time, I felt relieved standing close to her.Emily had said a lot about her last night. She had sent Emily’s mother to rescue me, and although it didn’t seem like much, I was grateful she was willing to save me even after all her threats to hand me over when I got discovered.As soon as the Stormclaws exited the school, I turned to leave, but my mother reached for my hand.“We are going for a drive,” she said, and I swallowed hard.This time, I didn’t pull away violently. I allowed her touch to seep in, and it felt a little less cold than it always had.“It’s Saturday, and I need to study,” I said, and she shot me a death glare before cocking her head towards her car, which stood in the parking lot.I took a deep breath, walking towards it. As soon as we got into the car and the doors were locked, she placed both hands on her lap, gripping them tightly. My heart raced as I expected her to do something drastic, bu
THIRD PERSON POV:The moment Emily’s mother said this, the haze in Fae’s eyes cleared at once, but it was too late.“What?” Fae asked as the guard came after her. “Principal Evelyn, I am sorry, and I... I didn’t mean it,” Fae tried to apologize, but no one seemed to listen, and the guard grabbed her hand at once.“Take her away, and I will call her parents right away!” Emily’s mother said to the guard, but then Fae bit him in the hand, causing him to yelp in pain.“That’s it!” the man growled, grabbing both hands and putting them behind her.“This isn’t right, and if you do not unhand me, you will face my father. You will face his wrath, I tell you! This isn’t the end, Howlstone! You cannot treat a Stormclaw like this and get away with it!”Her voice vanished in the distance as the man dragged her back to the dormitory.“Go back to bed right now!” Barry yelled at the students who were still watching, and they all groaned, putting away their phones and sliding away from the windows.In