Chapter 18

“I can’t do it.” I said, dread forming a ball in my stomach.

“You aren’t doing anything, just smile and say hello. You've been here too long without an introduction to everyone and they're starting to feel unsettled. Chase might not tell you but they whisper and a few that have been to Lunagrove recently have directly gone up to Chase to ask why we're harbouring a fugitive.” Henry said, only pausing to suck on his lollipop while I gave up on reading the novel that he had stolen from Ron’s library for me.

“Hey, I’m not a fugitive.” I cried, smacking his arm.

“I know you aren’t but you have your face on posters all over your old pack so it looks pretty bad to everyone else.”

I groaned and threw the book aside, dropping my head into my sweaty palms with a long-suffering sigh.

“Maya, no one is going to eat you.” Henry laughed

“That’s what you think. Okay, sure, whatever. I don’t have a choice anyway.”

I went to my room to get ready for dinner where I was finally about to be officially in