Cynthia Dion:I heard Mr. Holt open the door and quickly survey the room before leaving again. That's when I realized he had a spare key to my room.After that, I tried to go to sleep, but I was feeling extremely uneasy that night after learning the source of Atticus's long-standing animosity toward me. He believed I had targeted Mr. Holt because of his wealth and his potential to help my father and me. He might have thought I was a gold digger, which is why he started disliking me. Then he kidnapped me, thinking that Mr. Holt would never marry me due to the damage to my reputation. But despite his diabolical nature, Mr. Holt had still married me.It troubled me that Mr. Holt was doing my family many favors while simultaneously mocking me because of our circumstances.The thought of having to face everyone at school made me incredibly grumpy as I woke up that morning. It felt like I was preparing for a battle that day.I didn't have a phone, so I had no idea if Mara had tried to reach
Cynthia Dion: Rosalie stood in front of me, her eyes brimming with anger. I raised my face and put my hand on my cheek, feeling a sharp pain that numbed my jaw."What did you do, Rosalie? What on earth?" Enzo stepped forward and put his arm around her to pull her away from me. She struggled to free herself from his grip, while he kept trying to restrain her from reaching me.Atticus remained passive, leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest. I was taken aback that he was also present, silently observing his partner in crime attacking me.Her wolf was already flickering in her eyes as she glared at me. "I despise people like her who try to steal mates!" she yelled, ensuring everyone could hear. It seemed like she might transform any second.Changing on school grounds would get her banned from the school.I wished I could stand up and confront her, but I hadn't shifted yet, so that wasn't possible for me."Look at her, she's so audacious, returning to school," Ros
Cynthia Dion: "Cynthia Dion! Come on, get up!" Mr. Lowell clapped his hands from a distance, giving me encouragement when no one else did. It was difficult to stand back up with all the angry and powerful werewolves glaring at me.Rosalie struck me once more, but this time I didn't fall to the ground because another wolf attacked me from behind. Instead, she bit into my back, causing a bloodcurdling scream to escape my lips. Despite the brutal beating, I managed to hold onto the ball.Even though I could feel warm liquid dripping down my shirt, I continued to protect the ball. Exhausted from the anger and abuse of others, I began to flee from them, clutching the ball tightly in my hand.When Rosalie caught up to me and stood in my path, I held the ball firmly against my body. Her sharp teeth and growling made it clear that she was ready to do whatever it took to wrestle the ball from my hands.I sidestepped her as soon as she leaped at me and then delivered a kick to her stomach. It
Cynthia Dion: "Is it considered cheating?" Rosalie inquired of Mr. Lowell, her eyes shining with newfound hope."No, it's not!" Mr. Lowell exclaimed. "The fact that she managed to secure not just one, but two---" He paused, searching for words. "I'm highly impressed. She's proven herself worthy of participating in this contest. This is the level of attention and focus I expect from everyone when they're in a competition. You should never lose sight of winning."I know everyone was hating on me because they thought I have probably secured two balls just so that I can get Rosalie to be kicked out of the contest but that wasn't the case in reality. Mr. Lowell's praise filled me with joy, and I couldn't help but smile uncontrollably. Tears of happiness welled up in my eyes, even though no one really congratulated or cheered for me.However, at that moment, I didn't mind whether they cheered for me or not; I was content."Congratulations! You five students will be participating in the fi
Cynthia Dion: His lips were so smooth against mine that I was not only startled but also immobilized. My body seemed to have been wanting the sensation and comfort for a very long time. I admit that I didn’t want him to end the kiss, and that’s what I hate myself for.I adored the way he tasted and the way he held my other hand while holding my back with a gentle arm around it.He even made a moaning sound while sliding his lips slowly over mine, which further mesmerized me. I let him gently suck my lips, taking the nectar from my lips into his mouth, before a name popped into my head.The memory of what happened on the very first day of my marriage, combined with the thought of his name, was enough to drive a wedge between us.Mr. Holt!When that name crossed my mind, my eyes snapped open. Atticus was the reason I had to endure living with an abuser for the sake of my physical and mental well-being. He looked surprised when I pushed him away, my palms against his firm chest."You ar
Cynthia Dion: Once we got back home, I reunited with my overly concerned husband. The guards must've informed him about what they witnessed when I left school to sit in Atticus' car. Mr. Holt was already standing in the parking lot, eagerly awaiting my return."Cynthia! What happened to you, my lovely wife?" Mr. Holt's voice seemed rather contrived. He hurried over, calling my name, and gently held my arms and face in his hands. Mr. Holt and I chatted as Atticus stood beside us, observing."Eh! I'm okay," I mumbled, but when I tried to free myself from his grasp, he just tightened his hold on my cheeks."What happened to her?" Mr. Holt asked Atticus this time, as if he were some kind of security guard assigned to protect me."Did someone bully her?" Mr. Holt bombarded Atticus with all these questions, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at his feigned concern."I won a ticket to the contest today," just talking about what happened on the practice field earlier brought a slight smile
Cynthia Dion: "Atticus!" His name slipped from my lips in a desperate plea, though my intention was to caution him to step back from me."Yes? Do you have something on your mind?" He used his deep voice to address me, making me aware of how close he had come. His voice was right by my ear. As he started to lift my shirt, I clenched my lower lip and shut my eyes. Before I finally decided to push him away, his cold finger gently touched the area around my injured skin. I shifted to the side, withdrew my hands, and pulled my top down before turning to face him."You don't want me to use this medicine on your injuries?" he inquired, a smirk on his lips as he took the medicine from me."You know you can simply shift and heal. That will be much easier for you. Why bother with applying this medicine? Your hands can't even reach your back," he said nonchalantly, then hopped onto the bed, sitting upright and fixing his gaze on me."I have wolfbane in my system," I fibbed, but that was my only
Cynthia Dion: In a matter of seconds, he had taken off my school’s shirt. Despite wearing a white bra, I covered my breasts with my hands as if I were naked. I was a little reserved because it was the first time I had been this open to him.Before he placed his icy palm on my exposed back, there was a noticeable lag in his body movement, which caused me to flinch a little. He touched my entire back, and I gasped as I felt him gradually unbuckle my bra.I gulped, but didn’t complain. My body was shuddering as he ran his hands under my arms, gently grabbing my boobs from the side.However, I was still holding the bra over my boobs from the front. I was beginning to feel a little tingly sensation between my legs from the way his hands were gently squeezing them from the side.Thankfully, he pulled his hands back and then applied some more medicine to my back this time.After finishing the whole process, he held the bra strap, and I expected him to buckle it up, but he didn’t. Instead of
Cynthia Dion:It’s been two years since that unfortunate event happened.Maleeka couldn’t accept that she could no longer force Zeon to be with her.Atticus finally cleaned Eva’s grave, cleared her name, and even buried Zeon next to her. We also renamed the specific block in school to be Eva.I do think that day when I was cleaning in that block, it was Eva’s disturbed soul still wandering around.Maleeka was in the mental asylum, showing no signs of improvement. Atticus made it very clear that even if Maleeka gets better, she will be severely punished.However, things have changed in our relationship as well.We were not only two, in fact, we have welcomed a cute baby girl into our lives after a few months of that whole sad incident.We named her Flora."Flora! Stop running around," I rolled my eyes at her as she ran into Niles, Rosalie, and Enzo’s son.We have gathered around my father’s pack that I’ve recovered to celebrate my pregnancy news with my people."So, how did it go?" Att
Cynthia’s POV:As he finished telling us why he did all that, our faces changed colors. My eyes were teary, and the counsellors looked guilty, too.Maleeka had been breaking down after her dirty criminal history was displayed to everyone.I didn’t even know what to say anymore. The story of Eva and the horrible life she had because of the mean and selfish people around her was so bad.The fact that my mother didn’t even help her out and let the poor victim take a fall broke my heart.I know she was thinking she was doing it for me and Flora, but to push someone else’s daughter into such a shitty situation just for the sake of your daughters is not an excuse.Not to mention, I wonder if what Flora and I went through our entire lives was our mother’s karma, and maybe Eva’s broken heart cries are shadowing our happiness."Zeon!" Since Atticus couldn’t even say a word, I whispered in tears, "I understand your pain and Eva’s suffering, but hurting others wouldn’t bring her back. You can le
Author’s POV:Years Ago:It’s been a month since Eva passed away on the school grounds, and Zeon killed those rogues. Rowdy was the only one that survived, but he went into a coma after that night.Zeon had no clue what to do because it seemed like everybody was more focused on the ones that got killed than on Eva."She was innocent," he yelled at the counselors, who shook their heads at him."We will call our first witness here, who will explain to us how Eva had been clawing at the other boys and meeting them in the library." The elder of the counselor spoke as he pointed at the door. All eyes turned to the door, waiting for this so-called character witness.Zeon didn’t have a very good feeling about it. It seemed like something bad was about to happen. Why did they even need to have an investigation?A she-wolf got gang raped and killed. Why were they investigating her? It was beyond his mind, and he was just plain hurt and lost. There was nobody on his side. He was suffering and w
Author’s POV:Years Ago:After that day, Zeon and Jacque were escorted out and even got detention. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. Nothing happened to Maleeka; the guards were even assigned to her to stop Zeon from coming after her.She would go to school every day and watch Zeon and Eva together. She was not at all satisfied with what she had done; in fact, if Eva were still alive, she would consider herself a failure.Although she was surprised to hear Eva get pregnant again, And this time, she couldn’t even get near her because all the eyes would be on her."This is the girl," she had asked for some rogue criminals to meet her after school."She is beautiful," there were five rogue young boys, probably 19, the same age as them."She will be alone in the school today, doing some assignments in the library. You can enter the school and get your hands on her. Listen, her mate will be there, but you can take him out with wolfbane. Remember, you are not supposed to hurt h
Author’s POV:Years Ago:"What do you mean by she stole your mate? Zeon is her mate. That’s what everybody knows." Mrs. Dion, who thought of Maleeka as this innocent and sweet little girl, was ready to accept any lie she was going to tell her."She was the second chance, mate. Zeon accepted me two years ago. We used to be together; we were never separated, and then i--- then I got pregnant with him, but during that time, she joined school. She caused my abortion. I know it is not an excuse to do the same to someone else, but think of it as your own daughter. You have a little daughter that you gave birth to with so much difficulty. Can you imagine anyone hurting her? Just imagine what I have been through." She sniffled as she shed crocodile tears. She was sneaking glances at Mrs. Dion, too.She wanted to get out of this mess by any means."I am so sorry that happened to you, but I still have to tell the counsel about the video. You can rest your case before them. If you are innocent,
Author’s POV:Years Ago:"How the hell did it happen?" Ever since Zeon got informed about Eva’s accident at school, he has been wandering in the school’s hallway and crying.Jacque and Bonnie had been sticking with him and feeling worried about him.He was in disbelief that such a horrible thing happened to Eva on the school’s grounds."There is no way she just fell off the stairs," he shook his head, not ready to believe what the school staff has been telling him."I understand your concern, but getting all stressed out won’t do anybody any favors," Jacque stepped forward to comfort Zeon, who was going crazy worrying about Eva.Bonnie and Jacque were worried for their friend and Zeon; they had never seen him so stressed out. On the other hand, Maleeka had returned home but was a little panicky. She has hurt Eva before, but this time she was directly involved.It just made her feel a little stressed. What if somebody saw her? It happened in a school, so there was a huge possibility so
Author’s POV:Years Ago:Eva was hanging out with Maleeka a lot after that day. She told Zeon that Maleeka apologized and promised to act well around her. Although he didn’t believe Maleeka, he couldn’t force Eva into deciding who to hang out with and who to ignore.He was just too concerned because Eva was too pure in her heart. One day, when Zeon was sent to the councillors for some pack-related stuff since he was supposed to be the royal beta of the pack in the future, Maleeka visited Eva.She knew Eva would be alone at home, so she didn’t want to miss this opportunity to mess things up for her. She has heard from Eva’s friend that Eva was pregnant, and it has enraged Maleeka.She was glad she heard her friends talking because she was ready to do any dirty job in order to stop Eva from giving Zeon an heir."I am so happy," Eva was pleased, clapping hands every two minutes and imaging having a child with Zeon."You two got married, too. I am surprised you hid it from me," Maleeka wa
Author's POVYears Ago:Zeon’s confession of love to Eva has left everyone in shock. Prior to this day, everybody assumed Zeon was going to accept Maleeka, but it all changed. Zeon didn’t hesitate to send back everything Maleeka had bought him in order to keep him to herself. He had cut ties with Maleeka entirely and had Eva move in. He was back in his old home, but because Eva was happy there, he didn’t feel any difference. In fact, he liked it more that way.One day, when Eva had fallen asleep, Maleeka kept blowing up his number. It had been months since Zeon and Eva had moved in together. He had been taking care of her in school to make sure nobody bullied her. He knew the instant he left her alone, Maleeka would approach her to say something."Talk to her; give her closure," Eva finally raised her face and told Zeon to speak to Maleeka."I have many times. She is not ready to understand anything," Zeon got up from behind Eva as he unwrapped his arms from around her and picked up t
Author's POV:Years Ago:"What did you say?" Zeon expressed, shocked when hearing her concern.Did she really think he was capable of killing her? Did she really think of him as an animal enough to kill someone?It surprised and unsettled him at the same time."Are you going to do something bad to me?" she proceeded to ask him while tears ran down her cheeks.That moment was the moment of realization for him.He never intended to hurt her. He was just making sure she didn’t leave until he told her what he felt."No! No! EVA NO!" He yelled in desperation, "Before even laying a finger on you, I’d end my life," he rested his hands on the tree and brought his face closer to hers."I didn’t bring you here to hurt you. I brought you here to let you know how much I’m hurting," As his tone softened and his eyes were filled with mist, she realized he was suffering and had used the wrong way to express his emotions."I’m sorry that I did that. I shouldn’t have stolen the chance of making a deci