I pressed my eyes shut, as I allowed the weight of what I'd just heard spread out evenly on my shoulders. Even at that, it still didn't deter the fact that it was heavy as fuck. Honestly, it was a miracle how I was still standing up till this moment. “I think I have an idea who it might be.” Arthur's words swirled around in my head. I didn't want to think about it, but the more I tried to rid myself of the thought, the more it lingered in my brain. Even when the boss has chipped it in at the counter, I didn't take too long to put two and two together. He was my best and only bet, but it didn't stop me from asking the question, why? Why would he do something like this? Hadn't he already done enough? Why did he have to take away my job from me? I had called Arthur so he would be able to give me a fresh perspective on the issue. Maybe I was being bias and jumping into conclusions that made no sense, but even he said the same thing, solidifying my thoughts, or more specifically, conf
Alyssa Nothing was working. Nothing at all. Not even Vivian's show of imitating our dean who had a weird accent and an even weirder personality. Right now, Vivian had spread out a couple of chicken nuggets and was acting out a play, with our dean as the main character of course. On a normal day, I would be howling by now, guffawing and laughing out my intestines, but today was definitely not a good day, not even in the slightest. "Alyssa. Alyssa ?" I shook my head and those thoughts away at the sound of my name. I blinked back a couple of times, and only when my vision cleared did I realize I was having lunch at the cafeteria with Vivian. " Are you okay?""Yeah." I nodded, a bit too eagerly if you asked me. "What's wrong?"" I should be asking you that." Vivian said as she bit off our supposed principal's head. " You look like something's troubling you.""No, it's not. It's nothing." I bit down on my lips after I'd realized my blunder. " I mean, nothing is bothering me."" You
I pressed my lips into a thin line, hoping to calm myself down. I'd been doing that for a while now, but it did nothing to help. If there was anything I'd actually been able to get out of it, it was an aching gum, and dare I say a bleeding lip. I bit back a groan. I hated this. I hated feeling like this and I hated it all the more that there was nothing I could do to stop it. No matter how hard I tried, I only ended up making the situation worse for me. A small sigh slid past my lips. My throat felt parched and I could already tell my voice was going to be hoarse if I tried to speak. My palms felt clammy and I could already make out beads of sweat forming at the top of my head. This slimy liquid wasn't limited to my face either. A cold shudder raked through my spine as slick sweat made its way down my back. With the amount of times that had happened, I wouldn't be surprised if my blouse had been soaked already. Even my thighs weren't free from the assault. I could feel my legs pre
I pressed my lips into a thin line, hoping to calm myself down. I'd been doing that for a while now, but it did nothing to help. If there was anything I'd actually been able to get out of it, it was an aching gum, and dare I say a bleeding lip. I bit back a groan. I hated this. I hated feeling like this and I hated it all the more that there was nothing I could do to stop it. No matter how hard I tried, I only ended up making the situation worse for me. A small sigh slid past my lips. My throat felt parched and I could already tell my voice was going to be hoarse if I tried to speak. My palms felt clammy and I could already make out beads of sweat forming at the top of my head. This slimy liquid wasn't limited to my face either. A cold shudder raked through my spine as slick sweat made its way down my back. With the amount of times that had happened, I wouldn't be surprised if my blouse had been soaked already. Even my thighs weren't free from the assault. I could feel my legs pre
The world around me seemed to fade away. A loud buzzing filled my ears and even with that, it was still a miracle how the only thing I could hear was Arthur's last words. “Your father is dead.” I was still reeling from the weight of the bombshell that had been dropped on me, but no matter how much time had passed or how much I needed to myself, nothing softened the blow. What did he mean by father was dead? There was no way that was possible, it didn't just make any sense. Yes, I was aware that father was ill, but there was no way he could die right? He promised me he wouldn't.Someone's voice crept to the top of my mind. From the moment his words started playing in my ears, I felt goosebumps wash over my skin.“Not might.” Leo's voice taunted me. I wasn't even near the man, and yet he was able to cause the worst fear levels to course through my veins. “He will. He's going to die.”Was it really the truth? If father was dead, then why did Leo try to make some kind of deal with me
I thought I had seen it all, and probably nothing else could surprise me, thanks to the string of bad luck I'd been having. But apparently, I was only being delusional. Nature, or whatever force was responsible for all the bad things happening to me, still had a couple of tricks and things up their sleeves, one of them being my very own mother. I stood rooted to my spot as I allowed myself the privilege of taking in what had just happened. It had taken place so quickly, there was no way I would have anticipated it. One minute I was on the verge of asking Leo to spare my mother and the next, she was literally offering to sell me off, just so she could get some money, and to none other than Leo too. What in the world? If there was someone responsible for how all of the events and everything in my life was panning out, then it was safe to say that at he or she hated me beyond normal, if hating someone could be considered a normal activity that is.Mother and I didn't always get alo
I thought I had seen it all, and probably nothing else could surprise me, thanks to the string of bad luck I'd been having. But apparently, I was only being delusional. Nature, or whatever force was responsible for all the bad things happening to me, still had a couple of tricks and things up their sleeves, one of them being my very own mother. I stood rooted to my spot as I allowed myself the privilege of taking in what had just happened. It had taken place so quickly, there was no way I would have anticipated it. One minute I was on the verge of asking Leo to spare my mother and the next, she was literally offering to sell me off, just so she could get some money, and to none other than Leo too. What in the world? If there was someone responsible for how all of the events and everything in my life was panning out, then it was safe to say that at he or she hated me beyond normal, if hating someone could be considered a normal activity that is.Mother and I didn't always get alo
Carter's POV I paced around my study, the sound of the soles of my shoes slapping hard against the tiles. It wasn't a particularly pleasant sound, but at this point, I couldn't bring myself to care. You could say I was tensed up, but even I knew it was more than that. I felt more than a million emotions all at once, and none of them were happy or pleasant ones. For someone who'd spent the better part of their childhood maintaining calm and decorum because it was required by the alpha, I was gradually losing it. I was gradually losing my grip on the control of things and it didn't sit well with me. The more I thought about it and the more I tried to come up with a solution for it, the more downhill everything seemed to go.A frustrated sigh slid past my lips. Without thinking, I ran a hand through my hair. My gaze wasted no time in locating the clock propped way high up on the wall and the moment I read what the time machine said, a frown made its way to my lips. I hated how things