April's POV We both watched Jacob leave, and I felt embarrassed. Dorian was so infuriating. I turned back to him, and my heart skipped a beat at the icy stare he shot me. I wanted to leave Dorian where he was, follow Jacob to the car, and apologise for Dorian's jerkish behaviour. “Well, well, April, you really are a slut,” He said in a low tone, with disappointment. “One minute, You are on the phone with one guy and the next, you bring a different one to the house to rekindle your childhood passion. I am barely disappointed in you."I looked at him, stunned. What was his problem?"At least I don't bring them back to the house and take them into my room and have a loud, clumsy threesome with them," I retorted angrily.Dorian snarled at me, and I gasped softly.“And since when did you start talking back to your Alpha? Or have you forgotten the pack rules so soon?”My mouth immediately clamped shut, and I looked at Dorian with so much hate and disdain. I wish that I could stare at him,
April's POV The next morning, I was up quite late. The sun was high in the sky, and when I looked at my bedside clock, it was almost 8:00 a.m.My door was as good as new, and in the far corner of my room, I had neatly packed Jacob's tools, nails and screws.It was a school day, and I couldn't stay in bed forever. I sighed. Deep down, I wished I could disappear into my covers and be hidden from the world for all eternity.Life for me was now miserable, and there was nothing good to expect any morning.I got out of the bathroom and rummaged through my closet for something decent to wear to school. I finally settled for some dark jeans and a plain shirt. The last thing I needed was to draw attention to myself. I wanted to stay hidden in plain sight.I knew that there was no breakfast waiting for me, so I wasn't even bothered to head to the dining table. As I tried to sneak out of the front door, an airy and mocking voice called out to me.My eyes grew wider. No, it couldn't be.“Hello,
April's POV I froze as Susan glared at me.“And what exactly do you need to tell me about April?” She asked Paige, not taking her eyes away from me.Page stuck out her lower lip like a little child and began to talk in gentle and quiet tones as if she had never done anything wrong her entire life.“At school, April was caught stealing money from another student. It was so embarrassing, and then Dorian had to get involved, and I could only imagine the shame he felt when he heard what she did. Her actions brought shame and embarrassment to the Alpha family, and I just thought it was something you should know about. I wouldn't want Dorian's name to be tarnished or yours either, but she needs to be controlled.”I could see the colour in Susan's cheeks come to life as she trembled with fury, glaring daggers at me."You did what?!”In a split second, she grabbed a plate and hurled it in my direction. I ducked fast and just in time, as it missed my head by a few inches and flew right by me,
April's POV I hopped in the car, and Jacob and I pulled out of the driveway. In a few minutes, we were cruising down the road.There was silence between us, and the only thing that could be heard was the cool music playing on the car stereo. I clutched my bag and looked out the window, admiring the passing trees as the cool morning breeze whipped my hair around me.“Hey, April, can I ask you something?” said Jacob, turning to me briefly.“Sure. What's up?”He took a deep breath and turned back to the road. “I know that this is none of my business, but I heard all the commotion when I came by this morning. Is everything okay? Anything that you want to talk about?"I gulped nervously and turned away. Was I really supposed to be surprised? Of course, he had heard all of Susan's angry yelling. But I couldn't tell him that I was having problems at home. The last thing I needed was for him to get involved.“Everything is fine. There was just a little accident, and a couple of plates broke
Dorian's POVI had woken up quite early that morning and was getting some work done when I heard angry screams and the sound of breaking china.I tried to tune out the noise, and luckily, it all died down. In curiosity, I stood up and went to see what all the commotion was about. I stood upstairs, leaned on the bannister, and watched April open the door while Jacob stood there.As soon as I saw him, I was irritated and angry. What was that pathetic carpenter boy doing here?I saw April come upstairs, and as she came out of her room, she was holding his tools and equipment in her arms. She acted like she didn't see me and only locked eyes with me just as she was leaving the house with that pathetic boy.I had watched from my room window as she got into his car, and they pulled out of the driveway. She was riding with him in his car? That slut! I gripped the bannister in anger and headed downstairs for breakfast. The commotion had died down, and the house was quiet and peaceful again.
April's POV I was about to head to class when a car engine rev caught my attention. I looked up and turned to see Dorian's car pull up to the school parking lot.Why was he here again?My question was answered very quickly as two doors opened.I saw Paige step out of the car with him, and a lump formed in my throat. It seemed that Susan wasn't joking. Paige was actually going to be the Luna of the pack.I gripped my pen hard in pain and anger. Why was he always making a fool of me? If he didn't love me, then he should reject me and get it over with. Whenever I saw him with another lady, my heart ached in agony.The bell rang for a break, and I left the class. Today was much better than I expected. No one looked my way and tried to bother me. There were no weird stares or snickering behind my back. Probably because Paige had been absent for most of the day, and her witchy self wasn't there to spur everyone to make fun of me.I walked quietly to my locker and put my books away. No one
April's POVI looked at her, nearly dumbfounded. What did she mean that she was me three years ago?She took a sip of her water, and her eyes became sad, and her voice became soft and full of grief.“Three years ago, I was the target of Paige and her gang’s bullying. There was nothing that I didn't suffer in their hands. I was tortured, ridiculed, and beaten; I had lies spread about me and the funny thing is, I didn't even do anything to deserve any of this. I saw the way she treated you, and I realised that the only reason that she left me was because she had found a new target. You.”I looked at her in disbelief and shock. Her story moved something in my heart, and I wanted to cry. I began to reminisce on what Paige had done to me. She has destroyed my reputation, almost left me for dead in the forest after using a silver whip on me, and now, she was trying to take my mate away from me. She was meddling in my life all because my father died and left me in this cruel world.The girl
April's POVThree days passed, and Lucy and I became very good friends. But because of our identity in school, we agreed that we would never be seen together in school. We spent three days scheming and planning to devise the perfect solution to our problem with Paige. During this time, I discovered that Lucy was a crazy computer geek and could hack into almost any firewall. Her skills impressed me, and we spent days trying to put them to good use in our little revenge mission. This morning was like every other: no breakfast, lots of yelling from Susan and Dorian shooting daggers at me with his eyes. I left for school, and my phone beeped in my pocket as soon as I arrived. It was a text from Lucy.“Hey, I found something that you would like. I sent it to your email. Check it and get back to me." I stared at the text, confused. My email? I hadn’t given her my email. I hardly went to my inbox, and when I opened it, I saw an attachment for a video. I was sceptical, but I played the vi