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
April's POV I was panicking terribly, and the noise that everyone made about him wasn't helping either. What was he doing here? Why didn't he tell me that he was coming?I hurriedly began to check my phone for messages about this that I might have overlooked, but there was nothing.Everyone around me was swooning over him, and the boys just seemed a little jealous about his presence.“...he is so beautiful. I heard that he is so respected that the humans must pay him homage.”"... Heard that he doesn't have a mate yet. Maybe he can come here to look for her. Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm his mate.”“I never thought that I would be able to meet the Lycan Prince.”"... Keep dreaming. You are too ugly for him.”The whispering continued, and it made me sick to my stomach. The hallway soon fell silent, and the principal got up on the stage and began his announcement.“Good afternoon, students. As we all know, we are supposed to review the school's cumulative performance, but in light of recen
Dorian's POV I was in my office when someone dashed in, sweating and panting. I felt my blood boil hot. What was this insolence?! The messenger was on his knees, trembling with fear of his insolence for dashing into my office unannounced. “Forgive me, alpha. I am here with a message from the principal. Your audience is urgently needed; the Prince of the Lycan Empire is in school, and the principal needs you to be present." “What?!" “The Lycan Prince is…” "I heard you say it the first time, fool!” I barked angrily. “And because the Lycan Prince is here, does that give you any right to just barge into my office like an uncultured swine?!" "N… no, my Alpha. Forgive me.” The messenger immediately fell silent and bowed his head low to the ground. I gritted my teeth in anger. What was the Lycan Prince doing here? I snarled angrily and sent the messenger away, telling him to tell the principal that I would join them shortly. As soon as my door clicked shut, I banged my fists on
April's POV I shook in fear as I heard Conrad's voice booming throughout the hall. He was angry and furious, and I suddenly felt that playing the video was a bad idea. I should have waited until he left, and now, look what I had done.I turned and saw the principal, and he was pale with fright. The entire hall was silent, and everyone was staring at Conrad's angry face."What is all this?! I demand an explanation!""Prince Conrad," said the principal nervously. "There is no need to get worked up over this. This is probably some high school student joke. You really don't have to pay attention to any of it."Conrad looked at him in shock."Are you even listening to yourself? What do you mean by ‘high school student joke’? Can't you see that one of your students is being beaten up by a gang, and you think that this is a joke?"The principal slinked away in fear, and Conrad's words immediately silenced him. Deep down, I knew he deserved it. This could have all been avoided if he had done