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Violet's POV

It was a pain I had never felt before, I felt it every inch of my body, burning so deep that I wondered if I had been set on fire.

My head pounded, my limbs ached, and my throat felt like I had swallowed broken glass. For a moment, I thought I had died. That my soul had been ripped away and shoved back in against its will.

This was by far the worst accident I i had encountered but then it hit me, I wasn't in any accident I was assaulted!

The memory came back of his possessiveness before his teeth had sunk into my skin, sending a deep and tearing pain spreading through me before everything had gone dark.

Abruptly my eyes snapped open, my chest rising and falling in heavy breaths as I forced myself upright. My hands trembled, my heart beating so hard I thought it might burst.

I was on the couch in the main room. The lights were dim but Axel was nowhere in sight. That alone made my shoulders relax a little, but the throbbing in my neck pulled me back. My fingers reached up, brushing over the sore spot where he had bitten me. It ached. The skin felt hot, swollen, and infected.

Why?

Why would he do something like that? I had done nothing to him. Who the hell bites someone? What kind of person just sinks their teeth into another like some rabid animal? My stomach twisted, anger rising inside me as I gritted my teeth. I didn’t deserve that.

Footsteps echoed from the hallway, the steady sound breaking through the silence. My body tensed. Before I could even turn my head, a figure stepped into the room.

I let go of the breath I was holding realizing it was just Kate.

But my relief was short lived the moment her eyes landed on me, she moved fast with inhuman speed. I barely had time to blink before she reached me, her hand lifting in the air.

SLAP!

The sharp sting on my cheek came before I could even react.

I pressed my palm against my burning cheek, the sting making my eyes water. My head spun, confusion mixing with the ache in my body.

"Why did you hit me?" My voice came out hoarse, barely above a whisper.

Kate didn't answer. Her chest rose and fell, her breathing harsh. Then suddenly her muscles flexed.

Her eyes which were normally brown flashed gold, my stomach dropped as more of her features kept changing.

Her lips curled, baring teeth that weren’t supposed to look like that. They sharpened, lengthening into deadly points. Claws extended from her fingers as she grabbed me by the throat.

I choked, my hands flying up to pry hers away, but she was too strong. Her nails dug into my skin, sharp enough to break through my skin. My pulse hammered as I gasped, struggling to suck in air.

"Stay away from Axel!" She threatened with a voice that sent shivers down my spine.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This wasn’t the Kate I knew. My flatmate who I had lived with for so long was now something else. Something terrifying. Something forbidden. Something that shouldn't exist.

I clawed at her grip, but it was useless. My vision blurred, the edges going dark. Just when I thought I might pass out, she tossed me aside like I weighed nothing.

Pain exploded through my back as I hit the floor, my breath coming in short, panicked bursts. I barely had time to move before she was on me again, her fingers grabbing a fist full of my hair as she yanked my head back.

"The next time you see Axel," she hissed, her breath hot against my skin, "you will reject him."

Reject him? He hadn't proposed to me, hell I wanted to stay far away from him. I didn’t know what she meant, but the way she said it made my blood run cold.

"I—I will," I stammered, my voice shaking. "I swear."

She stared at me, her golden eyes burning into mine, as if searching for a lie. Then, with a sharp shove, she let go.

I hit the ground, coughing, my entire body trembling. When I dared to look up, her face was normal again. The fangs were gone. Her hands looked human. Like nothing had happened.

I sucked in a shaky breath. My throat throbbed, my hair was a mess, and my heart felt like it might explode.

Kate stepped back, her expression unreadable. Without another word, she turned and left the room.

I didn’t wait. The moment she was out of sight, I scrambled to my feet, ignoring the way my legs shook. My breath hitched as I stumbled down the hall, my only thought being to get away.

I reached my room, throwing myself inside. My hands fumbled as I locked the door. It wasn’t enough. I grabbed the chair from my desk, shoving it under the handle. Only then did I collapse against the door, my chest rising and falling in frantic gasps.

I was shaking. My fingers curled into fists, my nails biting into my palms. My mind screamed that this couldn’t be real. That I had to be dreaming.

But I had seen it with my own eyes.

I pressed a hand to my forehead, squeezing my eyes shut. Should I call the police? Who would believe me?

No one.

The thought made my stomach twist.

I snatched my phone off the nightstand, my fingers moving on their own. If I couldn’t tell someone, I would find the answers myself.

I searched all the signs she showed when a common answer appeared on my search field Werewolf.

Shifting. Glowing eyes. Claws. Fangs. Superhuman strength.

Every single thing Kate had just done.

My breath caught. The room spun around me as my fingers loosened, my phone nearly slipping from my grip.

Kate wasn’t human.

I stared at the screen, my pulse hammering so hard it hurt.

Kate was a werewolf.