[Elise’s POV]I watch as Serenity’s cheeks turn a bright pink while embarrassment flashes in her eyes. Oh, I could almost guess what, or rather, who this involved, and since I was pretty bored having to play student day to day, I could really use some entertainment.“Go on,” I announce, dropping down to the floor in front of her. “Tell Auntie Elise all about it.”Ugh. It sounded so weird to say that, but since Serenity knew my secret, there wasn’t really any reason for me to continue playing Eleanor in front of her.“What has the gentle giant done to you now?”“It isn’t him.” Serenity says slowly, clearly trying to compose her thoughts. “It’s me.”“Please don’t give me the whole it isn’t him; it is me thing. You didn’t see just how frazzled you looked when you ran into me. Clearly, he did something to cause that, right?”“He...” she begins, but stops as her blush grows deeper. “I think he tried to kiss me.”Eyes widening, I can’t help but give props to the gentle giant for being so bo
[Elise’s POV]My heart drops as William’s words come to settle on me. An emergency. What kind of emergency could it possibly be? Did it have something to do with my new family or my pack?“What happened?” I ask, unable to stop my worry. “What’s going on?”“You’ll see when we reach my office.” He explains.Frowning, I consider stopping in place, but fear that will just make matters worse. It is clear from how sweaty William’s palm is and how serious his expression is that whatever this is is quite serious.When we finally reach his office, the familiar energy of my parents slams into me, and my biggest fear is realized. Rushing inside, I fix my eyes on the couple as they sit stiffly.“Mom?” I call, moving toward my mother first as she jumps up and grabs me. “What’s…”I don’t get to finish my words before she is pulling up my sleeve to see the bite mark that is on my arm. Flinching, I try to ignore just how much worse it looks.“So it’s true.” She murmurs as my father comes to join her.
[Elise’s POV]I look around at the crowd until I spot the twins that were recently turned human. From what I could see, it was clear that they at least knew each other before whatever happened to turn them rogue.Frowning, I examine the man standing beside me as he stares on proudly. Who exactly was this man? Was he possibly the leader of this group? And if he was, did that mean this was a pack, or were they humans?Extending my senses, I test out the area to find that these people are in fact wolves, although I kind of already knew that. But why was I here, and who was this woman I was possessing? Was the goddess trying to show me something important because, if she was, I was missing it?Why? I whisper inwardly as the man beside me clears his throat, drawing attention to himself. Why am I here?Focusing on the man, I wait while he lifts his arms and all in front of him drop to a knee.“Today is a glorious day.” The man announces, beaming. “For I have found it.”Eyes widening, I begi
[Serenity’s POV]My eyes widen as the reality of what is happening hits me. Eleanor was being taken back to her pack, but why?As this question appears in my mind, I turn my gaze to Uncle William's, who is watching on silently. It is clear in his gaze that he wants to say something, but he doesn’t.Please. I beg him, hoping he understands what I’m saying. Please don’t let them take Eleanor away!‘Dad!’ I gasp, praying that he can hear me. ‘I need your help!’For a moment, I don’t feel or hear anything, but when my dad’s presence appears in my mind, I feel a wave of relief. However, that is short-lived as his panic slams into me, and I realize that I’ve worried him.‘Serenity!’ He hisses. ‘What is it? What’s wrong? Are you hurt?’‘No,’ I respond. ‘It’s my friend. Her parents are trying to take her away from the academy.’Goddess, I knew that this sounded absolutely ridiculous. Why on earth would I be so worried about a simple person who wasn’t related to me?‘Please!’ I continue, playi
[William’s POV]“I need you to be the temporary principal of The Academy until Serenity graduates.”When my cousin said this to me, I decided to do it. It would be a reprieve from the mundane and cold life that I was living as the alpha of Crystal Fang.That was why I agreed to it and came to this school during the same year that my niece was enrolling. From that day on, I kept a close eye on her, making sure that nothing happened to her while also not interfering.Even when I noticed that many of the students were isolating her, I didn’t interfere. It wasn’t my place to step in. As a future leader and as an adolescent finding her independence and place in the world, she needed to navigate that issue alone.Silently, I watched and protected, minding my own business until the day a small little sprite with a sassy mouth and a devil may care attitude came crashing into her world and even mine.At first, I thought maybe she was just overly nice and would do the same with the other studen
[Elise’s POV]I don’t speak as Serenity drags me through the school and into her dorm, where she whirls on me with a look that screams panic.“What’s going on?” She demands, unable to hold back her worry. “Why were your parents, no, Eleanor’s parents, trying to take you away?”Smirking, I show her the bite mark on my arm. With each passing day, it was slowly expanding, covering more and more of my skin, and looking like absolute shit.“Someone blabbed.” I huff. “And word got to my parents.”“Who do you think it was?” Serenity asks, eyeing me. “And why would they…”“Isn’t it obvious?” I ask. “It was that bitch hanging around William.’“You mean Lydia?”“Who else.”Since meeting that bitch, I got the feeling that she wasn’t fond of me, which was pretty damn crazy given the fact that I was no one to be concerned about. Maybe if I was still in my original body, it would be different.Huffing in annoyance I try not to think about that smug bitch and how I missed the opportunity to beat the
[Maverick’s POV]I stand at the edge of the hall, watching as William and the pipsqueak speak quietly. I didn’t mean to overhear anything, but shouldn’t they have picked a better place to speak? Anyone could overhear, and if what I just heard got into another's hands, well, I feared what would come.Deciding maybe it was best to end things before someone comes up, I clear my throat, drawing both William’s and the pipsqueaks gazes toward me. And when they realize I’m here, both of their expressions reflect shock and then panic.“Don’t worry,” I sigh, shoving my hands in my pockets and beginning to move. “I didn’t hear anything.”Ignoring their gazes, I head past them and then into the dorm, where Rosco sits with his eyes fixed on the door.“Why are you here?” He asks, frowning. “Didn’t we agree you would go to the men’s dorm?”“About that…” I begin, but stop as William’s hand clamps on my shoulder. “We couldn’t move him.” He announces, taking me by surprise. “So, he will need to stay
[Serenity’s POV]I kissed him. I kissed him. Holy shit! I kissed him.These words repeat themselves in my head again and again as I rush down the hall and then burst into my first class of the day.“What did I do?” I gasp, taking my place and burying my head in my hands. “What were you thinking, Serenity?”Shit. I acted on impulse. Was it because of what I discussed with Aunt Elise?No. I couldn’t blame that talk for what I did. Deep down, I knew that I did it because I wanted to do it, and now that it happened, what would happen with Maverick and me?Screaming internally, I hear a round of giggles. Lifting my head, I watch as some of the girls in my class watch me with looks of amusement.“Take a picture,” I huff just as Maverick enters.Tensing, I watch while he lazily heads in my direction. When he reaches, he takes his normal spot beside me. Holding my breath, I wait to see what will happen, but when he acts like normal, pulling his books out of his bag and preparing them for the