Chapter 3: Claimed

Henry's POV

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"No, p-please don't hurt me. I haven't done anything wrong." I cried out, I didn't know what to do.

"Help! Someo-" The man immediately covered my mouth with his hand to prevent me from screaming.

I felt the guy's nose on the crook of my neck, he was breathing so loudly that it made me shiver.

"Mmmm... Mate! Ahhhh…Fuck! You smell so sweet." What did he say? No! I don't want this!

‘Grey, help! Anyone!'

I struggled in his hold and I felt his hands started going higher from my waist to my stomach, I couldn't see who the man was, my sight was blurred since I took my glasses off.

Was he just waiting for me this whole time? No, that can't be possible. It was my first day here, maybe he mistook me for someone?

"Please, let go of me," I pleaded to the man, but all that came out was a muffled noise.

"Shh, it's okay, I got you. Don't be disobedient or else you won't like what I'll do to you." The man said in a smoky voice. I tried to get out of his hold using my hands but he was too strong.

"You looked so fucking cute in the halls earlier. Like a lost puppy. You really caught my attention angel."

The hand that was in my shirt was taken back and he clasped both of my hands tightly, I'm pretty sure it would leave a bruise by how much force the man was exerting.

"Helppp!" I tried to shout, but again, what came out of my mouth were just muffled sounds.

"Naughty angel won't listen to me? Okay then---" All of a sudden, I felt a searing pain in my nape, he bit me! His teeth dug in so deep in my skin.

Tears left my eyes as I couldn't handle what he was doing to me.

"Students! You are all requested to go to your designated classroom this instant. I repeat, go to your classroom this instant. It's already 8, and you know what that means, so try not getting into detention on the first day of the semester." I heard a woman announcing from the telecom outside.

After the woman's voice disappeared, the man that was holding me shortly stopped right after, and tilted my head sideways with his hand, he gripped my jaw and leaned closer to me.

"It was nice meeting you, I'll keep my eye on you angel. And remember this, your mine.”

I felt him kiss my cheek, and then I was released. I heard the door open, and it took me a while to collect myself again.

'Should I tell this to Grey? No! No...he'll just worry about me again, I don't want to be a huge burden to my brother. But what if that man does it again?'

[Knock! Knock!]

“Hey! Boy who grabbed my bag, are you there?!" A shout pierced the air, and it pulled me back to my senses.

I wiped the tear stains in my cheek, fast, and searched for my glasses on the surface. "I'm here," I tried to sound lively, and smiled at myself in the mirror before going out.

'I'll be okay, it was just an accident, it was just...an accident, that person just mistook me for someone else,’ I keep convincing myself and got out.

"Hah, you took a quick piss? Here I thought I was the one who's going to get us late. Let's go, our first class is Dorothy, be wary of her, she's quite a witch," She said the last phrase in an irritated tone, while I nodded briskly at her.

“Oh right! I forgot to introduce myself, the name's Kara by the way, how about you?"

"I'm Henry." I weakly said to her, my head was still a bit clouded by what happened a few minutes ago. I'm thinking of possible reasons to explain that man's actions, but there was nothing that came to mind.

"So I'm guessing that you still don't have friends here, right? Cause if it is, then I could let you join me and my friend's circle. We're quite diverse, there’s the stupid, smart, even jocks, but the good kind though. And lastly, where I belong, the gorgeous ones." She said the last sentence confidently while flipping her hair to the back.

Wait... Friends? Many? Diverse?

I suddenly forgot that I was just harassed since I got excited when I heard her say friends. I looked at her face and she was smiling down at me. "So, do you wanna?" she asked me again, and I briskly nodded my head.

"Don't worry, they're very sweet, or tumble, maybe slightly chaotic, but I'm sure you'll love them."

We arrived in front of the room, and we saw a woman who keeps on tapping a thin stick on her hands.

I was nervous and looked at Kara, but she said that it will be fine. "Well-well... you two sure are courageous coming in my class this late."

"Umm, you see Miss Levine, we got stuck in a situation." Kara tried to explain to her but she just huffed and peered at the two of us, "Mind telling me what kind of situation?" She said, while inserting more force on the stick, making my legs go jelly.

'Why is she so scary!?’

"Hmm, let's see, it's a situation that requires urinating and some makeup Miss." Kara said straight while smiling, and I could hear some students laughing inside.

Why would she say that?! Now we're definitely going to get in trouble.

"Excuse me?! Is this a joke to you Miss Wilson?" Oh God! She looks furious.

She moved her head to me and gave me a glare, "And you? Why are you late?!" My hands started getting sweaty, and I was busy thinking of an excuse when she suddenly spun me around that made me a bit dizzy.

"I now see, Miss Wilson, you're quite passionate so early in the morning to give this young man such a present, no?" She said with a raised brow.

I was confused but suddenly realized what she was referring to.

Oh my god! That guy must have left a hickey. How will I explain this?

"What are you talking about?" Kara looked confused, a lot of unpleasant scenarios flashed in my mind. I'm sure she won't want to be friends with me now because of this.

She scanned what the teacher was pointing at and opened and closed her mouth a few times looking shocked, while probably thinking of something to refute.

I thought it would be the end of me, until I heard what Kara said next.

"That's clearly a sting, your old eyes just can't see properly." I heard Kara say, and I was genuinely taken aback. Is she protecting me?

"How dare you! Go to detention. NOW!" Kara wasn't fazed at all by her constant yelling, she shrugged her shoulders off and walked away without care.

I gazed at Kara guiltily, then I noticed her tilting her head a bit, enough to send me a small wink.

'What...?'

"And as for you, I'll let this slide. You better not turn out to be like her, go inside!" The teacher yelled at me and I easily obliged, scared that she'll get even more angrier.