*Atlas*
Seeing Aria's grief-stricken expression broke my heart. I knew what she must be thinking. That I was involved with another woman. And not only that but someone who looked just like her. I felt terrible for putting her through it. I felt even more terrible about the accusations that were no doubt made against her.
I could only pray to the Moon Goddess that Aria would understand and forgive me once she knew the truth.
"Altas, just the man we wanted to see," Principal Higgins said with a tired sigh, gesturing for me to enter the room. Despite his comment, he didn't look excited to lay eyes on me. I guess I could understand his point of view. As far as he was concerned, I was the cause of this whole mess. And he wasn't entirely wrong about that.
"Happy to be of service," I replied in a casual tone that belied my true feelings. I sat down in the wooden chair next to Aria. My love looked so terrified and sad, and I
*Aria* Altas smiled at the question and gestured for me to come closer to him. Of course, I complied, and my wolf purred in satisfaction at the proximity. "It's everything that Rebecca's been doing to you for the past year," he whispered, "And I mean everything. Video of your fight when she used her powers to prevent you from moving. The chat where she and Scott planned to kill you and cover their tracks. Not to mention documentation of how Rebecca can control others using her mind. It's all in there. And truthfully, Rebecca is extremely lucky she's only being kicked out of school. If Rebecca were anybody else, she would go to prison for attempted murder!" "But how?" I asked, stunned and grateful for the help. "I mean, some of these things happened before I even really knew you! I don't understand." "From the moment we met, I knew you were special," he replied with a shrug. "And it was obvious that Rebecca was bad n
The slick sounds of sex filled the air as I walked down the hallway. Grunts and moans were mingling with each other. The front door to my boyfriend Scott’s house had been opened. I had only come to say goodbye before going to the academy but now I was regretting it. I opened the door to his room and what I saw was horrible. Knowing about it was completely different than seeing it with my own eyes. What I was witnessing made me sick—the man and the woman’s body intertwined together, the man on top of the woman was still thrusting, looked like he enjoyed it a lot, the woman screamed when she found out I was standing at the door. “Did I interrupt you?!” I asked with a cold tone, I tried my best to suppress the anger in my heart and the impulse to tear the man and woman on the bed apart. The man looked at me with fear and panic in his eyes. His eyes locked on mine, wide and frantic. There was Scott, my boyfriend, lying in bed with some other woman.“Aria,”
His gaze held me prisoner. No matter what I did, I couldn’t shake it. It was so intense, and the feeling he evoked only accompanied it. It seemed like in the moment it took me to convince myself to blink he was directly in front of me, his tall and muscular body towering over me. The pull I felt toward this man was unlike anything else I had ever experienced. But as fast as the feeling came, it vanished. I gasped at the quick retraction. The whole thing seemed like a dream. This had to be in my head, I thought. He leaned in, and his scent immediately hit me. I took in a deep breath, instantly recognizing it to be a blend of cashmere and rain. Every part of me wanted to reach out and pull him closer, but instead, I shoved my hands into my coat pockets. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you here before,” he began, his voice deep and gravely and his blue eyes locked on me, one moment I thought I would drown in the blue, then he smiled like a pretty d
After he left, I couldn’t stop thinking about the man—and the more I thought about him, the more I realized just how weird the entire situation was. My mind wouldn’t stop drifting to why he was at the Academy in the first place. His age really stood out as we walked the halls together—he looked nothing like the people I passed as I walked to my actual dorm.Soon enough, my thoughts were overtaken by the beauty of the Academy. The buildings were stunning, with their gothic-style architecture and surrounding forestry to compliment. The south was much warmer than the north, which meant that the gardens were now in full bloom. I smelled the flowers as I walked by, inhaling deeply. I couldn’t wait to get back out there one day. I paused on the sidewalk and looked around. The area I was in didn’t look familiar; in fact, it was a lot different than I remembered from the tour. It took a minute to realize I was lost. A blonde girl was walking toward me, so I stopped he
“You know you didn’t want another fight,” I demanded of Rebecca.“What? You are scared now?”She cackled in response, and I knew she wasn’t backing down, which was a problem. The last time we got in a fight she hit me hard, I hit back harder. It had broken her nose and her daddy had just bought her a new face, so she was pissed. The fight was worse because we had both been in human form, for me because I couldn’t shift, and for her, probably because I didn’t shift, either. She was stronger in wolf form, but the stronger we could fight in human form, the more powerful we could be as a wolf. That was why we did a lot of sparring as humans–so that our wolves would grow stronger and we could become powerful warriors.At least, she could be more powerful as a wolf. For me, human fighting was all I was going to get.She had another advantage over me last time, even though I broke her nose. Her healing journey had been a fast and easy one, thanks to her
He nodded, and I heard Rebecca make a weird noise beside me. Before she could make a comment, Atlas spoke up again. “What about you?” he asked with a quick glance in Rebecca’s direction. “I’m Rebecca,” she answered from beside me, her voice much meeker now. “I apologize, Professor Atlas.” He nodded but didn’t look at her. His attention was entirely on me. It was overwhelming. His icey blue gaze would have this effect on any girl, I told myself. He was one of the most handsome men I’ve ever seen. “I need you two to make peace. I won’t stand for any petty drama in my class,” he said. “And I need everyone else to find a partner.” He punctuated the sentence with a clap. There was a rumble of thunder in the air as he did. His eyes didn’t leave mine as he commanded the class. The electricity in the air was due to the storm, I’m sure. There was a flurry of activity as the crowd dispersed. Everyone found a partner quickly, people seemingly going with the friends they brought. I wish
“I am not going waste my time practicing these kindergarten skills.” Judy said as she looked at her nails and crossed her arms. She then gave me a fake smile. Her tone doesn’t match her pretty face. Her hair is pulled into two long braids and her blonde hair looks almost golden in this light. Her features are soft, unlike Rebecca’s artificial beauty. “So how about we just stand here wait and chill, the professor won’t mind, I knew these skills even before I was born.”That was exactly what I wanted, just now I had a fight with Rebecca and I didn’t want anyone’s attention anymore.“But I guess you need to practice more, in case Rebecca is looking for trouble again. After all, you almost got beat in front of everyone which would be super embarrassing.”“I will, thanks.” I said and ignored the sarcasm in her words, and left out the fact that I actually got the highest fighting entrance exam results this year. It’s probably for the best that people didn’t know. Most people didn’t
Cries of pain echoed around the arena. Judy and I looked at each other, both concerned. We walked over together to join the students that were looking at Arthur and his partner. Once we were there I saw the professor striding over. He looked angry. Our eyes met again and the anger in his gaze melted a little. “What happened here?” Atlas demanded to know and the students parted to let him through. “I was only trying to help.” Arthur said loudly as his partner laid on the ground. He was clutching his shoulder and crying out in pain. The storm continued to rumble in the distance and the wind picked up. Everyone remained silent as we watched the scene unfold. Rebecca was smiling at it. Atlas knelt next to the boy on the floor and inspected his shoulder. “His form was all off. All I did was adjust his shoulder so he could actually hit right. None of the other students can keep up with me.” Arthur continued to explain but he had a mischievous look on his face, like he just had fu