Freya’s POV
The school bell rings and the entirety of the class begin filing out just as Silas and his entourage leaves.
I pack my notes and leave the class, heading to my locker. I notice stares as I walk into the hall way. I feel their eyes raking over me, from my outfit to my looks. It’s like the whole school is trying to figure me out and I don’t like it one bit.
I just want to learn and fit in but the rumors going on about me clearly says otherwise. Like the entire school is waiting for me to do something - anything to entertain them.
I finally reach my locker, dropping my history text book. I hear a few mumbling behind me, followed by biting chuckles when I mistakenly dump a few things from my locker to the ground.
Frustrated now, I pick them up and slam my locker shut, stomping away.
I need just a minute to myself without anyone watching me or talking about me. I walk into the female toilet and dash into a stall, slamming the doors shut.
I sigh in relief, experiencing perfect silence for the first time today. I can finally hear my own thoughts and my anxiety levels drop significantly. I can’t help but think of a way to get rid of all this attention. The rumors would last less than a week before everyone gets bored of it, meaning I had to lay low for a few more days.
The doors to the lavatory open suddenly and slam shut, pulling my thoughts away from myself for a moment.
I hear rushed, haggard breathing, followed by a very frustrated grunt. Footsteps stomping about like someone’s pacing back and forth.
The door opens again and another set of footsteps walk in.
“Calm down, Elena.”
Hearingher name, my interest is pinches instantly. It seems she had been the one to barge in angrily and a new girl had followed. I recognize the voice instantly. It’s definitely Lila, my second roommate.
“Don’t tell me to ‘calm down.’ Who does she think she is?”She yells now, clearly pissed with someone.
It’s too late for me to leave the stall so I remain quietly, still as a statue.
“Did he really agree to it?”
“He did! I heard him talking about it with Adam and Lucas. Ugh, the nerve of that boy.”
Talking about what?
I’m fully interested in what they’re discussing now, leaning in to listen. I feel a little guilty for eavesdropping but the urge to know just overruns every reason within me.
“How dare she walk into my school and try to act like some boss bitch?”
“There’s nothing even special about her. I mean, did you see those ugly batman pyjama shorts she wore last night? Repulsive, I tell you. Don’t even get me started on that matted-brown bird’s nest she calls hair.”
“Oh my gosh, she made me brush it last night.”
They are talking about me.
And just like that, time freezes and my breath gets stuck in my throat, almost choking me on the spot. My heart is pulsing way too fast.
I can’t believe my ears, or what they’re saying.
My mind suddenly begins recalling my dark blue batman pyjamas Lila had complimented as looking cool last night, or the moment Elena and I had shared when she offered to brush my hair saying it was the prettiest shade of brown she had seen.
It couldn’t be me, it just couldn’t. They had genuinely seemed like the best roommates of all time last night, helping me settle in. They wouldn’t talk about me like this. Maybe there is some other batman fanatic with matted brown hair that deserved their insults.
“And what she did yesterday, it was clearly for attention. I’m sure she had it all planned out. I can’t believe I thought for a second that she might not actually know who Silas was. Who the hell doesn’t know he’s the next Alpha king and my future mate?” Elena growls.
“She’s probably some dumb Alpha bitch, that’s why she’s been home schooled. Special education for the mentally impaired.” Lila adds, with a cutting snicker.
My heart shatters further.
“No, Freya doesn’t seem like the stupid type. She manipulated everyone else to get some attention for popularity. I hate her type so much; acting like some self-righteous saint when in reality they just want some male attention. Fucking pick-me girls.”
My eyes sting painfully and I can feel moisture gathering in them. Hurt like a dagger pierces through my chest, I’m unable to breathe.
I feel stupid.
My wolf feels the pain like liquid lava burning through my veins and tries to comfort me. I’m grateful but it doesn’t ease the contempt.
I want to barge through the doors and speak my mind. I want to call Elena a two-faced snake and Lila a salty bitch…but, I don’t.
More drama with anyone related with Silas will only worsen my situation. I would be the center of all attention for months.
“So, what was the bet about this time?” Lila continues. Her obnoxious high pitched voice suddenly triggers my gag reflexes. I’m suddenly so appalled by her that it’s hard to hold back.
“It’s about—”
The lavatory doors open and a third person enters. The girls go silent for a moment. Clearly it’s a secret they don’t plan on revealing to anyone.
A moment passes and they both walk out.
I wait till there’s absolutely no one before I walk out.
I feel nothing but devastation and betrayal. The people I had once thought were friends are nothing but snakes. I seethe about it then look in the mirror to fix my fizzy brown hair. My plain face stares back at me and their previous words bite.
There really is nothing special about my curly brown shoulder length hair, or my dull honey-brown eyes that has no astonishing glow in them. My skin is pale with few freckles splattered against my cheeks. I’m almost too skinny with no bosom chest or ass to flaunt.
I turn away from my imagine, leaving the girl’s lavatory.
It’s not like I hate what I look like. I know I’m not extraordinary in the looks department like Elena or most of the girls here. One thing I do like about my self is I’m nothing like her, striving to bring everyone down to uplift herself, and I never would be.
I reach my lockerandpull it open to grab my text books for the next class.
His sudden appearance has me startled as my soul almost jumps out of my body.
He towers over me and I’ve never felt so short in my entire life. The crippling pressure of his aura quickly engulfs me and I remember to bow my head this time, not wanting more drama as a few looks come our way.
My wolf purrs, feeling his eyes fully focused on us.
hot gaze rakes over me, scanning my appearance - head to toe - making me feel exposed and naked.
I take a peek up at him - devilishly handsome as he is. He has not said anything. He looks unconcerned with my gesture and it annoys me a bit. Why put me in an awkward situation in the first place, only to ignore it when I finally give you what you want?
“What’s your name?” He asks suddenly, like it’s a command to answer. I want to glare at him and point out his rudeness but I bit on my lip before I make the same mistake again.
“Freya.” I answer but I don’t hide the displeased tone in my voice.
“Feisty, I like that.” He smirks and I struggle to hide the treacherous blush on my cheeks.
It’s the first time I see his smile and I’m almost left speechless by the curve of his lips, the shine in his usual cold eyes.
I clear my throat, forcing my eyes away before I do something embarrassing.
“What do you want?” My chill is gone. I just want to be done with this and go somewhere far from him.
“Here.”
He pulls out a small dandelion freshly plucked from the school’s garden, our somewhat first meeting place.
I’m taken aback with panic, wondering if he recognizes me from that day, before the Alpha transformation had been complete. The still present smile on his face shows it’s probably not that, but something else.
I stare at it, then back at him.
Stunned.
“It’s a small gift, a token of apology for my previous behavior.”
I’m taken aback by this. I had heard how ruthless and heartless he was. Never a moment of weakness with even his peers, yet here he is with a tiny little flower, offering an apology. It’s unbelievable.
Awkwardly, I take the flower from him, still doubting if it was genuine or some stupid prank to get back at me.
“Thanks?”
“Great. Now that we’re reconciled, how about you come sit at my table for lunch later? You’re new and we might as well just start afresh.” He flashes an award-winning smile that was forged for conquering hearts.
His request screams fifty shades of trouble though.
The longer I stay close to Silas, the more I would get noticed - the more Elena would talk shit about me, the more the chances of him realizing he’s seen me before increases.
I couldn’t.
I wouldn’t.
No way in hell am I falling for this trap or risk my actual identity being discovered by the ‘big bad’ Alpha prince. My sentence would be worse than death.
“Nope. No, thank you.”
I shove the flower back into his hands and he looks perplexed. He’s probably never been turned down before in his life.
“I accept your apology. Thanks for the offer, but I’m good.”
I walk past him quickly before he stops me and creates another scene, before anyone notices I had just turned down Silas Bloodmoon.
As soon as the bell rings for lunch break the next day, I’m out of my seat and dashing into the hall way. The main focus on my mind is successfully dodging Silas until the rest of the day is over. If I’m lucky enough, I can avoid him for the rest of the week till he completely forgets about me.Amen to that.I find a snack dispenser and move towards it, picking a granola bar. I should eat more as I’m pretty hungry but I’d take anything over stepping into the school cafeteria, where all the students are gathered - where Silas and Elena are waiting.After popping a few coins in, I pick my granola bar from the dispenser, turning to leave but then, I’m suddenly shoved. The force pushes me back and I stagger, falling on my butt.I groan in pain, wincing with my eyes shut.“OMG, I’m so sorry.”I look up to see a female student I haven’t quite seen before. Her dark blue eyes are heavy with worry and she helps me to my feet without wasting more than a second. My butt is sore and it takes a w
Lunch flies by like a breeze but not the smooth gentle kind that tickles your ears and dances in your hair. It’s the kind that gives you a sense that a storm is brewing.Now, the hallway is filled with buzzing muttering as I leave. They don’t even bother to hide their blatant gossips or whisper at least. I hear it in the hallways when I pass; I hear it behind me in class. They’re all on about Silas leaving Elena and showing obvious interest in me. They couldn’t be farther from the truth.I don’t even know this guy that well and he’s already ruined my school reputation. If only he’ll leave me alone and focus on his actual girlfriend. A part of me knows he’s definitely not going to, and my wolf seems thrilled by it.Damn you.The day drifts and I’m now numb to it all. To sun falls and the night emerges. it’s almost time for the Full Moon ceremony.It’s a ceremony held on the first night of a full moon in honor of the moon goddess. We change into our wolves and run free under its glow,
It’s the longest few seconds of my life.His lips move painfully slow towards mine. In that second, I panic with varying emotions whirling within me, yet still unable to move or do anything.A torch light suddenly flashes in our direction and I regain control of my motor skills. I fly backwards, putting enough distance between us but lose my balance in the protest. Luckily, he’s still holding my arm so his grip prevents me from hitting the hard ground.“What are you two doing here?”The voice sounds like one of our teachers. I’m unable to see the face because the torch flashes in my eye. I say nothing, trying to shield my eyes. However, Silas remains quiet next to me, his jaw ticking in slight irritation - unfazed by the bright lights in his eyes.“Get back to the gathering right now! No loitering about school.”“Yes, sir. We’ll do just that.” Silas answers, being surprisingly respectful and the teacher leaves us sooner than expected. Perks of being the next Alpha king, I presume. If
Our talons rip through the flesh of his upper arm, enlisting a yelp of pain from his lips but I don’t stop there. It’s followed by a blow from our claws, sending him flying a good distance away.Their scent is more pungent than ever and I’m more than sure what we were against.Damn rogues.A shriek suddenly echoes in the air right beside me. I immediately know something bad has happened to Freya.We turn swiftly, growling menacingly at the second intruder standing over her motionless body. My wolf loses sanity, instantly taking almost full control of our body and lunging forward at him.He changes, ripping through his clothes into a dark brown wolf smaller than mine. We brawl for moments; deadly strikes follow after the other. I lean in for his jugular vein but the first pounces unto us from the back, now its two against one.My wolf is fed up with this. He releases a deathly howl into the air that moves the winds and shakes the earth beneath us. The howl of an Alpha King reverberates
I’m discharged earlier due to no injuries or scratches from the attack but still grateful for the brief opportunity to just rest from the whole school drama.The next day, however, I couldn’t escape from it. I am more nervous to walk down the school hallways but Xena had my back through most of it. We’ve grown closer with every interaction and I know we were destined to be friends.The sun is exceptionally hot today and worse of all is we have P.E. I’m mortified, not because I despise running - far from it. I had somehow managed to escape running infront of everyone else at the Moon ceremony but today, the sun was out and bright and the whole class were to participate in the running exercise. It isn’t a race but I couldn’t risk exposing my very inferior physical prowess.The run begins once the gym teacher blew his whistle. Into the vast green landscape of a backyard the school owned.It is somewhat a of jog. No one is supposed to be breaking a sweat, yet with much of my might, it’s s
The pain from the impact stings the tip of my fingers, but the anger within me boils hotter than everything else.His face forcefully swerves to his right and freezes in place. He makes no move to run back to me or say anymore words. All his reaction does nothing but fuel my rage.How dare he try to get to me? I begin to wonder if the whole saving me from getting hurt was some ploy to use me as his next target? If this is just another one of his games. I wonder if he saved those other girls just to use them and toss them aside for Elena.For a moment, I had actually believed he is a good person.His head slowly turns to me and there’s nothing but coldness staring. It’s clear no one has ever dared slap some sense into him, but it doesn’t faze me one bit.He makes a move to speak but I beat him to it.“Look here, asshole. I’m entirely grateful for your help. Do I owe you now? Probably, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to play this game with you. You have a girlfriend, Silas. Stop reeling
Silas POV:Another boring school day. I toss my textbooks into my locker, slamming it shut. Elena stands right by my side, tapping away on the screen of her phone. She’s been more clingy than usual these days and it’s starting to get on my nerves. Sadly, there's only little I could do or say. Betrothed wolves were meant to be seen together always; something about demonstrating the closeness of their bond. A good Alpha is nothing without a Luna, so the saying went.Then again, wolves only felt a strong connection with their mates and even in the rare cases of betrothal, there was meant to be a form of partnership, yet I felt an aftertaste of repulsion having Elena around, hovering about everything I do. I feel no solace in being hers, instead someone else plagues my thoughts every waking moment.It’s like my mind’s been drugged and I can’t think straight anymore.Freya, that damn Freya. Annoying, witty, with a peculiar allure to her. I want her, my wolf wants her but I can’t say if i
FREYA'S POV:The whole cafeteria scene plagues my mind endlessly, ruining every mental wall I had painstakingly built around thoughts of Silas. Just when I was getting the hang of it, accepting what was to be my new life, he walks in and chucks it all in turmoil and leaves.I know it’s impossible, incomprehensive, but I wonder if there's some sincerity in him. If possibly, my absence confused and left a little discomfort in his mind just as it had me. Then maybe he's actually into me.It isn’t something I should be pleased with. He’s with someone already and I still needed to steer clear, yet the possibilities please my heart just a bit.The next day seems less dull and even more promising than typical. Is it because Xena would be returning or something else? Who knows?“Hey.”I close my locker turning to Adam. He gives his normal charming smile, made to break hearts, and winks at me. I roll my eyes at his antics but offer a smile nevertheless. It’s weird how we’ve sort of grown a bi