When those words leave his mouth, the class gets Pindrop silent.
I know it's normal for girls to lose their virginity so early, but it's not okay to exhibit it to the whole city.
We have a reputation to maintain, and people are a little old-fashioned in this small city. Their mindset is not as open as people living in big cities.
And people are a little conservative and suspicious of anything new. Our city is so tiny that it is unmapped on the country map.
It's like a group of people arrived here and cleared a small part of the forest to construct houses and make a living in them. Everybody knows everyone in this city.
And everybody will know that I lost my virginity before turning 18, before my marriage. And it will be taboo in everybody's eyes.
I'll be a shameless person now in their eyes. And what comes after that is a judgemental eye every time I leave the house.
If this incident is known by my manager at work, I will have to say goodbye to my hard-earned job.
So, this was Tina and her friend's plan all this time; I thought they just wanted to play a prank on me by drugging me.
And it was me who just jumped on the man I saw because of the drug. Was it like that, or the man was also arranged by them? Is that man also mingled with them?
It has to be like that; they must have paid that man to do this. How can be someone so cruel to another person they don't even know.
What wrong did I do to that person? As a victim, I can't even identify my culprit. What should I do?
'Why is she standing like a statue? why isn't she tell them they are wrong?'
'Yeah, she is not talking back to them because what they are telling is true.'
'How can someone so shameless be studying in our class? I feel disgusted to stay in the same place as her.'
'She spent a night with someone. Who could it be? Can you guess?'
'Who would want to sleep with that freak? He must be desperate. Hahaha……'
'I heard she works at a hotel downtown near the forest. She must have slept with management to get the job.'
'Who will give a job to her in this city? Of course, she has slept with higher management to get that job.'
'Well, she must have slept with the customers as well. How can she be allowed to go to VPI rooms if not for that.'
Slowly murmurs and discussion started in the class. They were not even trying to keep their voices low.
I can hear all of their voices. And what do they mean I got the job by sleeping with higher management? I got it with my own ability. It hurts when everybody judges you for the wrong you never did.
I wanted to answer all their questions and tell them to shut the f*ck up. Don't judge a person based on whatever you hear, but…
"What are you doing standing there? Don't you have a mouth to answer if someone asks you a question?" Tina questioned me, coming to the front to stand beside me.
I turn to glare at her only to see the big smirk on her b*tch face.
"So, this was your plan. To make me a laughing stock. You could have just told me on the face. You want me to get the hell out of here. I would have disappeared from your life without question." I ask her, gritting my teeth, unable to keep myself in control.
That only makes her smile even wide.
"I'm I telling you a joke?" Tina burst into tiny giggles at my question.
"Oh, my dear Eliza, can't you tell? It's my mission to get you out of this town, out of my life. Do you want to know why we hate you? Even though you are my cousin," her question caught me off guard.
"Because of your mother, Your mother is the reason for my hatred. Because of her, my mom didn't get all the love, support, and family heritage a first daughter of the family should get."
"My mom deserved everything as a first child of the family, but your mom stole everything from her, and you think my mom should look after you just because she is your mother's sister?"
"Never, if not for your mother. My mom would be the one to carry the family legacy. I would have got the prestige of being a daughter of such an old family. The family with such a great history."
Tina was lost in being a prestigious daughter of the family she was talking about, which I have no idea about.
"What family are you talking about? you are still a pampered daughter of Martin's family," I ask her. I don't get what she is talking about, and when did I get a family heritage to follow and protect?
Her imagination broke as she looked at me with an angry face with those questions. "It's not for you to know; why do you care?" She scoffed at me.
"Now let's talk about the present, how was it? Was he good in the bed? You came so late at night that I was worried like hell," she spoke with no intention of keeping her voice low.
Of course, she wanted everyone to hear our conversation making sure everyone heard about what happened with me yesterday.
"Even though we are a little reserved and don't accept this type of behavior in our household, I'm happy for you. You found someone that you can rely on. Is the man good to you? He will not ditch you after everything both of you have done, does he?" She asked me with a look of a caring sister on her face.
Even though she had such an innocent expression on her face, I could see the cunning smile in her eyes. She was having such a good time in my misery.
"Why are you asking me about that man? Wasn't you the one arranged for him?" I couldn't control my anger "how much did you pay for him to do that?" I snap at her.
She looked so clueless at that question. She is such a good actor she should definitely try being an actress she may score an award for her talent.
"What "o you mean I should know? How would I know who slept with you? Or is it that you slept with many people in the past that you don't know their names"" She was hell-bent on making me a shameless sl*u who sleeps with whoever I get my hands on in this town.
The whispers once again kicked off in the classroom, Tina's words. Now nothing can make them see the absolute truth about me.
Now I will be branded as Shameless S*ut in the town, and nothing can stop this from becoming a city talk by the end of the day.
This is my first book, and I'm trying to do a better job. I'm editing the chapters to remove those errors. But if you find any errors, please ignore them. Let me know what you all think about the story so far. Thanks for reading.
When the war ended and the blood dried into the earth, Elizabeth stood beneath the great moonlit boughs of the forest where her soul had endured its greatest trials—and also where it had found love.The Greenwood mansion—ancestral home of her maternal lineage—had stood untouched for generations on the other side of the continent, isolated on a forgotten cliff, surrounded by old magic.But that place no longer felt like home. It hadn’t for a long time.Her home was here now, in the forest where Christian had first held her while she bled, where her children had laughed for the first time, where the bond of peace had been born from sacrifice.She approached the council of elders—the newly formed Circle of Peace that included fae, vampire, and human envoys from the Greenwood family elders—and made a humble request:“Let the Greenwood Mansion be moved—not in stone or brick, but in name and spirit—to the forest where this peace was forged.""Let this land, where the ritual was completed an
The first wave of wolves charges straight for the ritual site. Fangs glisten under the eerie light of the ritual fire, claws slash through the air with lethal precision. Elizabeth barely has time to react before Christian yanks her behind him, his crimson eyes blazing.“Protect the ritual at all costs!” Christian below, his voice cutting through the battlefield.The vampires move first, their speed a blur as they intercept the oncoming attack. Blades clash, fangs sink into flesh, and the sharp scent of blood fills the air. The fairies unleash their magic, shimmering bursts of golden light forming barriers and attacks against the werewolves.The first werewolf lunged. It was fast, a blur of muscle and fur, but Christian was faster. His blade met its mark, slicing through flesh with lethal precision. A strangled yelp, then silence as the body crumpled. Then came the others. Like a tidal wave of rage and fury, the werewolves attacked. They tore through the clearing, their howls fillin
The air at the ritual site was thick with unspoken words, with the weight of fate pressing down on the gathered supernatural beings.The stone circle, carved from the bones of the earth itself, hummed with dormant power.At its center, the ritual fire flickered with an unnatural emerald glow, waiting for the final blood to be spilled to awaken the ancient bond between creatures.Elizabeth tightened her grip around the ceremonial dagger in her hand, feeling the magic coil around her fingers like a whisper of fate.This ritual had to succeed—there was no other option. Without it, the balance between supernatural beings and humans would shatter, and the world would descend into chaos.But something was wrong.She could feel it in the way the wind shifted suddenly, in the way the fire flickered erratically as if sensing the unease in the hearts of those gathered.A low, guttural growl rippled through the clearing, sending a shiver of tension through the gathered ritual participants.The w
Deep within the heart of the forest, where the canopy of leaves allowed only slivers of moonlight to pierce through, two figures stood in the shadow of ancient trees. The air was thick with tension, the silence broken only by the distant howl of wolves and the occasional rustle of leaves.Alpha Brannon's eyes glowed a sharp amber, his gaze fixed on the bloodied body of his son, Austin. His hands clenched into fists so tight that his claws pierced his own palms, drawing blood. Rage seethed through every vein in his body, his wolf howling for vengeance. His broad shoulders trembled with barely restrained fury."Look at him, Alpha," Tina’s voice slithered into his ears, soft and poisonous like the hiss of a snake. She crouched beside Austin's lifeless form, her hand gently brushing his blood-soaked hair. "Your son... your heir... gone. And who did this to him?" She tilted her head, her eyes glinting with malice.Brannon didn't respond. His gaze remained fixed on Austin’s lifeless face, ea
The forest stretched out in an endless sea of green, but his path was clear. Each step he took felt heavier than the last, like the weight of unseen chains dragging him back. The crisp scent of damp earth and pine needles filled his senses, but it wasn’t enough to quiet the storm in his mind.Liam Black — Alpha of the Black Panther Pack — moved with predatory grace, his golden eyes sharp as a blade in the dim twilight. His sleek black coat, faintly visible through the open flaps of his cloak, shone faintly under the dying red light of the setting sun. His muscles coiled and uncoiled with each step as his internal battle raged on.Every instinct told him to turn around. To go back. To keep his distance from her.Elizabeth.Her name lingered in his mind like a stubborn thorn. The half-sister he didn’t ask for. The girl who had everything he didn’t.“She had a mother,” he thought bitterly, his jaw tightening. “I had him.”His father's face flashed in his mind — sharp eyes, a voice like t
The air hums with quiet tension as the group moves deeper into the heart of the forest. Shadows stretch long beneath the canopy, and the fading sunlight filters through in jagged beams, cutting through the mist that curls along the ground. Each step forward feels heavier than the last, as though the earth itself knows the gravity of what’s to come.The Ritual Stone stands at the center of a wide clearing, a massive slab of ancient rock with deep etchings carved by hands long gone. The sigils glow faintly as if they can already sense the magic in the air. It’s a sacred place — one that has seen countless rituals over the centuries. It will see another today.It is surrounded by small stone basins symbolizing different races of creatures. All the stone basins are connected to the Ritual Stone my magic.Elizabeth stands at the edge of the clearing, her fingers brushing the rough bark of a nearby tree. Her gaze is distant, eyes narrowed on the horizon where the sun slowly dips lower and l