LOGINJulianne turned her head to see Cassian and her lips slightly parted. She didn’t know if he had been standing there long enough to hear what she and Ryker said. “It’s fine,” she said. “I’ll return to my dorm.”She saw a frown on Cassian’s face as soon as she said that, but she does not know if it was because she had just rejected going to his room or because of something else. “I have something to say to you,” Cassian said before she could take a step.Julianne saw him looking at Ryker even as he spoke to her and she turned her head to Ryker, only to see him take a step away from her as he made to leave.“I’ll leave her in your care,” Ryker said and started to leave.Julianne couldn’t understand what just transpired between them, but one thing she sensed is that, even though Ryker may have joined their group, there is still a clear boundary between him and Cassian.She followed him quietly and they entered his room.Julianne doesn’t feel familiar to his room. She thinks it’s because
Every student was busy with their mid-semester tests. Julianne didn’t study hard like everyone did, but she answered the questions easily without thinking too much into it. Whenever she finished a test, she would look over at the empty desk at the front. It was where Marianne used to sit.Ryker became concerned every time he saw Julianne sitting still and not interacting with anyone. Just three weeks before that, they were in the cafeteria with the others, talking about Velvet and planning their next step. Then all of a sudden, she became completely silent and zoned out.Once he saw her take her bag to leave, he followed her and stopped when he saw her at the front of the library. She stood there for some minutes before leaving, and he followed her again until she stopped at the bleachers where the field is. He watched her from a distance and knew to let her be. He knows she must be feeling Marianne’s absence, but he didn’t expect it to suddenly get worse like this.After taking abou
“Velvet is gone,” Julianne told the boys after meeting up in the cafeteria for lunch.“I figured,” Cassian said, holding up a spoon. After she explained what happened in the dorm, he said, “The headmistress must be desperate right now.”Maximus came in. “But Velvet is like her right-hand man. Why would they suddenly turn on each other?”“Isn’t it obvious?” Cassian asked. “Velvet has something she wants back, and that must be the same thing we are all looking for. My guess is that Velvet went into your room and took whatever Marianne left behind.”Julianne was lost in her thoughts for a moment. What did Marianne leave behind that the headmistress is so desperate to get back? And why would Velvet steal it from her, risking her own life in the process too? She was soon interrupted by a loud clatter and she turned her head to the direction, only to see Aurora picking up the food tray she had dropped. She saw the students in the line laughing at her and saw her rushing out of the cafeteri
“Who do we think is the culprit?” Remus asked. He was sitting on a small wooden box at the center of the room. Cassian sat by the desk, tapping his fingers on the table. His expression has been grim ever since he walked in. He stopped tapping and said, “I believe we all have the same person in mind.”Maximus nodded in agreement and Julianne held her hands together. She just couldn’t believe that headmistress Eldryn would kill Marianne just to get to her.“But we need evidence against her to prove she did it,” said Cassian.“And Lucien is gone,” Maximus inserted.They all looked at Julianne, and when she realized they were waiting on her to say something, she readjusted herself and held her hands together.“Why do we think it is headmistress Eldryn?” she asked openly.Everyone seemed like they have something to say, but no one uttered a word.“The day I came back with Cassian and went to the dorm,” she started, “Marianne left me a letter. She mentioned a gift and said we had things to
Julianne walked into boy’s dormitory and went straight to Maximus room with Remus. He had explained how Marianne’s death had affected Maximus and how the group was falling apart because of it. But in the situation they were in, Julianne wouldn’t want the boys to be apart. They needed to be together so they can plan things out and get to the bottom of what they had started.“I’ll get Cassian,” Remus said to her in front of the room and Julianne nodded before opening the door.Maximus had his back to the wall and one of his legs raised to himself when he saw Julianne enter the room. He stared at her as she walked in and saw how she carefully approached him.Julianne went to sit with him on the bed and then spoke to him in a light and friendly manner. “I didn’t think we’ll get closer when we first met.”“Why?” he asked.“I saw you as someone cold, someone who wouldn’t let your friend get involved with me. You barely even paid any attention to me. I later realized the only reason you were
Maximus guarded Marianne’s body to prevent the teachers from acting out. It appears as if he had been waiting for Julianne to say those words. He also didn’t want them to take her body away because he just couldn’t trust the couple for some reason.“That’s ridiculous. Why can’t I take my daughter away?”“She has never been your daughter,” Julianne told him and stood. She moved her eyes to the woman who turned her face away.“What? At least I am her relative. You are not even anywhere close to that. I took her in as my daughter after her father abandoned her and I paid everything for her,” the man argued. “Then, does that qualify you as her father?” she asked and shifted her gaze to his wife. “Will you say you don’t know about it too? Or have you just been looking away all this time?”“What are you talking about?” Remus asked her.Julianne sniffed again and said with her eyes fixed on the couple, “Marianne once told me that her uncle would always assault her sexually while she was liv
The match soon came to an end. Cassian saw the wolves scowling and looking defeated. As they started to disperse from the field, Jordan went to meet them, his face hard, trying not to look like someone that had just been beaten.“Fair game, huh?” he said.Cassian scoffed. “When has it been fair?”“
Marianne forced a smile, trying not to break. She held Julianne’s hand and said, “We don’t know everyone’s story. I’ve always believed that someone out there has had it worse than me too. That is why no matter what happens, I’m not going to let my past haunt me and keep me from what is ahead of me.
Julianne stared down, deep in her own thoughts with her legs crossed on Marianne’s bed. She recalled the earlier encounter at the boy’s dormitory and she felt a cold chill run through her, causing goosebumps on her skin.At least she had thought Cassian was still somewhere close to good, because th
The air shifted in the room and the window slightly creaked open. Julianne was lying fast asleep and the wind moved to where she was, brushing against her skin. She let out a slight groan and turned on the bed.“Julianne.”Her ears twitched at the whisper of her name and she opened her eyes slowly.







