Chapter 44.

Scarlett's POV

It was already evening, and I had been engrossed in the book all day. I only stopped for a while to speak with Michelle over the phone. I also ate during that time.

When it was time for the dinner and awards ceremony, I got dressed in a suit. Thane didn't come home the whole day, and I was a little worried about him.

At the ceremony, I saw him speaking with the registrar and Alpha Harry. I felt calmer. I sighted Zion walking towards me, and I smiled as he sat beside me.

“So, how's it going?” Zion asked, and I shrugged.

“I feel the intense urge to run out of the Academy to check up on Franklin.” I sighed. “He was badly hurt when I last left him.”

“Why do I sense a but coming?”

“But I'm scared of losing my life.” I said.

“As you should be.” Zion muttered.

“Because what if he decides to kill me? Or do something even worse to me?”

“I don't believe he'd do that.” Zion said, sounding very convinced.

“Well, have you started reading your book?” I asked, and he nodded at me.

“Yeah.” Zion muttered as the program started. “Should we read together after this?”

“Oh definitely!” I said, taking a deep breath.

I couldn't stop thinking about Franklin. So many events unfolded right before me, but my mind had travelled to be with Franklin. I could tell that he wasn't fine. The longer I stayed in here, the harder it was for me to keep myself together.

After about two hours, they were done awarding themselves. Franklin's evil father was smiling with everyone like his only son isn't rotting away in the woods.

We left the program, and we sat with each of our books at the top of the library. It made me remember how Franklin would jump to the top of his library, pick a book on the top shelf, and land without destroying the whole house.

I held the ladder steady for Zion to climb up with the popcorn we had bought from the theatres.

“So, happy reading, I guess?” I smiled at him, and he nodded.

I continued reading from where I stopped reading from, and I was barely concentrating on what I was reading.

It was already too late for me to venture into the woods, but I just couldn't stop my heart from pounding really fast.

We were still up on the top shelf when the doors opened.

“Who the fuck uses this space other than us?” I hissed softly, hoping we wouldn't get caught.

“It's definitely lecturers.” Zion whispered back.

The motion sensing lights switched on, and I was shocked when I saw Alpha Harry kissing another student. They were aggressively kissing.

I looked at Zion, who looked like he had seen the biggest ghost in the world.

I put my hand over my lips, and then I shook my head, hoping he'd make no sound.

I hurled out my phone and made a video of everything they did. Alpha Harry was very ready to have sex with the student.

“Did you lock the library?” Someone from outside asked loud enough to separate them from each other.

“I'll see you later.” Alpha Harry growled in a predatorial manner at the student.

They left the library, and Zion was still very shocked. I saved the video and sent it to Michelle just in case.

“He has been trying to get with me also.” I said, and his eyeballs widened.

“Does he know?” Zion asked, and I shook my head.

“I've been doing everything to avoid him, but now he's threatening me.” I sighed, relieved that I now have evidence against him.

“And now, you have something to return the threats?” Zion asked, and I nodded.

There was silence for a while as we both processed what we had seen. The student looked happy with the situation. He was smiling and moaning.

“That explains why he's always trying to get on your ass in class.” Zion said, and I chuckled.

I was going to call it a night since I wasn't getting anything from the book when my eyes caught a line. It was particularly spectacular because it started with Franklin's surname.

I read it more than five times just to be sure that I had read the correct thing, and it was exactly what I had thought it was.

My eyeballs widened at the thought of what it most definitely was.

“Okay, you've found something important.” Zion said. I could feel his eyes pressing against my forehead. “Spill.”

“I'll read this line from the book, and you'll interprete it, because I think my mind is the one playing pranks on me.” I asked, and he nodded.

“It says… Vargr- the Monarchs of the South, remain the only ones to have no looming curse over them. They have no beastly nature, unless cursed by a powerful witch, and also allowed by the person to be cursed.” I read, and it made my head hurt even reading it. “The blood of the Vargr is always predominant, and hereby breaking a beastly curse on anyone with Vargr blood might prove difficult.”

Zion looked at me with narrowed eyes. He was definitely trying to process what I had just read, but we were both having no luck.

He took the book from my hands, and also read it. He spent five minutes reading and re-reading, which made me sure that I wasn't the problem.

“So, this assures us of one thing.” I muttered, looking intently at the book. “Two things actually.”

“It's either Franklin isn't a Vargr, or he was cursed.” Zion said exactly what I was thinking of.

“But I think he was cursed.” I said, realizing how deep this would be.

“That would mean that the King had someone curse him, and he had to allow it.” Zion argued.

“He thought his mother would die because of him, of course he allowed it.” I shook my head.

“Shit!” I hissed. “Why would king Jon do that to him? That was his only son for fuck's sake.”

“There's more to this than we can currently see.” I said, letting the reality of what we had just discovered dawn on me.

“Holy damn!”