Chapter 16

Bryson isn’t at school. Thankfully, I don’t have to sit with Elena and his friends, especially after what had happened to her today.

Elena stood up from her lunch table.

“Whosoever throws the bucket of mess unto me. I promise that when I find out who you are, I will ruin your life, and you will wish you were never born!” She shouted angrily.

Shortly, I got a text message from Connor. I opened it to read.

Bear, coyote filth, and skunk pee, she should say —he’d texted what was inside the bucket he'd thrown on Elena.

I burst out into laughter.

Immediately, I stopped laughing when I noticed Elena, who was now staring at me furiously.

My heart started racing as she began to march toward my table, quickly.

“Who are you laughing at, loser?” She asked with great fury, looking down at me, frozen from fear in my seat.

I became silent, too afraid to speak.

“It must be you who had done it to me,” she then said and extended a hand to grab me by the hair. I closed my eyes, scared, and I opened them to not feel her angry grasp, and to see Connor holding her hand furiously.

I was surprised, and Elena even more.

“Enough of your bullying,” Connor said gravely and then dropped her hand.

Speechless, Elena turned to notice everyone stares darting at her and ran from the cafeteria.

Everyone now looked at Connor and me, and I’m very worried that Connor may be in trouble with his kind.

Connor returned to his seat, and I slowly began to eat.

“It’s the first Connor show any interest in any of the girls here,” I began to hear whispers.

“He doesn’t,” I heard another.

“He’s only pitying the poor thing. A handsome person like him could never fall for someone as ugly as her.”

Hurt by their words, I immediately walked from the cafeteria, fighting back tears.

Ms. Sinclair, the visual art teacher, stopped me in the hallway. She wanted me to help her after school to organize some books.

After helping her, while I'm walking along the hallway towards the exit. Kara, appearing from around the hallway, stopped in my way, forcing me to halt. I walked around her, but again she stood in my way, halting me. I realized she was intentionally blocking me and may have found out about Connor and me.

“What is happening between you and Connor?” she asked, with a grave look.

“Nothing,” I quickly said and immediately covered my mouth, remembering what Connor had said about being a werewolf. They can’t be lied to.

Kara's face grew enraged.

I attempted to run, forgetting how fast they are. Kara caught me by the wrist and brought me up to the roof of the school, ready to push me off.

“No, please don’t,” I begged as I looked at the long way down.

“I’ll never risk Connor’s life or my pack for a nobody like you.” She shoved me off.

I scream, falling quickly.

I closed my eyes as I was about to hit the ground.

“I’ve caught you,” I reopened them to hear Connor and to find myself in his arms.

He gave Kara a deadly look before fleeing with me into the woods.

A few minutes later, after Connor put me down, Kara caught up with us. I hide behind his back for safety.

“How can you risk the lives of your pack for a feeble human?” Kara protested angrily, and her eyes started to glow in a dimmer yellow compared to Connor’s.

“You have to kill me first to kill her." Sharp claws emerged from Connor's fingers.

I looked at Connor's face from the side with great admiration that he was not only willing to fight a close relative for me, but also risk his life as well.

Tears formed in Kara's glowing eyes, and she was even more beautiful when she cried.

“You know I will never try to hurt you,” she said and fled off.

“Is she going to tell your pack about us?” I came from behind Connor.

“She won’t; I can not only trust her with my biggest secret but also my life.” He slowly turned to look at me, and I hugged him, without a doubt believing what he’d said.

“Will she try to kill me again?” I lifted my head, staring up at his face, scared.

Connor looked down at me, so small within his arms.

“Don’t worry, I will never allow her to harm you.”

Likewise, I trust him, having no doubt he’ll do so.