LOGIN🔥 What happens when Lucas finally snaps? Will Ethan’s lies unravel, or will his “hero” status protect him? 👉 Find out in the next chapter.
After Lena had allowed Chloe to leave, the room felt too small for the anger boiling inside her.She paced in tight circles, her heels clicking sharply against the wooden floor, every step fueled by irritation and barely contained fury. Her hands trembled at her sides, nails digging into her palms as she shot a venomous glare at Andrea, who stood near the far wall, her arms crossed, her eyes blazing with disbelief and disgust.“This was none of your concern,” Lena snapped, her voice low but vicious. “All of this. I told Ethan to make sure no one followed me.”Andrea let out a sharp laugh, the sound bitter and humorless. “Oh, don’t flatter yourself. He wasn’t observant because he’s arrogant, just like you. You both think you’re untouchable.”Lena stopped pacing and turned on her fully. “Watch your mouth.”Andrea straightened, refusing to shrink under Lena’s glare. “Or what? You’ll threaten me again? You’re getting predictable, Lena.”Lena’s eyes flashed. “You had no right to come
The laughter around them felt too loud, too careless, like it belonged to a different world entirely.Aiden stood with Lucas, Liam, Graham, Lily, and Maya near the edge of the hall, his posture relaxed on the outside but rigid beneath the surface. His fingers curled and uncurled at his side as his eyes kept drifting toward the corridor leading deeper into the building. Every few seconds, his jaw tightened just a little more.“She should have been back by now,” he muttered, mostly to himself.Lily felt her stomach drop.She exchanged a quick look with Maya, the kind of look that carried a hundred unspoken thoughts. Maya leaned closer to Lily and whispered.“He knows something’s wrong.”Lily swallowed. “I know.”They both looked at Aiden again. He was pretending to listen as Liam spoke animatedly about something that had happened earlier, nodding in the right places, but his attention was not there. His wolf was restless. They could see it in the tension of his shoulders, the faint
Andrea’s presence in the room was already getting on Lena’s nerves and she had had enough of it.Lena sighed dramatically and pinched the bridge of her nose. “Andrea, you need to stop acting like you’re anyone important in this school because you’re not. You’re just a good-for-nothing pawn, always have been.”Her mouth went dry, and her heart sank in a way she had never experienced before. “You used me” Andrea whispered.Lena shrugged. “Obviously.”“For what?” Andrea’s voice cracked. “For WHAT exactly?”Lena’s eyes hardened. “To get close to Lily, Lucas, and Liam, to mess with them, to disrupt them and get them off balance. I needed someone who looked harmless but listened well. Someone who followed orders and that was you.”Andrea’s stomach twisted but Lena wasn’t finished.“And let’s be honest,” Lena said with a dismissive wave, “it’s not like you were doing anything with your life anyway. You should be thankful I even bothered with you.”Andrea stared at her in anger, her breat
Maya pressed her back against the cool stone wall of the corridor, her fingers digging into her palms. Lily stood beside her, arms folded tightly over her chest as she chewed her lower lip. From where they were standing, they could see Ethan leaning against the entrance to the east hallway with two wolves flanking him.Maya exhaled shakily. “We have to get past him somehow.”“And do what?” Lily whispered sharply. “Tackle Ethan? Distract him? Fake a seizure?”Maya shot her a glare. “It’s not funny.”“I’m not laughing!” Lily snapped, just as breathless. “I’m panicking.”“We should have dragged Lena ourselves,” Maya muttered, running a hand through her hair. “We told her, no, we warned her, to stay away from Chloe and the whole group, and she goes straight to her anyway.”“I practically threatened her,” Lily said under her breath.They peered around the corner again and Ethan hadn’t moved an inch. The wolves beside him weren’t even blinking.“Chloe is in there with her,” Lily said, he
The ballroom hall buzzed faintly in the distance, the muffled sounds of music and laughter leaking through the open doors but inside the smaller, empty room, the world felt impossibly still.Andrea, Chloe, and Lena stood in the center, the polished wooden floor reflecting the glow of the chandelier overhead. The air between them was thick, tense, and suffocating.Chloe’s shoulders shook, her hands clutched at the folds of her gown as she struggled to keep her composure. Her eyes were red, glistening with unshed tears, and Andrea’s heart clenched at the sight. Lena, in contrast, exuded a dangerous calm, arms crossed, leaning slightly against the wall, her gaze sharp, calculating, and all too confident.Andrea took a cautious step closer.“Chloe what’s going on? Why are you crying? Why are you in here with Lena alone?”Lena’s eyes flicked to her, sharp and piercing. “Andrea,” she said slowly, every word deliberate, “this isn’t your business. Step back before you get hurt.”“This is my
Lena’s lips curved into a small, triumphant smile as she leaned against the doorframe, watching Chloe struggle. Every word Chloe tried to form came out shaky, broken, her hands twisting nervously in front of her. Lena could practically hear the conflict in Chloe's mind. She had worked hard to manipulate this moment, and she felt proud of herself for making Chloe see that she didn’t really have a choice, at least not if she wanted to avoid Lena’s wrath.“You know it’s really not that hard,” Lena said lightly, her voice almost teasing. “All you have to do is what I say, that’s it. You make your decision tonight, and that’s the end of it.” She stepped closer, letting the shadows in the dimly lit room stretch across Chloe’s face. “You don’t get to have a say here, Chloe. I’m the one who decides.”Chloe’s hands trembled. She tried to straighten her shoulders, tried to look defiant, but the fear in her eyes betrayed her. “L-Lena please you don’t understand…” Her voice cracked. “I can’t j







