Amelia's pov
The second the bell rang I packed my bag and throw the strap over my shoulder. I was out of that class in less than a minute.
"Amelia,"
There goes his smooth husky voice behind me.
I stiffen, looking around for Foster as I try to ignore the brooding guy behind me. He didn't look like someone I'd catch their attention. So it was weird that he was trying to talk to me.
Especially after I saw what he had done to that guy earlier.
Where the hell was Foster?
He said he'd meet me out here to show me to my next class.
"For being so short, you sure do walk fast." Raiden chuckled beside me.
I gulped. He caught up.
I gave him a slight glare from the corner of my eye, as I scooted away from him. " Can you like, leave me alone?"
He raised a thick brow. "Why for?"
I'm about to answer him when Foster calls me over. "Hey Amelia, over here!" He lifted his hand up, gesturing for me to come over.
I looked at Raiden whose brows knot in a frown and then grumble under my breath. "Just stay away from me."
With that, I literally skipped to Foster who looked between Raiden and I. As soon as I was beside him, he interlocks our arms and guides me to my next class.
He didn't say a word yet.
Which was strange.
I'd thought he'd ask me questions about Raiden.
I side eyed him curiously. He was so quiet.
Until he peeked behind us, let out a sigh and then broke the silence. "Amelia, what was Raiden talking to you about?"
Why did he have a pitch of fear in his tone?
Was Raiden that much of a bully?
"He tried to introduce himself. Told him to stay away from me." I answered after a ticking second.
Foster nod. "I think you did good. Those guys and their friends are people to stay away from."
My brows furrowed. I saw Raiden punching a guy earlier, but I wondered why Foster seem so tense when talking about him.
Does he bully Foster too?
Curiosity won, and I found myself asking Foster. "Does he hit you too?"
Foster glanced at me quickly from the corner of his eye and replied. "No. He doesn't hit people like us. But it would still be best to stay away from him and his friends."
I gnawed on my lips. There are those words again. People like us. What did he mean by that?
I'm about to question him further until he cuts me off. "We're here. Have fun in your history class, I'll meet you outside to bring you to your next." He smiled at me and bid me goodbye before I could ask him anything.
I sighed and stepped into the class. I was one of the very few who were already here. And......that guy Raiden was feeding his fists to.
He sat at the back, slouched back in a cocky way as two pretty girls sat on his desk. His arms are wrapped around both.
They giggled at something he said and his smirk widened.
But that's not what keeps my eyes glued to his. It's the fact that his face, especially his jaw, didn't look like it suffered any fist to it. He looked unscathed.
I quickly tear my eyes away when his eyes snapped up to mine. I flushed.
He caught me looking.
I quickly made my way over to an empty desk and chair. Away from the guy.
I could feel his stare on me when I plop down on the chair. I didn't like his stare and shivered.
"Hey new girl."
I stiffened.
It was obvious he was trying to get my attention.
I squirmed and slowly turn my head to look at him. He beamed, teeth flashing.
I flinched.
I could've sworn I saw pointy fangs. But they were gone so quickly that I was convinced I had imagined them.
"Name?"
Did I want to give this guy my name?
For all I know he could also be one of Raiden's friends and they were just playing rough. Guys were like that in my old school.
I let out a faint exhale.
It's not like he'd not know my name eventually.
"Amelia."
His grin broadened. "Pretty name for a pretty human girl." He stressed on the word human which made me grow confused.
I turned back around, getting creeped out with the way he was basically eye rapping me.
Shaking my head, I pulled out my stuff and got ready for class.
A few minutes later and the class was piling up. There was only one empty chair left. That chair so happened to be beside me.
The teacher strolled in. A man in his mid-thirties perhaps. He looked young.
He set his bag on the desk, scanning around the entire class. His eyes fall on me and they shone in interest.
"You're new here, right?"
I nod, biting my lip and squirming when all heads turn to me.
"Welcome to Creek High. Where weird shit happens." He grinned.
The entire class burst into laughter. I cracked a smile too. It was kind of refreshing to have an easy-going teacher here. The last one seemed a bit stiff and cold.
"I'm Mr. Scott, your history teacher. And no, I'm not going to talk about Romeo and Juliet. Leave that for the drama class. I don't have enough tissues for everyone here."
Everyone laughed again, until suddenly the classroom went silent.
The door opens, hard boots hitting the tiles. I looked up from the boots, freezing when my eyes met green.
God. Him again!? Is he in every single class I have?
"Raiden," Mr. Scott sighed with a shake of his head. "May I know why you are a tad bit late?"
Raiden grinned, his white teeth flashing. The sight of it, weirdly made my stomach flip.
"Got lost." He shrugged.
Mr Scott rolled his eyes and shooed him away. "Just take a damn seat you overgrown teenager. "
Raiden smirked and started walking......over here.
I bent my head, praying he'd not acknowledge me. However I knew that the only seat left was the one just beside me.
It was unlikely for us to not interact.
I was just thinking of ways I could avoid talking to him, or looking his way when his smooth masculine voice grumble above me.
"You're in my seat."
Raiden's povThe world seems to tilt for a little bit when her name came out of his mouth and my jaw locked tight." Careful Foster," I gritted my teeth, my voice dangerously low as my wolf stir. He was accusing her of something he had no proof to back. "Tread lightly with her name on your tongue," I warned.If Foster looked drained of blood a few seconds ago then now he looks far worse.His head shook violently, his shaky hands rising up as if to tell me to calm down. "I am just saying what Pickett told me and what I witnessed myself."Though my form was stiff, I was still intrigued to know where he was going with this. "Go on," I demanded, crossing my arms over my chest as I stared him down.I cannot trust him fully nor his words. He could pull another Pickett."Pickett called me earlier to let me know she was being forced to kill Giovanni. She said Amelia is forcing her. I couldn't talk her out of it," Foster took in a shaky breath. "So I went over to her place and couldn't find he
Damon's povThat cannot be right....can it?Lester's head snapped toward mine quickly, eyes wide with the same disbelief I felt.I stiffened.'Are you sure? Amelia cannot be after well.....Amelia,' I mind linked back, my brain trying to rake around the idea that Amelia was really causing this much chaos.If it was truly her...what gain would she get?Then it all clicked in my head.Amelia was the werewolf council leader's daughter. That very same leader who wanted the Lycan Queen dead.Perhaps the naive act about not knowing who she really was and what she was, was just that, an act. Maybe Amelia wanted revenge all along. Maybe we were all in a sick game where Amelia was the master of it all.' Two people have come forward with saying they've seen Amelia places she shouldn't have been. Giovanni and-Raiden pauses which only further makes me anxious. "And who?""Foster," Raiden finally said after a few tensed moments.~Raiden's pov"Get in the house Amelia," I repeated when my mate re
Damon's povThe door clicked shut behind me, muffling the frantic voices of those trying to help keep Pickett alive. I could still hear her, the rasp of her breathing in my ears, was haunting me.My hands were still stained with her blood and somehow I couldn't rub the feel of her cold skin under my palms.My wolf roamed in my head restlessly, snapping and snarling at my decision to leave her in there. He raged at me for walking out. For turning our back on her when she reached out for us."She's a murderer, "I snarl under my breath, fighting the inward battle. I needed to remind myself that despite the bond between Pickett and me, I could not care about someone who did what she did."She killed Giovanni. She killed our blood. Our family."The words echoed in the hall, but they felt void because the moment her voice cracked 'stay', I almost did.Almost.I hated her. Goddess I hated her.I brace a hand against the wall and dragged in a breath I felt like I somehow i struggled to even t
Damon's povHer body was cold in my hold. My fingers bit into her flesh, my gaze forward, afraid that if I look down at her, I'd be shattered.The bond between us throbbed. Painfully."I-She coughs and I close my eyes for a second, breathing in sharply through my nose as I try to keep my focus steady on getting her inside the pack hospital and leaving her there to rot."Dam-She coughs again, her voice now more faint, her breathing now more shallow. I can hear her lungs struggle to let every breath in."Stop," I said in a dull cold tone. "Stop talking."I would have never guessed Pickett, the shy girl in school would turn out to be my mate. But then again I would never have guessed she'd be a murderer too.I hear her wince and realize I had clutched her a little more brutal than I intended. Her small sound of pain made me loosen my grip a little.I clenched my jaw. Irritated that I still didn't want to cause her too much pain. It was that stupid bond. The bond was definitely to be bl
Amelia's povDamon's words sent a cold chill down my spine, and I don't think it was only me who was troubled by his words. The night air suddenly got colder too as more tension zaps through the air.Pickett's head lolled weakly against his chest as he steadied her on Lester's wolf form. Blood, crimson, and so red smeared down Damon's arm. Blood that came from Pickett's wound. Even Lester's fur got stained with the crimson.The sight alone made me choke as my stomach churn and throat tightened."Get her to the pack hospital now," Raiden commanded once more, his tone now more intimidating than before.Damon nods stiffly and Lester bolted into the thick foliage, disappearing into the dark. My fingers grip Raiden's arm unsteadily, the knot in my stomach growing ever more as the sight of them disappears."Do you-I started shakily, swallowing the lump that had got stuck in my throat before continuing. "Do you think he'll," my voice grow more faint, more uncertain. "Kill her?"Raiden's gri
Amelia's povThe pain I felt was unbearable. Giovanni.....the man I thought was my father for the longest, the man who cared for me like he was.....was now dead.Burnt.Murdered.By my close friend, or who I thought was my close friend, Pickett.I watch as she moves out of the shadows of the trees, her trembling hands, her legs that look like they could barely hold her weight up right now. I really, truly watch her.She doesn't look like Pickett anymore. She doesn't look like her normal self. Not with those wild eyes that showed fear and terror in their depths."I killed him," her words rung in my ears like a sharp irritating alarm."Mate!" That word snaps through the air sharply, even sharper than the sound of the sparkling fire. Damon. His mate was the very friend who killed Giovanni, his uncle.Damon's snarl was so raw, so full of pain, so full of acid that it didn't sound like how Raiden said it to me with passion. No. It sounds like a curse.Pickett's wild eyes stray to him, wide