"No."Safira blinks and I can tell she's just as surprised as I am at the fact that I just said that.I just told her no.She cocks her head to the side and smiles. I can already see a plan forming in her eyes."What if I told you this was part of your training?""If it was, you would have told me that at the onset, not popped it on me now.""But what's so bad about going on the streets in clown outfits? It'll be fun."I'm not doubting the fact that it'll be fun, I know it will. I've always heard of Safira's antics. She records the most amazing videos of prank-like situations but her pranks are always unique.Like the one video where she got a group of actors like herself to dress in Victorian-era style clothes and act like they just popped into the twenty-first century from a party they had been at a second ago.One of them full on tried to disrobe an officer who wanted to arrest them for making a ruckus. It was so funny watching an officer of the law get flustered and confused.I a
I can tell the spa is a high-end one just by walking into it.Two attendants flock to Safira, who they seem to be familiar with by the way, and who seems to find them delightful. I am ignored and I can see some of the ladies being attended to looking at me strangely.One of them chortles when I walk past and I feel my ears go hot and red.I need to get out of here.'"Janette, what are you doing just standing there?"Safira is loud and I can imagine half the people here now know I'm named Janette.I walk over to her as fast as I can but when I pass by a mirrored wall, I stop for the tiniest moment.The person who stares back at me in the mirror is almost one I do not recognize. It's still me, still Janette, with the acne-ridden face and the splotchy skin, too much forehead, and too few eyebrows. I'm still the one who stares back at myself, but right now, I don't know..... something has changed.The moment is finished as soon as it starts and I cross the rest of the distance to Safira
"Why didn't you get a massage? Julia said you were looking forward to one."I nod and try to get the five inch heels back on without a grunt."I did but they had only one masseur at hand.""And one isn't enough for you? They're all trained and I heard the one you saw was one of the best."I scoff lightly.'"Oh, he's one of the best alright."A chuckle escapes my lips and I let my anger boil up."One of the best jerks and sleazy motherfuckers I've ever been chanced to come across. He attends my school.""Atreau?"She even knows his name. I sigh and nod."Yes, him. He's the one I'm talking about."Safira slouches back in her seat like she's just been deflated and I notice it. A frown creeps on my face and I let myself assume.'"Do you know him personally?" She shakes her head."His dad is...... let's say a worker for Mr Bravlov's greatest rival. He's one of those people who is always at the forefront of any antagonism, but I hear Atreau isn't like that."I chuckle ruefully but I don't b
"You guys are evil!"Greg rolls his eyes and I look at him because if there's anyone that's a devil here then he's the one. He's a bonafide demon.Leander is sitting on one of the couches, looking totally at home and that scares me a bit. I didn't leave for a week did i? I didn't even leave for a full day. It was just half a day, a night and seven hours after 7 am the next morning.So why the hell does it seem like Greg and Leander have suddenly become super close these past few hours?Can people become like that? Get close in a matter of hours?"Are you going to stay out there or are you going to come in?"I try not to make myself scowl at Greg but I scowl anyways and he smiles back at me when he sees that."You couldn't even help me with a few bags?""The bags aren't for me are they? Or did you get something for me?"I step into the living room and grunt as I do so. Even if I did get anything for him, I'm not freaking gonna give it to him.He's not going to get a single thing."
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"The world is a dark place for shifters." "Hunted, scorned, and driven to the brink of extinction, we look for ways to survive but find our choices narrowed to one or none. It's a dark world for creatures like us, yet we find hope in the legacy we hold. That one day we shall be as Selene was to Lysander, a ray of shining hope in the dark forest, the silver light of change on a chilly night, and the sweet sadness of discovery in the morning light. We cast our souls up in righteous prayer, our howls a chant to the moon and the crack-crack of our bones the only accompaniment fit to carry on such a solemn affair." The class is silent at the sound of my voice. "We are monsters, but yet we are kinder than most. We are demons, but we love and hold the hearts of angels in ours. It's a dark world for those like us..... but only if you do not see the light." I finish reading and take advantage of the pin-drop silence that has gripped the class to sneak a peek at the cover of the book. Ca
"What have you done?"Fredrick's voice is dripping with distaste but I just look away and shuffle closer to the wall. His question, albeit full of hatred for me, sounds reasonable.I must have done something. There's no way someone like Ayden Bravlov would come looking for me."I'm sure the girl will have some kind of explanation to give if you just let her do so, Fredrick. Step back and stop acting like you'll rip her head off." Mr. Barbell looks at me again and he nods. I can barely breathe so I don't understand what that nod means.My heart is pounding in my chest and my breath is coming out in short spurts. The only thing I can think of is how much trouble I might be in.Ayden Bravlov is a tall and handsome man. He's starred in as many tv shows as I and my sister's age put together, and any movie he stars in is always a hit. If not for anything, then just because of his face, his golden honey eyes, the dark obsidian color of his hair, and just the aura of beauty he carries aroun
Jannete Argon stares at me from the window of the Dean's office and I give her a small nod before raising the windows of the car.She'll do perfectly. Jake, my driver sits in his seat and cocks an eyebrow up at me when the tinted glass is fully up. I nod at him and he reverses the vehicle, maneuvering his way out of the parking lot and navigating through the interlocked pathways of the Academy.It's surprising how many television-worthy things go on in institutions like this.It would make for a killer show.Jake interrupts my thoughts by clearing his throat and I raise my eyes slowly to look at his face through the head lens of the car. He looks nervous."Xavier has been on the line for a while now, sir. I asked him to hold on until your return. I don't know if he's still on the line."A flash of distaste crosses my lips and I close my eyes. My hands find their way to my temple and I massage it gently. "How long has he been on hold?"I hear Jake gulp before he answers. I already kn