Chapter 08

ALEXIA 

Fortunately, my next class has no Alpha Killian in it! and I was positive that my day will get better from here on, so I took my seat and like the rest, waited for the teacher to show up. I pulled out my note journal because this was the only class that held my interest so far , the history of werewolves…who wouldn’t want to know that? Actually it just history but it has to be history about werewolves right? 

“Is this seat taken?” I looked up at the sound, blushing when the voice turned out to be Leo’s, if that’s truly his name because Raven didn’t sound so sure. He was staring down at me with a playful smile on his face. 

“I don’t know…” I trailed off, feeling embarrassed for whatever reason. He didn’t seem to mind because he pulled out the chair and took his seat , his eyes still on me. 

“What were the odds of us having the same class after just meeting like a few minutes ago.” He glanced at the entrance, temporarily distracted by the teacher that walked in. 

“Given that we attend the same school, I’m pretty sure the odds are high.” I pointed out, I didn’t mean it to be funny but he ended up laughing anyway. 

The conversation died down there as the teacher began to speak, from the corner of my eyes I could still feel his gaze on me, which made me very self-conscious. Like I get it! He hasn’t seen or interacted with humans before but he really should tone down on the staring. I soon managed to block it out as the teacher went deeper into the history of werewolves, how they came about and stuff. 

To my mundane mind, it was the most fascinating story I’ve ever heard and when the class finally came to an end, I remained unmoving, soaking up the knowledge of what I just learned. I glanced down at my journal, realizing for the first time, I have a page full of dictating! 

“Do you plan to ever leave?” I jolted back to present at the sound of Leo’s voice. “By the way, I’m Leonard.” He introduced, stretching out his hand for a handshake as he stood up. 

“I’m Alexia, nice to meet you.” I shook his hand, mentally applauding myself for keeping a straight face. 

“I will see you around then, Alexia.” The emphasising on the pronunciation of my name by him, gave me a brief flashback to when Killian had done the same thing which made my face heat up. 

After he was gone, I stayed behind for a few minutes, putting myself under control before I left the classroom and it just happened that I ran into Raven, who was heading toward my class. “So…how was your third lesson? It’s third right?” She asked, wanting to confirm. 

I nodded. “Yes!” My voice rose a little, earning me a few dirty looks from passing by as if they were quiet themselves. “This is actually my first lesson that I enjoyed and I have so many questions!” I showed her my journal. 

“Really? That many?” She laughed. “We will have what we need in the library, pardon me for not knowing all our history or remembering them.” She joked as we made our way to the library. 

“I’m not even going to judge because, same here.” We both laughed but quiet down as we walked into the library, we grabbed the textbooks we needed and found a spot to settle down. 

“So…what do you want to know? How to avoid Alpha Killian? Too bad there’s nothing in here that could help with that but hey! You could be the first person to write a book about that.” I playfully nudged her side. 

“And give him a real reason to have me executed.” I pointed out. “I want to know more about werewolves like the teacher spoke about how you people are allergic to silver, how does that work anyway? Is it like the way vampires are afraid of sunlight?” 

Her nose crunched up at the mention of vampires, yeah it no news that both species if I should call them that because using creatures sound much worse, hate each other and now humans are also making the list and from the look of how things are going, we might even beat vampires as their top mortal enemy. 

“Silver doesn’t actually kill us, unlike how sunlight kills those dreadful creatures. It just weakens, the burns of silver on our skins isn’t harsh enough to kill us but to weaken us.” She paused, watching my face for a reaction. “What’s the next question?” 

“That’s interesting really.” I remarked, checking my note for the next question. “Why do werewolves howl? Is it the same reason wolf howls? And why do you look at the moon when you do?” I’m so thankful she didn’t find my questions silly and is more than happy to answer them. 

She lets out a chuckle at my last statement. “Where have you been reading that? We do not howl at the moon, nor do wolves. We howl into the distance to summon our pack, warn them about any threat and communicate with them but only in our wolf forms, as humans we use mind links, which is equivalent to us howling in our wolf forms.” She explained. 

“Wowwwwwwww.” I dragged out the words. “So you can communicate with people using your mind? Like telepathically?” 

“Only members of the same pack…” She stopped talking for whatever reason and I opened my mouth to add something when I glimpsed the librarian in front of us. 

“You are sitting face to face with the library rules and regulations! And it never occurred to you that it’s there for a reason? You humans have always been known to be lawless!” He sneered, looking directly at me and acting like I was having the discussion some and not with someone!  

“I know right? She hasn’t shut up since she walked in here.” Someone chimed in and I didn’t bother to turn around and find out who. 

“I want to see you in detention after school and you are no longer welcome at the library until you have proven yourself to respect and abide by the laws of the library!” Geez! You’d think I just committed a crime. 

“That’s not fair!” Raven burst out. “In fact I was making most of the noise, it’s not right to punish her for something we both did!” 

He glared at her. “I’m letting you go off with a warning because it’s clear you’re under the human influence, I won’t be so kind next time and if you know what's best for you, you should stop hanging out with such lawless nuisance!” He hissed, now directing his glare at me. 

Tears burned my eyes and while Raven stood there ready to fight him, I quietly slipped out before I embarrassed myself further by bursting into tears. I hurried into the girls bathroom and after making sure no one was in there, I finally allowed myself to cry.

My parents had suggested and particularly forced me to come here thinking as long as the Alpha approves then everything will be fine! I couldn’t wait to get home and tell them in detail how wrong they’ve been but then something stopped me as realization drew on me. 

My Dad now works for them, he works with other scientists so there’s a chance he’s probably going through the same thing as me. They will always have something to say due to the fact that he’s human and no chance did he come home and complain, well maybe to my Mom. 

And my Mom was probably going through it too. It's clear she’s having trouble making friends here, all she does when we are not at home is lock herself in her office writing. She’s a writer, how does she feel writing a book and knowing people won’t probably buy it because the author is human. 

Which brings me to my million dollar question, then why are we here? I opened the sink tap and splashed some water on my face. The door rattle behind me just as I was beginning to notice the other weird sinks, as I turned to look, my heart skipped as the person who walked in turned out to be Alpha Killian! 

What the hell is in the ladies bathroom? His eyes reflected his surprise which is the first emotion beside anger and…I stopped myself before my mind pushed me back to that kiss! The surprise only lasted for a second and was soon replaced by the familiar anger. 

I retreated as he advanced towards me, my heart was racing so much it was making me feel. When my side bumped into something, I stopped moving backwards realizing it was a dead end. Clearing my throat, I grabbed my note and tried to leave. I didn’t make it past him when his fingers crawled around my upper hand, bringing me to a halt. 

“What the fuck are you doing in the boys bathroom?” He demanded, his face darkening like an angry storm. 

Oh? 

Ohhhh…! 

That explains the weird sinks! I have been so upset I didn’t notice the place I walked into but how do I explain that to him? Why do I even need to? I owe him no explanation! He lets go of me, and goes off kicking the toilet door as if he’s expecting someone to be hiding there. 

“Where is the fucker?” He demanded, grabbing my shoulders and shaking me for some answers. 

What fucker? Did he think I was making out with someone in here? Some noise from outside the bathroom briefly caught my attention, God no! People are outside listening to this! “I came in here by mistake okay?” I was near tears now. “I was upset and…just let me go please!” I crumbled then, breaking into a full blown sob. 

The hands gripping my shoulder goes gentle. “Who did this?” He asked, moving his finger over my face to wipe my tears. “Talk to me, Alexia.” 

Am I imagining this right now? I looked up at him, my eyes filled with confusion and some other emotion I didn’t even want to have. “ Nobody.” I replied, stepping out of his hold and putting some distance between us. 

“Then that nobody is going to pay.” He walked away after that, and I stood there gaping after him until he disappeared outside the door!