chapter 3 (Riley's Pov)

Chapter 3

Riley’s pov

Two weeks.

I’d managed to avoid them, keeping my head low in the hallways, taking the longest route to class, sprinting past the training field where I had caught glimpses of Darius mid-flight or Cassian’s voice at the combat arena.

‘’You can’t avoid them forever, pup,’’ Rica whined

‘’Watch me’’

Even though I’m thinking that way, I still felt a sudden ache and pull at the thought of them.

‘’Well, I hope I turned out to be an alpha or better still a beta.’’

‘’ What happened to omegas? We could be that’’

''We can’t be that, anything but that, I whined as I sat down on my bed in the dorm.

The few classes I have attended taught me about alpha, beta, omegas and their ability, strengths, and weaknesses.

While alpha and beta sounds preferable, being an omega sounds stressful and painful too. Felix also gave me a depth about them.

I gagged at the thought of being an omega. I would rather be a beta that doesn’t feel much than an omega who feels everything, and an alpha is just superior.

‘’It’s finally time!’’ Felix exclaimed as he entered our room with a smile on his face, and a familiar warmth and contagious energy followed him around.

‘’Time? Time for what? I asked as I took a seat at the nearest desk, forcing out a smile, trying to hide my nervousness.

‘’Hide it well, partner, it’s slipping out,’’ Rica lamented

‘Ugh! Orientation! A voice that sounded exhausted exclaimed behind him. Oscar,  Felix's boyfriend, strolled in and hugged him from be nd, resting his tired head on Felix’s shoulder.

‘’Hey Oscar, tough day?’’ I called out, chuckling at his childishness. He replied with a thumbs up and pulled Felix closer to him.

‘’ He had a spear fight with Cassian; they went at it for four hours, ’’ Felix explained as he ruffled Oscar's hair

‘’He was so relentless, I thought I would die Oscar added

Wait, a spear fight with Cassian? Are they taking the same classes together?

‘’ Cassian? Is he at your level?.......class?’’ I wondered out loud.

. Oh, you didn’t know? He is one of the teachers in the academy, and he takes more practical classes, as do Darius and Tobias. You will also be seeing them a lot after this’’

My heart skipped a beat as Felix explained.

Teachers? They teach? I can’t avoid them like I have been doing; I have to get out today!

‘’After what?’’ I asked, trying to calm my racing hearts

‘’ Orientation dummy, you get your actual classes after that, don’t worry, it  will be fun.’’, Oscar added

‘’Let me go, we should get ready for orientation'' Felix whined as he turned to face Oscar, who tried to kiss him in return

‘’ eww, you stink, get off me,’’ he complained, trying to push him off.

‘’ Excuse me’’

I said as I forced a smile and entered the bathroom.

‘’What should we do? I asked as I signaled to Rica ''I have thought about it’’

''What?’’

‘’ Who is waiting for us out there? Your friends, family……..are they searching? Do they give a fuck about you?’’ he added.

''What are you saying now? Of course, they are searching, I think… they care, and they want me back! ''I retorted

‘’ You sure? Although I want us out of here, I can't deny the pull towards those fucking immortals, and I have a feeling that it would do us more harm than good if we try to leave’’ he added.

I froze as I stared back at myself in the mirror, confused and shocked by what I had just heard.

This fool has been bugging me about leaving, and now he is telling me to think before I leave. Is he nuts, or is this place getting to him?

''Your thoughts are quite loud, dummy! And it’s not my fault that I can feel the damn pull! It’s infuriating! Fine, let’s leave today, and we must not miss any chance this time’’ he ground.

‘’Good, we are going to leave today'' I replied.

******

Felix, Oscar, and I are now working side by side as we have arrived at the field that was being used for the orientation. Turns out there are a lot of students around, which means no one will notice me when I’m leaving.

''You are planning something,'' Rica commented.

''Of course, I am planning, I scoffed.

‘’’ Did you say something?’’ Felix glanced at me

''I was talking to my wolf.’’

‘’You are finally getting along, eh?’’ he grinned

''We are getting there.''

''What’s going on?’’ I asked

Students are currently being grouped by faculty. The Crescent Faculty, where "immortal" teachers teach, is for werewolves and some other creatures like witches and fae who were pre-selected by the department.

As a werewolf, you'll automatically be placed there. "It's real fun," explained Oscar, a fae in that department.

’’No, I think it’s really bloody if you ask me a witch that is in another department,’’ Felix argued.

" I don’t think we will get out of this anytime soon. Do you even have a plan on how to escape? Rica added in my head.

" Don’t worry, I’m working on it I replied.

‘’ Sure’’ he scoffed and went quiet.

The event went as they said, the teachers and Anthony, the principal, are busy calling people into their assigned department as planned, and in the corner of my eye, I could get a glimpse of one of the immortals staring at me.

I could feel the goosebumps as I tried to shake the feeling that something might go wrong away, and finally, my name was called.

‘’Riley Lightwood of CRESENT!''  A round of applause followed as Oscar and Felix looked at me, their eyes urging me to get up and go to the stage.

The moment I stood up, I felt a heat wave rushing through my body,

‘’ what’s going on?’’ i whisphered to myself.

‘’ fuck!’’ rica groaned

''What is it?'' I asked as I tried to stabilize my balance.

''I think I now know what we might be in the species of werewolves, mate,’’ he replied

‘’ what? Does this mean we are omegas?'' I caught up

‘’ Bingo! We are having our very first heat, partner. My heart hammered in my chest as Rica pointed that out.

It’s fine, I can do it.

I said to myself as I held my balance.

''Are you ok?'' Felix asked with concern in his voice.

I nodded and stood up straight as I walked up to the podium. I could hear whispers around other students and me talking and staring, probably werewolves cause they can tell if an omega is in heat.

Wobbling, I struggled to get to the stage, but the heat suddenly hit me hard as I lost consciousness.