They had sat through two episodes of the series already and the more time that had passed, the more relaxed Lucy became. The episodes had been interspersed with their chatter and Lucy realized that honestly, she hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long time. Despite everything that had been going on just recently, these past few hours with Theo had miraculously taken her mind off things. Not once had she thought about Noah’s actions or Cassandra’s betrayal, and quite honestly, she felt a little bit guilty for snapping at him earlier.“Still wanna watch more? Or do you want to call it a night?” Theo asked as Lucy stifled a yawn. “Yeah I’m good for another,” She grinned up at him as he shook his head teasingly. “Stubborn as ever I see,” He chuckled as he flicked the remote and the opening credits for the next episode began to play. “Would you want me any other way?” She smirked back as she leaned over and grabbed a light blanket from the arm of the sofa, “I am, however, going to wrap mysel
Despite everything in Theo’s conscience telling him this was a bad idea, the pleading note in her voice and her wide, doe-like eyes broke the last thread of his resolve as he quietly relented. “Okay, Lucy, if you want me to keep you company, I get it. I just…wouldn’t Cassy be better to keep you company?” He asked softly as he made his way round to the other side of the bed. Lucy snorted loudly and huffed as she turned over in the bed to watch him as he got in, pulling the covers back before he did so to make it a little easier for him. “Don’t talk to me about her, “ She muttered grumpily. “Did something happen between you two as well?” Theo asked in surprise. He wasn’t particularly fond of Cassandra anyway, not with the way she seemed to manipulate others into doing what she wanted. Something about her had always given him the creeps but he had always tolerated her and remained civil because Lucy and her were practically joined at the hip. He scooted down the bed and laid his arm
Cassandra had been creeping back across the courtyard to her dorm room when the sight of two shadowy figures chatting at the front caused her to freeze and take cover. The conversation with Caspian had not gone as smoothly as she would have liked and the fact that he still wanted to resist her made the risk of him talking and exposing her quite high.If he did talk, then she needed to make sure that her alibi was tighter than the hold an Alpha had over his pack. She had already rigged her laptop up with an auto clicker and basic program to make it look as though she was studying and surfing the internet if anything ever happened, but she had to make sure that she wasn’t seen in public tonight too.She darted a little deeper into the bushes that lined the edge of the building and crept a little closer to where the pair stood, hoping that she would overhear some of the conversation. Lucy was never out late at night, and if she was, it was never without Noah.A sly grin played at the edg
When Cassandra arrived at the doors to Noah’s dorm, she was met by a line of stoic guards, united in their desire to not allow her entry into the ranked wolves' quarters.“Do you even know who I am?” She demanded imperiously as they snickered amongst themselves and looked down their noses at this tiny female, bereft of any wolf that confronted them so brazenly.“No, we don’t,” The largest among them drawled, “because you have no wolf and no rank. The only way we would ever know who you were is if you caused enough issues to register on our radar, or if you were mated to a high-ranking male.”“Which you aren’t.” A second guard pointed out casually.“And probably won’t ever be considering you ain’t even got a wolf inside of you darlin’,” a third added in a bored tone, almost as if he were speaking to a child.Cassandra seethed silently and inwardly promised herself that as soon as she had the power, she would make sure that these idiots were added to her blacklist of those that would b
Cassandra winced as the lock clicked and she pushed the handle down, opening the door as slowly as she could so as not to make any noise. She could feel Noah’s barely suppressed Alpha aura practically crushing her from behind. Despite the lack of her own wolf, she could feel the panic running rampant in her chest, slowly suffocating her and making it difficult to think coherently.It had taken Noah’s guards far too long to calm him down and initially, she had been bothered that she would miss her opportunity, but her fears were unfounded because as soon as they stepped foot on the landing outside Lucy’s room, Noah’s wolf had picked up Theo’s scent.He had barely managed to restrain his wolf from surging forwards and tearing his way through the door, and the guards that waited in the stairwell at his command had watched on anxiously, waiting to find out if they needed to intervene or not.Cassandra poked her head through the crack of the door cautiously and felt a stab of satisfaction
Lucy stared uncertainly at the motionless figure of Noah as he stood on the other side of the bed with his fists balled at his side, his wolf’s furious aura still present, but vastly diminished and seemingly directed elsewhere.“Noah…” She said, her voice shaking slightly and without much of a plan of what else she intended to say.“Don’t, Lucy.” He answered tightly, holding a hand up in front of him, “I can’t even look at you right now. This is too much…”Lucy stiffened slightly and she wanted to scream at him that he was out of order and that what she did in her own time was none of his business as they were no longer an item, but the knowledge of what he would do to Theo if he even thought that Lucy felt even a fraction more than friendship for him, stopped her from saying anything further.“What I want to know is why the fuck he came here tonight,” Maia snarled furiously, “We were sleeping. He had no business letting himself in here without our consent.”“I know, Maia. Maybe it wa
The following morning Lucy woke in a cold sweat. Her dreams had been filled with memories of Noah and her but they had been warped and twisted beyond all recognition. Their interactions in the past had always been memorable and he had doted on her, but now, in her dreams, Cassandra stood at his side in all of them, attached to his arm like a leech. “It’s just a dream, Lucy. We’re fine. She can’t change the things that have already happened.” Maia soothed as Lucy willed her racing heart to slow to a more reasonable pace.“I know,” She sighed as she glanced at the bedside clock and let out a strangled noise, “Fuck! It’s nine already? Shit…I don’t even know what classes I have anymore.”“Before you do anything, you should really take a shower…” Maia grimaced as she wrinkled her nose, "I didn't think night sweats were a thing at this age."“Yeah yeah, I’m on it,” Lucy grumbled, as she threw off the covers and hurried into her bathroom, diving headfirst into the shower.Once she was done,
As soon as the lecture had finished Lucy packed her things away as quickly as she could and made a swift exit, pretending that she hadn’t seen Cassandra waving frantically to her as she left, or heard her shouting her name over the ruckus of the hall emptying of students.She could feel Noah’s eyes on her back as she pushed through the crowded hallways and made her way down the halls, bursting through the doors and out into the courtyard beyond.“Lucy…” Maia murmured in concern.“I’m fine, I just..I just need some air.” she muttered back as she moved as far away from the crowd of students as she could.After making sure she was out of sight, she sank to the ground with her back against a tree, sucking in lungfuls of the sweet air that her lungs so desperately craved.“What happened? Lucy, what’s going on?”“ I don’t know. I felt like I was suffocating in there and I just needed to get out.” She sighed as she rested her head on her arm.They sat in silence as she stared at the students