Gregory's POVI waited patiently on my desk first for the suspect to come meet me. I had already prepared my weapons in advance. The young girl had assured me that her pendant could detect wolves and from my examination, it was also there efficient in detecting Werewolves too but I had insisted that one last test be conducted. I couldn't take any chances. Since the first day, my intuition told me not to trust the boy and from my experience it had never failed me. So I convinced Auriana to bring the boy here for one final test.I heard footsteps from outside and I closed my eyes trying to feel the beat of his heart. A Werewolves heartbeat was different from that of a human and if one concentrated enough, he could identify it. I listened intensely to the rhythm of his heart. It was slow, measured. The Werewolves heartbeat was like a double beat. Unlike the humans, it was out of sync like.Thud-thud pause, thud-thudIt was louder, heavier and could be heard unlike the human heartbeat tha
Auriana's POVI left the principal's office immediately after I was told to go home. I had entered there confused but now, my head was in a frenzy. I wrapped my arms around my shoulder, still trying to digest everything I had learnt. Till today, I never gave more attention to my mother's warnings about werewolves because I never believed in them in the first place but now, turns out they not only existed but were in our school.How would the school respond to this because I don't think we were safe anymore. If Reese was killed by a werewolf then someone else might be their next victim. The worst case was that there was no clear way to differentiate a werewolf from a human. That meant we had to be wary of everyone. This was terrible. For all I knew the person in front of me might be a werewolf or maybe those girls chatting at the sight.I had thought my necklace would give me a signal if I encountered a werewolf but what if my pendant only reacted to wolves. That meant I couldn't trust
Auriana's POVI nervously looked down, fighting for the right words but my breath hitched. If I understand well then the principal believed a werewolf survived which meant…. I was still trying to wrap my head around everything.“We don't have time to waste Auriana,” the principal said. “I hope right now you must have grasped the severity of this situation so— I need you to confirm if what you saw was a… wolf.”They both looked at me sternly and I couldn't help but lower my gaze. This felt worse than an interrogation and of course I knew it was crucial to tell the truth but what about dad, what if that photo of him got out, then what. Even though I had no idea about what was happening there, I couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't right and what if I was given some kind of punishment for lying to the principal.“We don't have much time, Auriana,” Miss Diane scolded. “Can you confirm the animal that killed Reese was a wolf?” She asked again and I bit my lip nervously. I wanted to te
Auriana's POV“Why?" I asked, confused. “Did I do something wrong?” A restless unease stirred in me. I didn't remember doing anything that would warrant me to the principal's office so why was I being summoned.“You'll know when you get there. I'm just a messenger.” Miss Diane replied passively, then turned her heel before I could get a word in and I silently followed her. As I approached the principal’s office, my steps grew increasingly heavy. I couldn’t shake the memory of my last visit—standing rigidly in front of his desk. My palms became sweaty at the thought, and for a brief moment, I gulped before entering the office.The principal sat there, but this time, he wasn't carrying that amused expression he always had. If anything his expression was so tense like a pressing matter was at hand.“Take a seat Auriana,” he said calmly and I gave a little nod, hiding the nervousness I felt. Taking a deep breath, I took a seat from across his table. Miss Diane who stood beside me all this
Auriana's POVVidia surprised me. More like she startled me. I had noticed some footsteps earlier but I assumed someone was just going my way. Was she following me? And Ella cut the call immediately she heard Vidia's voice which meant she didn't want her to know. Maybe she was just scared because she didn't know about Vidia's condition. But there was another thing, the warning she gave.“Ella? Why would you think it was Ella,” I questioned, trying to throw her off.“I don't know, I think I heard you call her name on the phone,” she replied and I could see the suspicion in her eyes. “You must have heard wrong. It wasn't Ella,” I lied. “I haven't been able to talk to her since she isn't answering my calls,” I added, trying to convince her but I could still see a hint of doubt in her eyes.“I need you to tell me if it was Ella. I just want to apologise and make things right with her. I feel really bad for how I treated her,” she pressed but I didn't let myself get fooled by the sorrow in
Auriana's POVI waited for Ella again but like the past few weeks, she didn't show up. I decided to go to the principal's office today. It couldn't be a normal disappearance. I wasn't really paying attention to the teacher till when I was jolted by the sound of the bell. Packing my things, I was about to leave when I saw Vidia walking towards me. I frowned. I didn't want any problems and I knew she didn't come to say hi.“Hi Auriana,” she greeted, her voice so sweet that it made me flinch. Did she actually come to say hi? I simply forced a smile.“Can we talk for a bit,” she added, her voice so gentle I had to blink to make sure it wasn't another person talking. “I know we didn't go off on the right path. So I thought we needed to straighten things up.” She added.I stared at her for a minute, the wide smile not leaving her lips. Did I mishear anything? Go off with the wrong path wasn't exactly how to label it. I had thought she was a kind person until she switched and turned sour tow