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Chapter 11

Penulis: Gemma Adams
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-11 18:00:24

As we walked from the university and headed towards the main part of the city, my mood improved. Being around Cassie always seemed to have that effect. She was always so happy and positive. It seemed to rub off on me. It was just what I needed. Since leaving the cabin, my life seemed to have got more complicated. Cassie, however, was always reliable. It gave me some simplicity in my life.

“What exactly do you want to change about yourself, then? I got the impression you wanted a full-on Princess Diaries makeover.” I mentally thought back to the movie in question. Thinking of the moments where they pulled back the old photos of Mia to reveal the huge improvement.

“I love that movie. Please tell me I don’t look that bad.” It was all I could think. Was I that before photo in my mind?

“No, you just need a little guidance. You’re rather cute, actually. Those girls were just jealous that they have to put so much work into looking good and it comes naturally to you. Th

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    Finally, it was the last day of the school week. As I walked through the corridor, I turned way more heads than I had expected to. The different cliques whispering among themselves, likely contemplating what had led to my change. I couldn’t help but imagine how many of them were still whispering nasty remarks about me. The truth was that no matter what I did to make myself more like them, it would never be enough to stop the comments.I headed into that dreadful room and was full of butterflies. I couldn’t help but think that Pip would dislike my new look. Something inside me forced me to need to please him. Even though I had no idea how to do that. I didn’t know nearly enough about him to know where to start.All my doubts were blown away the second I walked into the room. His heat and fire hit me like I was standing behind a jet engine. I took a step back without meaning to just from the force of it. He didn’t say a word, and I knew it was because he was with the pac

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 12

    I was glad when I got home and found the house empty. I had no idea where my parents had gone. After everything that had happened recently and my mum’s revelation that it was a vampire that killed the girl a few years ago, I couldn’t help but wonder if they had gone hunting. Somehow, the idea that they killed humans didn’t sit well with me. I was half-human, after all. It almost felt like a personal attack. I tried to shake the thought, but the strange feeling it left behind wouldn’t leave me completely. I tried to take my mind off of it and started ferrying the bags of shopping up to my room and dumping them in front of my wardrobe. I spent so much and had put it all on the credit card my parents had given me. I had only ever used it for online shopping before and never spent so much at one time. I felt slightly uncertain about whe

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 11

    As we walked from the university and headed towards the main part of the city, my mood improved. Being around Cassie always seemed to have that effect. She was always so happy and positive. It seemed to rub off on me. It was just what I needed. Since leaving the cabin, my life seemed to have got more complicated. Cassie, however, was always reliable. It gave me some simplicity in my life.“What exactly do you want to change about yourself, then? I got the impression you wanted a full-on Princess Diaries makeover.” I mentally thought back to the movie in question. Thinking of the moments where they pulled back the old photos of Mia to reveal the huge improvement.“I love that movie. Please tell me I don’t look that bad.” It was all I could think. Was I that before photo in my mind?“No, you just need a little guidance. You’re rather cute, actually. Those girls were just jealous that they have to put so much work into looking good and it comes naturally to you. Th

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 10

    I had been so excited to get to school the next day that I got there ridiculously early. Heading straight for the dining hall to grab a coffee before class. I was still sitting there nursing my warm cardboard cup when the number of students started to pick up. The more that filtered into the dining hall, the more aware I became of being there alone. Everyone else seemed to be coming in with groups of people.I could see two girls out of the corner of my eye on the next table staring right at me. They were both the blonde, skinny, barbie doll wannabe types. I couldn’t help but hear what they were saying. They weren’t even attempting to be quiet. “I mean, look at her. What is with that hair?” I smoothed down my hair without thinking. I wasn’t anything like them and I never would be.My hair, which they detested so much, was a mousy brown colour. It was long, too long, and I knew it wasn’t ideal. My mother had trimmed the ends of it for as long as I could remember. It had

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 9

    Mum didn't meet me at the front door that night. I went into the house and found her sitting at the dining table, writing a letter. I already knew who it was for, the only person she ever wrote to, Vanessa. They had been friends for a long time, too long to count the years.I sat down opposite her determined to speak to her. My dad wasn't at home and I wanted the conversation to stay between the two of us. It was the best chance I had to get the truth as well as get to continue at the university."Mum?""Yes, sweetheart.""Can we talk?""Can it wait until I'm finished?""Not really." She looked up more than a little concerned. I wasn't sure if it was the urgency or my voice that had given me away."What's wrong?""Nothing is wrong as such. A girl has gone missing from uni. I think she was a werewolf. I think the place

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 8

    There was a strange atmosphere when I arrived at the university. It seemed eerily quiet, and it just added to the terror I felt inside. There were only a few people sitting around the planters outside and there was no sign of what I had realised was the pack. I slipped inside the main doors and went straight to my first lecture of the day. It was with the same professor as the day before, Professor Flint, and I knew he wouldn't take it well if I was late again.I was determined to make a better impression than my first one. I was fully prepared thanks to my night in the basement and I planned to impress. The seats were much emptier without the pack swelling the ranks. I spotted Cassie and made a beeline for her. "Hey, you.""Hey, it's very quiet today.""Yeah, I know. The group from the Northern Camp are all out today, the one that Rachelle and Brodie hang around with. Rumour is that someone is missing."

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 7

    The noise had not only rocked me but also my parents. I could hear my mum shouting Dad and asking him what he thought was going on. After that, their conversation descended into hushed tones, clearly to keep their suspicions from me. I had heard the anxiety in my mum's tone. She was panicked. Whatever she thought what going on, she thought it was a danger to us. Little did she know how right she was.No matter how I looked at it, I came to the same conclusion. The fight between Pip and the other werewolf had ended in the death of one or both of them, and I had been the reason. The pack would blame me for the issues facing them and that would make me even more of a target than I had been before."Esme, can you come downstairs, please?""I'm coming." I tried to fix the fake smile in place again. I would need it. As I reached the bottom of the stairs, I tried to act as clueless as possible about the situation.

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 6

    I felt him before I heard him, but the deep growl had way more impact on me than the warmth he imparted. I opened my eyes to see him for the first time. His snow-like fur had streaks of grey in it. He didn't look anywhere near as menacing as the other wolf with one ear completely flopped forward. It gave him an odd look, but one glance at his teeth and you couldn't even consider him to be cute. His eyes were so similar to the other wolf, but there was something slight in them that set him apart. I couldn't put my finger on it, but there was something.The pair of them were both so low, warning one another to back off. While I was still sitting on the floor between them, as though I wasn't remotely involved."What are you waiting for? Get out of here.""What about you?""I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm capable of taking care of myself." I didn't need more persuasion. As I shakily tried to get

  • The Whispers in the Woods   Chapter 5

    I was gutted when we walked into The Corrie, the university’s lunch hall and found the group already there. They were all messing around and sitting around on the tables. I wanted to walk straight back out, but I could feel him there. I grabbed my coffee and sat at a table with Cassie. She was chattering away, but I wasn’t listening to a word of what she said. Instead, I sat there basking in his warmth. “You’re one of them, aren’t you?” I thought about the words rather than speaking out loud.“Maybe you will realise why it is so dangerous for people to know anything about us.” I wanted him to be wrong. It seemed like such a hurdle to overcome.“Maybe if they all knew, they would accept me.”“You need to stay away from all of us. They will never accept you, or me, if they knew. They are your enemies. You just don’t see it.” He kept referring to the two of us as a unit, but I had no idea what he even thought that meant. I had no idea who Pip really was. How could we be a unit?“Esme, I

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