LOGINWe were supposed to be planning Elodie's surprise birthday party.She was coming that evening since today was her birthday, and, annoyingly enough, I had to spend time with Nara and Cassidy. I sat there watching them, already wishing I could be somewhere else."Okay, so I'm the chief decorator, and I think we've already agreed to use pink for the decorations," Nara said."Pink?" Audery turned to her. "Elodie doesn't like pink. She doesn't like feminine colours like pink, lilac, or buttercream. She prefers darker colours. Midnight blue, maroon, pitch black, jet black. Those are the colours she likes."Nara rolled her eyes. "Pink is the colour we are using. We're going to use soft pink, and that's final.""It's not your party," Lenny said immediately. "It's Elodie's party. We are Elodie's friends, and we know what she likes. So you have to listen to us."I didn't want to get involved in the argument. I didn't even want to say anything, because I was so furious at Nara. I was sure that i
"Nara, I'm going to expose you for everything you have been doing," I said, bringing up my phone.She was the one saying bad things about me. She was the one who had been attacking me. I hadn't attacked her.Before I could even play the recording, Cassidy walked up to me and swiped my phone out of my hand.It fell to the ground with a sharp crack."How could you, Cassidy?" I glared at her."Stop pretending as if you are the good one. You always hurt Nara like this just because Eren chose her over you. How can you be so petty, Luciana? Why don't you just leave Nara alone?""I didn't do anything to Nara, and you know that as well as I do.""Okay. Sure. Keep pretending you don't hurt her. You've never done any harm to her. You are a terrible person. You're a very terrible person, Luciana."Damon Blackwood stepped forward."Stay away from the future Luna of the Blackwood Pack," he warned me."I didn't touch Nara, sir. And you cannot talk to me rudely. I'm no longer a member of your pack,"
They had seen me.Beta Wilson immediately stood up."Lucia my dear—” He called out, but I turned around.No. I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready to see Beta Wilson. And I definitely wasn't ready to see Damon Blackwood.I remembered that day. The day Eren rejected me. The day everyone in the Blackwood Pack watched me fall apart while insulting and humiliating me. Damon Blackwood had insulted me too. And Beta Wilson hadn't even defended me. Even if he apologised now, I wasn't sure I was ready to talk to him.So I ran.I ran down the hallway and hid myself behind the corner, pressing my back against the wall.Unfortunately, my annoying Lycan self had one major problem: my hearing. The weakness that had existed a few days ago was completely gone. My Lycan powers were back. And my hearing was ridiculously sharp.I could hear everything happening inside Dr. Kylian's office. Every single word."She looks well now."That was Damon Blackwood."I didn't realise she was a student of this university.
"Hi," Lenny said, putting on her biggest smile."Hi," Tomi greeted us."You know Elodie isn't around, right?" Lenny asked him."Yeah, I am aware that Elodie isn't here. I came to see you guys, and I came with my friend, Nara."My eyes immediately went to Nara. I squinted at her before forcing a smile.Tomi didn't know. And Elodie probably didn't know either. Because Tomi wouldn't believe anything bad about Nara. She had somehow become a favourite among the males in the Blackwood Pack."So why are you here to visit us?" Audrey asked. "Is there something important? Anything we need to know?""Um..." Tomi rubbed the back of his neck. "I was thinking of planning a surprise for Elodie.""Oh!" Audrey's face immediately lit up. "That's so cute! What do you have in mind?"Audrey was a sucker for surprises and cute, lovey-dovey things. So, just like that, we put our little plan aside, really hoping Nara and Tomi hadn't heard anything.Audrey picked up a book from the table. "So, what kind of s
I told my roommates about the plan.Well, the ones who were still around. Elodie had already gone to her pack, and her empty bed sat neatly made in the corner, a quiet reminder that she was off handling Alpha duties and couldn't be here.I told Audrey and Lenny everything that had happened, sitting cross-legged on my bed with the door shut and my voice kept low. I told them about Cassidy challenging me in front of the whole class, and how some of my classmates had also objected to me remaining class representative."That is terrible, Lucia," Audrey said. "You went through a lot.""I know," I replied. "But I don't care about that. Cassidy can challenge me all she wants."I stopped talking and thought for a moment. "But the shocking thing is this Levi Blackwood.""Levi Blackwood?" Lenny asked."I don't know. Maybe he is related to Eren. Like a distant relative or something. I never noticed him in class before."Audrey frowned. "Could he be part of Cassidy and Nara's shenanigans?""No.
Levi Blackwood.I had never, ever heard that name before, but now I couldn't stop wondering who he was.Was he related to Eren Blackwood? Was he? I knew almost everyone from the Blackwood Pack, and I had never seen him before. I wasn't even sure I had seen him in class. He didn't look like Eren, either. He didn't resemble Eren's father or even Eren's mother.So how was he a Blackwood?My thoughts were interrupted by Dr. Kylian."Levi and Cassidy, I will give you both an assignment. But it won't be marked by me. It will be marked by another professor in the department. I don't want anyone saying that I'm being partial."Yet again, Dr. Kylian's Alpha voice was strong enough to make everyone in the room shudder and shiver.He gave them the topic. And it was hard. Very hard. The kind of topic that required hours of research, reading, and probably enough sleepless nights to make someone question their life choices.I almost felt sorry for them.Almost."I wish you both the best," Dr. Kylia







