Chapter 12: A Vampire Mark“Becca,” Lucas started speaking, holding a pen near his mouth, ready to chew it whenever bored with the classes. He had attended school with humans because the Lycans were normalized by living with human beings. Becca, who was bored in the poetry class and missing Alexander because he didn’t attend the class, hummed noncommittally in response, letting Lucas know that she was listening to him.“A question got into my mind.” he asked, “Why do you call Alex by his full name Alexander sometimes and the other times just Alex?”She twitched her lips. &ld

Chapter 14: Tour PreparationEveryone was busy with the preparations for the camping expedition. Vanessa was making the banner along with Becca by sitting on the ground.“Alex, can you pass me the glue?” Becca told Alexander, who was busy booking a bus driver for taking the students to that part of the jungle. He took a pair of scissors which was on the table and put them in Becca’s hand. “Here,” he informed her absentmindedly.Feeling the cold metal on her hand, Becca glared at Alexander. “I said glue, not scissors.”“I still don’t know which driver will be suitable,” he complained in frustration.“For God’s sake, you are as

Chapter 16: Childhood TalksAfter that realization, Alexander preferred to stay quiet during the entire journey. Becca kept chattering while his replies would be curt. Soon enough, they arrived at their desired destination.The students got out of the bus one by one. It was almost evening and when Becca stepped out of the bus, she gazed at the trees in awe. “Wow. It reminds me of my home. We have a jungle there too where I always wanted to go explore but Dad never agreed,” she breathed out.“To whom are you talking to, Becca?” Alexander asked from behind, waiting for Becca to move so that he could get down from the bus. “Whenever I have something going on in my mind, I just talk. Does it matter whether anybody listens or not?” she questioned Alexander

Chapter 18: ReturnAlexander and Becca returned to the camp. Vanessa ran to them. “Where were the two of you? Lucas and Julia came back a long time ago.” She noticed the entwining hands of Alexander and Becca. A teasing look formed over her lips as she asked, “Were you two romancing with each other in the middle of the jungle?”Immediately, Alexander and Becca broke the connection of their hands, and Becca shook her head. She said to Vanessa, “No. We were just watching the sunset together because I insisted on watching it. And damn, it sure was beautiful.”“Sunset?” Vanessa arched an eyebrow and glanced at Alexander. “Yes,” Becca replied curtly. “Where shall we put these

Chapter 20: The RevelationAfter the big revelation game—truth and dare, everyone decided to call it a night and went to their respective tents. It had been three hours since then.Becca and Vanessa were sharing a tent. “Are you enjoying the trip so far, Becca?” Vanessa asked Becca, lying next to her.Becca said to her, “It is going awesome, so far. You know, Ness, I am loving it here. I can finally experience freedom.”Vanessa chuckled. “I am so happy that you are loving it. As long as you are my roomie, you will have a lot to experience. Are you willing to explore the world of independence with me, Becca Hertford?”Becca felt her head spinning slightly;