Blood, Gold, and Silver のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

“Ayla, wake up, now,” Mrs. Rockman shouted sternly as she slammed a book on the desk next to my head. I shot awake so fast that I ended up falling to the floor in a panic. The room burst into laughter around me as my face burned. “Stand in the corner for the rest of class. That might help you stay focused. If I catch you drifting off again, it will be detention.”“Yes, ma’am,” I answered as I struggled to my feet, grabbing my crutches. In my stupor, I was too slow to avoid being tripped and ended up flat on my face again, causing the room to explode into laugher all over again.Mrs. Rockman rolled her eyes. “You will stop disrupting my class, right now,” she scolded, her words cutting deep. “And do try to take some pride in your appearance, you are the adopted daughter of the Alpha Lord, are you not. Your hair is a disaster, your cloths are filthy, and even an amateur with some foundation could hide those bags under your eyes. You’re a disgrace to this Pack.”Blinking back tears, I no

Maize.“What the hell are you doing,” Ben screamed in her head. “Stop falling for their stupid tricks. This is all just an act, hoping to trick one of us into allowing that snobby brat into our inner circle.”“I don’t know what came over me, honestly,” Maize replied back, still not believing she’d lost her cool like that. Normally she was the responsible one in the group, even though she was a year younger than Ben and the other two. “I just saw the video they made at your bonfire last Friday, and an overpowering desire to smack a bitch took over. I’m sorry.”“Did Maize just apologize,” Lenny snickered, causing her to roll her eyes. He never could take any situation seriously. “Quick, someone go buy a lottery ticked or something, hell must’ve froze over.”“Shut up and start thinking, idiot,” Dutch growled at him. “If we don’t smooth things over with the queen bee, then we are finished here.”“Leave it to me,” Maize sighed, building her resolve back up. She had to remember that Ayla wa

“Attention,” Duncan and Mary called out as I stepped through the gate. To my shock and amazement, every single cub in the cage came running over to stand beside the two of them. A smile lit up my face, and just like that I felt a surge of energy. It wasn’t much, but it might be enough to get me through this.“What are you orders, Twinkle Toes,” Mary called out. “Shall we start with warm-ups?”I nodded, making sure I looked and sounded serious. “Correct. Captain Duncan, Captain Mary, lead your warriors through their paces. Report back once your task is completed.”“Yes, Luna,” they all called out, stopping my breath as they jumped right in. I knew we were only playing make-believe, but it still shocked me to hear them call me that. It made sense, I suppose, since being the Luna was the highest rank a female can typically achieve. There were a few legendary female Alpha’s throughout history, but they were exceedingly rare.It also troubled me too.I’d met several Luna’s during my time i

Maize“They still have no idea what the message from the Night King meant,” Misty said, rolling her eyes as she popped another cocktail shrimp into her mouth. “Why are you interested anyway?”The whole gang was eating at the local diner, pushing several tables together in order to accommodate them all. Maize was doing her best to pay attention, but most of her thoughts were on Ayla. It had been an hour since Sebastion drove off with her and still no word. However, once Ben asked about the Night King, her attention refocused.Ben shrugged. “He has plans for my sister once she turns eighteen, in a little over two years,” he answered, ignoring the glare Maize sent him. He never could keep his mouth shut when a pretty girl was involved.“Is that true,” Chris asked before Misty could. “How does he even know who you are? With the whole world to rule and police, you must be something special to garner his attention.”Misty threw a shrimp at his head. “Stop bragging already. Just because you

The look of disgust on Maize’s face before she fled from the room shattered me.I didn’t know why I was so drawn to both her and Ben, but it didn’t really matter anymore. Both of them found me repulsive, burning away the last shreds of my self-confidence. I was a monster, plain and simple, and I knew I couldn’t stay here.Sitting up was a struggle. My head throbbed terribly, and reaching up I discovered why. I vaguely recalled Cynthia hitting me across the head with my crutch, and the dried glue I felt told me that I would have yet another scar to hide. Rosie had to cut some of my hair out of the way, leaving a little bald spot. Tears started to fall then, finally reaching my breaking point.My vision was blurry and it was hard to string my thoughts together as I stood up and limped over to my discarded cloths. With some effort, I managed to strip out of Maize’s expensive pajamas and dress back into my soaking wet clothes. I left the socks off for now, not wanting to make the floor di