Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Human Among Wolves: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

One second I was trying to balance on my feet, Anastasia’s hands still on my arm, and the next he was right in front of me, his presence was swallowing everything else in the room. He lowered himself to my level, his eyes scanning my face . “Lily…”My name came out ,it sounded almost restrained, he was forcing himself not to react too much in front of everyone.Anastasia loosened her hold on me to hold something to steady us both , and the moment she did, my knees nearly buckled. I staggered back.Rex caught me before I could fall.His hands wrapped around my arms, steadyi. For a brief second all I could hear was my own breathing and feel the warmth of his grip.“I’ve got you,” he murmured.Clara scoffed loudly from across the room, clearly done with the entire situation. She turned on her heel, already heading for the door.“I’m not standing here for this nonsense—”“Close the door!.”Rex didn’t raise his voice, but the authority in it froze everyone.A student closest to the door h

“ Lily ! Get up !” “ Lily !” I heard Amber calling out for me as I grumble on the bed , turning to the other side, I couldn’t get enough sleep last night . “ Lily …Get up ! Rex is outside!” She said and I stood up immediately, turning to face her . “ Rex is outside? Why is Rex outside ?” I asked and she just shrugged. “ I have no idea ….Care to tell me ?” I rubbed my eyes , I couldn’t wrap my head around whether or not I had filled Amber in on the Centervile trip. “ Uhmmm…Hmmm…He is here for our trip “ “ What Trip ?” “ Rex and I are going to Centervile for our Human studies project “ I stood up before she could ask for a proper explanation and I stormed towards the bathroom . “ WHAT ! CENTERVILE!” Amber’s voice was high , just as expected , she rushed and pushed the door open . “ What do you mean you are going to centervile with Rex” She repeated while I prepare my bath . “ It’s for a school project …I couldn’t stop it , The tutor picked Rex as my partner and we

Monica’s fingers wrapped around my wrist before I could even process what was happening, pulling me away from the entrance and into a quiet corner just beside the side wall of one of the buildings,My heart was still pounding, not just from seeing her, but from the realization that Rex was out there… and any second now, he would come back and notice I was gone. Forty-five minutes. That was all I had given myself. And now, standing in front of Monica, I wasn’t even sure five minutes would be enough. “Lily…” she started, her voice shaking slightly as she held my shoulders, her eyes scanning my face like she was trying to confirm I was real. “What are you doing here? Why are you in Centervile?” I opened my mouth to answer, but she didn’t give me the chance. “And why did you stop reaching out?” she continued, her brows knitting together, she was clearly confused , I didn’t blame her ….. “You just stoped reaching out, No calls, no messages, nothing. Do you know how worried I was?

“Did I do anything wrong?”Rex asked as he parked the car. I couldn’t look at him and say what—that I was feeling so much guilt it felt like I was suffocating? I couldn’t tell him that. I couldn’t say anything to him.I hated that I had to lie to him. My heart ached so much because of it, but I couldn’t say the truth either. It could cost me a lot. Amber warned me about getting close to Rex, and now I could see why. It was no good.I used to be so comfortable with lying to him. It didn’t bother me, but now I was bothered, and I knew that wasn’t good for my plan.“I just don’t want to do this anymore… I will take full responsibility and even drop the course if I have to. I just want to go back,” I replied, facing the other side. I couldn’t look him in the eye.“You can’t just cancel a trip we have been planning for days… I do not understand why you would do that. Is it because I found out you used to stay at Centervile? I also apologized for yelling… Why are you being difficult, Lily?

I couldn’t sleep.No matter how many times I shut my eyes or turned on the bed, it just wouldn’t come. My mind refused to rest, replaying everything over and over again like it was stuck on a loop I couldn’t escape from.Rex’s voice, His eyes, The way he looked at me in the car.The way he said my name.I groaned softly and sat up, dragging my hands down my face.“This is so frustrating…” I muttered.I couldn’t stay here.I couldn’t stay in this room, in this space, knowing that he was somewhere around, breathing the same air, existing too close to me.I swung my legs off the bed and stood up immediately.“Fine… I’m leaving,” I whispered to myself.If sleep wouldn’t come to me, then I would run from the thing keeping it away.Him.I walked straight to my wardrobe and started packing without thinking too much about it. A few clothes, my essentials, my books… I didn’t even care if I was forgetting something important.I just needed to go.I zipped my bag and carried it, heading downst