Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Human Among Wolves: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

(LILY)“Maltilda… wait. Why are you walking so fast?” I said, struggling to match her steps.She was almost speed-walking, her back straight, shoulders tense, like she was angry or trying not to be. When she finally paused, I hurried to where she stood.“What is it?” I asked softly. “Are you upset?”I tilted my head to look at her face, and yes,she was angry. She took a deep breath, the kind people take when they’re forcing themselves to calm down.“What was that with Rex?” she asked.I knew it.Of course it was about him.She had given me a simple instruction,return his jacket and come straight back. No trouble. No conversations. But somehow, I still managed to get into trouble.“It’s not what it looks like,” I said quickly.“What is it then?” she asked sharply. “Talking about sex? How old are you again?”“I’m an adult—” I cut in.She scoffed.“And so what? This isn’t Centervile. You shouldn’t be talking about things like that with the next in line, considering what you are—”“What a

(LILY) “Play your part as her guardian. I will play mine.” That caught my attention. I was walking downstairs to grab some juice when I heard voices coming from Amber’s room. I took a step back and eavesdropped. They were arguing, about me. I was going to leave until I heard Maltilda ask if Amber was hiding me because of Liam. I had never heard that name since I arrived here. It must be the man in the picture downstairs, I said in my head. That had to be her boyfriend. I felt bad for my dad, even though I wasn’t supposed to. My father had been loyal to her for nineteen years. He loved her so deeply that he never looked at any other woman, not even once. And whenever I asked him if he thought she would ever do the same, he would always say— “Amber loved me deeply, but I wouldn’t want her to deny herself the chance to experience love again.” I remembered how sad his voice sounded when he said that. Dad loved her. Maybe I was being insensitive, but what was I expectin

“You want to take a stray wolf to a party where only nobles are invited? And what would you introduce her as? What if Dad asks who her father is?”In that moment, I wanted to yell at Rex—tell him how amazing my father was before he died. I was his princess, and that status meant more to me than whatever title they held in such high esteem here.“My father is…” I stuttered.Sebastian stepped in front of me, guiding me behind him. I stood there, my face lowered to the ground.“Leave her alone,” Sebastian said to Rex, but Rex only laughed.“Dad is waiting for you. You should be inside.”If Sebastian was leaving, there was no way I was staying here alone with Rex. I wasn’t a seer, but I knew for sure this wouldn’t end well.Sebastian turned to me and noticed the worry in my eyes.“I should go home now. Matilda will be worried,” I muttered.“I promised you a good time. The ceremony is about to start. I’ll just speak to my father and come back for you.”I shook my head in disagreement, even

“Amber… let me explain,” I said as I climbed into the car.She didn’t respond. Her eyes stayed glued to the road, her face flushed red with anger, fingers tapping aggressively against the steering wheel. She was driving far too fast.“Do you want to talk about it?” I asked, gripping the hem of my dress.Still nothing.When we got home, she parked the car and stepped out immediately. I took a deep breath and reached for the door handle but the door flew open. Before I could react, she grabbed my arm and dragged me out.“Get out of the car,” she muttered.I was stunned by her sudden outburst, though I had expected it. She practically dragged me toward the house.“What’s going on here?” Maltilda asked as Amber pulled me past her. She rushed after us.“Let me go,” I whimpered.Amber released me the moment we stepped inside but as soon as her hand left my wrist, it landed on my face.She slapped me.“AMBER! What is wrong with you?” Maltilda rushed to my side.My eyes burned as tears welled

It was beginning to look like he was missing my name intentionally just to piss me off, or he was simply dumb. Either way, it wasn’t funny. I had been called everything except my actual name. “You don’t have to call me anything if you can’t even get my name properly. Just don’t talk to me.” “Are you making demands? Who said you could do that?” Rex leaned closer to me, blocking my path with his hands. I stood still and took a deep breath. My heart was pounding, my eyes were hurting, I probably had a bruise somewhere, and now I had to deal with such an asshole. “Can you please move? I am late.” “It’s not like you know the way anyway. I’ve been watching you walk around in circles.” He burst into laughter, and when he saw I wasn’t having it, he continued laughing even more. That just pissed me off. “I am already having a bad day. Can you please step out of my way?” “Bad day already? I haven’t even told you about the punishment I have for you. Don’t you think it’s a little to