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There were three girls. From the look of things, they were camping in the woods. They were setting up their tent, laughing softly, unaware. I looked at Rex, who seemed to be studying them like he was about to attack. Four human girls and a werewolf. What was the worst that could happen? “Do you know what I do when I come hunting?” he asked. I shook my head, my eyes still fixed on the girls. I wanted to tell them to run or better yet, run away with them. They looked like natives of Centerville. I mean, it was the only city nearby. “We should go…” I murmured. I had forgotten that Rex was still holding my wrist. I looked up at him and he smirked. “You seem to want to know more about humans in Hws. Why don’t we do a little experiment?” “No! I want to go home. This place is a little bit scary.” “You’re with me and you’re scared?” “That’s more reason why I should be scared, because I’m with you. Can you please take me home?” I couldn’t pass through that portal myself because it w

I could only imagine what was going through Amber and Maltilda’s heads right now. It was already dark, and Rex still seemed completely relaxed. He lay near a fireplace he had made while I ranted about why I needed to go home immediately. He didn’t say a word to me. He just built his fire, lay down, and started watching the stars. “So… are we really going to stay out here?” I grumbled, standing in front of him. “I can’t stay in the woods this late at night with you!” He didn’t respond. His eyes remained fixed on the sky. “Okay. How about this—just drop me off and come back. How hard can that be?” “It’s a long journey,” he mumbled, clearly unbothered. “Well, if you knew it was such a long journey, why did you bring me here in the first place?” I snapped. “Amber must be so worried! Think about all the things I have to help her do!” I tried everything to make him reason with me, but Rex was stubborn. “She managed just fine before she got an apprentice,” he said calmly. “She would

“I’m going to sleep in the car,” I said and ran off to the car. He didn’t come after me or even object. I had the car all to myself, the silence inside it louder than I expected. I didn’t sleep immediately. I checked if the car was locked from inside multiple times, tugging at the handle again and again, and when I was finally sure, I leaned back and just closed my eyes. I couldn’t sleep. Instead, my mind was replaying memories of how close we were, and it was doing this thing I hated, it was imagining us actually kissing. The thought made my chest ache. I opened my eyes and shrugged it off immediately, like I could physically shake the image away. “What is wrong with you, Lily?” I spanked myself. It was me scolding myself for thinking of such nonsense. Me and Rex? Kissing… Ewwww. I closed my eyes one more time to try to sleep, but I didn’t. I watched him from the view mirror, from afar. I could see that he was seated now in front of the fire. He looked like he was memorizing some

She shook her head.“I will leave you young ones… Oh, and Lily is coming with me. I will explain to the instructor in charge of ethics and the principal too.”Amber grabbed my hand, and I moved closer to her. I turned to Clara and muttered,“Catch you later….”“Such a brat…” she cussed out.I laughed it off, but I wasn’t the only one laughing. I turned to see Sebastian walking beside us—and Rex. He snorted.Clara cried out.“What’s funny?” “Lily…” I heard someone call out my name as Amber and I walked down the hallway. I turned slightly, already knowing who it was even before I fully faced her. It was Anastasia. We hadn’t really been hanging out often after her friend came back. I wasn’t bothered about it. I had learned a long time ago not to take these things personally. I was used to being the floater friend,the one people liked, but never quite chose first. “Ana… long time, no see,” I forced a smile. Amber stared at the both of us, her eyes moving between our faces like she w

When I said I was going to take Hockey, I meant it. Even though Maltilda was staring at me like she didn’t hear what I had just said, I didn’t flinch.I had my reasons for picking Hockey. I could have easily picked Sebastian’s club, and part of me knew that would have been the safer choice. But Rex had injured my pride when he said someone like me shouldn’t be in hockey. What was he thinking?“ Are you sure ?” Maltilda asked.I nodded.She looked like she had more to say, like she wanted to talk me out of it, but she stopped herself. She could already tell that I had made up my mind.“ Okay then. I will send you the schedule later. You have class …You should go,” she said.I stood up. She bowed her head to pick something from under her desk, but she wasn’t raising it up. She stayed like that for a moment, her shoulders tense. I walked closer to her and wrapped my arms around her in a hug.“ Don’t worry too much about it. You will be fine. I’m going to text you all day to make sure you