Semua Bab FORBIDDEN FATE: MY PROFESSORS' MATE: Bab 81 - Bab 90

Aliyah's POV I waited in the woods, my back pressed against a rough tree trunk as I watched Dahlia through the leaves. The campus had quieted down a bit after classes let out, but she was still hanging around the quad like she had nowhere better to be. My legs were cramping from all the sneaking, but I wasn't about to quit. Not after what I'd seen with her and Jude. That slime was cheating on Leah with her own friend? And now this talk about my powers? I needed more dirt, something to connect the dots to that video leak.Dahlia checked her phone again, her fingers flying over the screen aggressively. She glanced around, then started walking toward the back of the arts building, the same spot where she'd hooked up with Jude earlier. My heart picked up. Was she meeting him again? I crept after her, keeping low and using the parked cars for cover. She slipped around the corner, into that narrow alley between the building and the fence. I hung back and peeked just enough to see her lean

Aliyah's POVI stumbled out of the alley, my legs feeling like jelly. Kelly's last words rang in my ears like a bad echo: "If you use that recording, I'll make sure you regret it." I gripped my phone so tight my knuckles turned white. My chest hurt, like someone had punched it. I kept walking, not sure where I was going, just away from her. Away from the girl I thought was my best friend.Tears blurred my vision, and I wiped them with the back of my hand. "Stop it," I muttered to myself. "Don't cry over her. She's not worth it." But the words felt empty. How could I not? Kelly was my person. Or at least, I thought she was.I ended up at the edge of campus, near the old bench by the dorms where we used to sit and gossip. I plopped down, my butt hitting the wood hard. The sun was dipping low, casting long shadows, but I didn't care. I pulled my knees up to my chest and rocked a little, trying to breathe. In, out. In, out. But every breath came with a sob I couldn't hold back."Why, K

Aliyah's POV I leaned against the rough brick wall of a back-alley cafe, it was far enough from the Rising Moon campus to avoid the security patrols. My fingers were trembling, not from the cold, though the Eclipsera wind was biting, but from the sheer adrenaline of revenge.Becca stood in front of me, her eyes darting to her phone screen. "It’s spreading, Ali. Faster than the video of you and the twins ever did.""Good," I spat. The word felt like lead in my mouth. "Let it spread."We had spent the last three hours on burner accounts, seeding the truth into every student group chat, every "confessional" page, and every forum thread. The recording I’d taken of Kelly and Dahlia was the match, and the pent-up boredom of the student body was the gasoline. Now all I needed was to wait for the fire to burn.I had edited the audio carefully. You could hear Kelly’s sharp and desperate voice, , admitting that she had betrayed me just to keep Dahlia quiet about her own dirty laundry. You coul

Aliyah's POV "Hello, Aliyah," a voice purred from the shadows.A figure stepped out from behind a large oak tree. It wasn't the Alpha council or Professor Whyte.It was Leah.I stopped dead in my tracks."Leah," I spat, the rage evident in my voice. I clenched my fists at my sides, "What the hell are you doing here? You have some nerve sneaking up on me like this."She raised her hands slowly, like she was approaching a wild animal. "Aliyah, wait. I didn't come to fight. I just... I needed to talk to you.""Talk?" I laughed bitterly, taking a step back. My mind flashed to all the times she'd pretended to be my friend, only to turn around and sell me out. The betrayal still burned hot in my gut, making my stomach twist. "You mean like how you betrayed me by going after the same Jude who drugged me. Or how you joined hands with Dahlia to bully me? Yeah, no thanks."Leah winced, but she didn't back down. She took a small step forward, her eyes locking on mine. I could see the regret in

Aliyah's POV I stared up at the guy I had just crashed into, my face heat up as our books lay scattered across the hallway floor. His blue eyes locked onto mine, and he let out a soft chuckle, not seeming mad at all."Hey, no worries," he said, kneeling down right away to gather the papers. "I wasn't watching where I was going either. You okay?""Yeah, I'm fine," I muttered, bending down too, my hands brushed against his as we both reached for the same notebook. I pulled back quickly, feeling a bit flustered. It wasn't like me to get this clumsy, but after a long first day pretending to be someone else, I was wiped out. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to uhm... bump into you."He grinned and stacked my books neatly before handing them over. "Seriously, it's cool. Happens to the best of us. I'm Aiden, by the way." He extended his free hand, his smile was warm and easy, like he was genuinely glad this happened.I shook it, noticing how firm but gentle his grip was. "Liona. Nice to mee