Luna Lilith의 모든 챕터: 챕터 161 - 챕터 170

Valerie's POV.Serena looked between Vicious and Clara awkwardly."O.. Okay."She picked up the tray and passed Clara some meat.I looked at Naomi, she was already looking at me, for two seconds, we held each other's gaze, then both of us looked away at the exact same time, trying desperately not to laugh.I pressed my lips together while Naomi covered her mouth."What?" Clara gritted. "Nothing," Naomi and I chorused.Clara's face looked like she wanted to set the entire barbecue stand on fire.I took another bite and honestly, the food had never tasted better, Clara's rage felt like a good seasoning.Eventually, everyone was full, we'd left the plates empty. Connor leaned back in his chair and groaned loudly. "I can't move.""You ate too much." Naomi laughed at him."I regret nothing." He blurted and we all bursted into laughter.For a while, everyone seemed to relax into their spaces as music played from the speakers, Connor went to clear the plates, Naomi joined him, while the re

Valerie's POV.Something about that story still didn't sit right with me, I had tried to push it out of my mind, I really had, but the more I thought about everything Vicious had told me, the stranger it seemed.Clara had saved him, that was what he had built his feelings of gratitude around, but something about it felt off, even though I couldn't explain why.There was just something about the story that felt wrong.Clara had never struck me as the kind of person who would risk her life for someone else, even if she liked getting in trouble a lot. I had seen how she treated people, she could never even be friends with someone genuinely without wanting something from them, and yet I was supposed to believe that years ago, when Vicious was trapped inside a burning hut and his powers were spiraling out of control, Clara had somehow risked everything to save him?It didn't make sense, not even a little.Or maybe I was being unfair, maybe Clara really cared well enough for him to risk h

Valerie's POV."I said leave my house." Vicious growled at Damien."You know it's technically my house too right? Dad left it for us and..."He didn't get to finish his sentence before Vicious rushed towards him."I'm kidding, I'm kidding." Damien immediately apologized, hiding behind him.I didn't know why, but I felt bad for Damien, even though I have no idea what transpired between their families, Vicious seemed like the older one between them and I could tell from what I was seeing how much he despises Damien, and it somehow broke my heart, I couldn't imagine having an older sibling who would hate me this much even if we were half related."C'mon man, please." Damien muttered and my heart clenched tightly in pity. He sounded really pitiful. "Just let me stay for a while, I won't interfere with your life, I'll stay out of your way, I promise."Vicious stared at him for a long moment, then he shook his head. "No, leave.""Valerie C'mon, let's go inside." He said to me, turning away

(Author's POV)“What did you just say?” Valerie casted him a quick glance, her ears spinning from what she just heard. Damien didn't answer, his eyes were still fixed on the direction Clara had disappeared, something had changed in his expression.The easygoing smile was gone, instead, he looked as though he were trying desperately to pull a memory from somewhere deep inside his mind.“Damien?” Valerie called again, stepping closer to him. He looked so lost he barely heard a word had been saying, his eyes kept following Clara as she walked fast away."Hey!" He suddenly called out, as though he just regained his consciousness and immediately began to run after her. Clara and the other girls were already several yards ahead of them."Hey!" Damien called again, louder this time as he hurried after her, increasing his pace. The moment Clara noticed him approaching her faster and calling after her, her shoulders stiffened just for a moment, she didn't turn around, instead she began to

(Author's POV)Clara stood in the middle of the hallway with her suitcase beside her, some school officials had escorted her back to her room, stood around until she packed up her bag and then they locked the door and took her key away.Several seconds after they were gone, she still stood there staring into space. She couldn't even seem to understand how everything had fallen apart so quickly.Only a few hours ago, she had still been a student of the Academy, who was heavily under the protection of the school president. She had walked all around the academy with her head held high because she knew that no one would dare challenge her. Now everything was gone. Vicious had looked at her with the kind of rage she had never seen in his eyes before; he had told her never to show her face to him again, and he didn't look like he was ever going to go back on his words. Clara swallowed painfully, her fingers tightening around the handle of her suitcase."I guess we'll take our leave now."