Bound to the Alpha I must kill; A Dravenmoor Academy Romance のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

“Hey, nerd!”Lucien trembled at the weight of the familiar voice even from its distance."Answer me!” The voice sounded closer with heavy footsteps. Lucien’s breathing hardened whilst he splashed a handful of water over his stinging face. The plan was to act oblivious.However, before the water could settle on Lucien’s face—strong hands gripped his backpack, shoving him away from the sink. The restroom heavy with the sound of rushing water and Lucien’s rapid breath.“Xa—avier,” Lucien stuttered. “You didn’t hear me, huh?” Xavier growled. He trapped Lucien to the wall, his huge figure hovering over him.“I—I swear, I didn’t. I swear it.”Xavier glared at Lucien unsure of what to do to him. He was many things but a bully, the sudden urge to chase after someone blindly started when he first picked up Lucien’s scent. He darted his eyes over Lucien’s face wondering why he always felt a pull towards him, to mark him.“I swear upon your wolf, I didn’t.” Lucien raised his hands in surrender,

“Lucien Thorne.” Lucien sat across from Mrs. Aldric, hands flat on his thighs, back straight. He tapped his feet repeatedly on the floor. "Your mother was admitted three days ago." Mrs. Aldric slid a paper across the desk glancing at Lucien. "The hospital contacted us as her next listed institution."Lucien's hand shook as he reached for the papper. "The cost of her treatment—" Mrs. Aldric paused. "It's substantial, Lucien. Your scholarship covers your tuition. Nothing beyond that."Lucien's eyes teared up; his mother had worked double shifts at the laundry for three years straight to get him here. Packed his lunch the morning of his scholarship exam like it was any other morning, kissed his forehead, told him to write with his whole chest. She never told him how much she was carrying so he wouldn't carry it with him into that exam hall.And now she was in a hospital bed and he was sitting in a chair all because of her sweat. "Is there any—" His voice cracked. He cleared his thro

"What's with the face? Dravenmoor's most intelligent.” Lucien looked up from his plate. Finn was staring at him from across the dining table, chin propped on his fist, the picture of concern and amusement at the same time."I'm fine.""You look really bothered.”Lucien stared down at his plate, was it that obvious? With a sigh he put his fork down. The dining hall was loud around them — plates clattering, conversations overlapping. Every table had the same topic so Lucien could hear pieces of it floating from every direction.“The Choosing finally holds tonight. In the attic.”"I don't really get why I was eliminated.”Finn's face shifted. "Luc—""I signed up, I went through all three trials, even against all odds but finally I got eliminated. I will do anything to give this choosing a chance. I need it for my mother.”"I understand you, easy though it isn't the end of the world."Finn."Finn swallowed his words. He watched Lucien push food around his plate for a moment then leaned