All Chapters of I WAS FATED TO MY ENEMY: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

My eyes flew open. I shot upright without thinking, my fists raised and my claws halfway out. My chest rose and fell rapidly as I searched the room. Every muscle in my body tensed, ready for another attack. Looking for Deucalion. “Easy!” A familiar voice broke through the panic. “Back from the land of the dead?” I turned toward the voice. Mike stood near the door with a grin on his face. It took me a second to realize where I was. The fight… the school… Deucalion… they were gone. I looked around again. The room smelled of medicine. Cabinets filled one wall, and several bottles sat neatly on a shelf. Then my eyes landed on Ryan. He was standing beside the bed. For a moment I simply stared at him. “Ryan…” He smiled faintly. “Hey bro.” Relief hit me harder than any punch Deucalion had thrown. I got off the bed and wrapped my arms around him. “I thought he killed you.” Ryan patted my back. “I’m harder to kill than that.” I let out a shaky laugh before stepping back. “You really

I turned in every direction. Nothing looked familiar. The forest was silent. Too silent. I wasn’t even wearing a shirt.“What the hell is going on?” I immediately sat up and looked around. Tall trees surrounded me in every direction. Birds chirped somewhere above, and the morning sun filtered through the leaves.“This has to be a joke…”I looked down at myself. My jeans were dirty, my feet were covered in mud, and my shirt was nowhere to be seen. I slowly stood up, turning in circles.“How did I get here?”The last thing I remembered was lying on my bed after touching the artifact. After that… nothing.A strange feeling settled in my stomach. Did someone bring me here? Or… did I walk here myself?“No…” I rubbed my forehead. “That doesn’t even make sense.”Then I remembered my phone. I quickly reached into my pocket. To my surprise, it was still there. “Thank God.” I unlocked it and immediately called Mike.The phone rang twice.“Jax?” Mike answered almost instantly. “You sound alive.

The classroom fell silent the moment the door opened. I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Eli. He stood at the front of the class with one hand inside his pocket. He looked calm, like he belonged there. What does he want? He slowly looked around the room. His eyes landed on me. For a split second, a faint smile crossed his face. Not a friendly smile. More like he already knew something I didn’t. A cold chill ran through me. Behind me, I heard a chair scrape against the floor. I didn’t need to turn around. I already knew who it was. Lila. The air around her suddenly felt different. Heavy. I glanced sideways. Her fists were clenched beneath the desk. Her breathing had changed. “Lila…” I whispered. She didn’t answer. Her eyes stayed fixed on Eli. Blue slowly spread across her pupils. My heart skipped. No… Not here. Not in front of everyone. She pushed her chair back another inch. I reached under the desk and grabbed her wrist before she could stand. She jerked slightly and looked

Lila had never been the patient type. More than thirty minutes have passed. She glanced toward the boys’ restroom again. “He’s taking too long,” she muttered. Another minute went by then she sighed. “I’m checking on him, even if it's the boys restroom, I don't care.” she said to herself. She started walking. In the restroom. A few minutes later, after we had both composed ourselves. My heart was still racing when I reached for the restroom door. I pulled it open and glanced at the Hallway. “Lila?” I froze. She was already walking toward the entrance, worry written all over her face. “Jax!” she called. Everything happened in a split second. Eli was right behind me and was about to come out too. Before she could notice someone was behind me, I shoved him back into the restroom. He stumbled one step before catching himself. Amusement flickered across his face. I didn’t wait to hear whatever sarcastic comment he was about to make. I stepped into the hallway and qui

The morning air was cool as Eli stood alone behind an old gym. His hands rested in his pockets while he watched students arrive through the front gate. Cars and bikes pulled in one after another. Laughter echoed across the parking lot. To everyone else, it looked like another normal school day. Eli knew better. A soft flutter made him turn. A black raven landed on a nearby fence. Tied to its leg was a small leather tube. Eli sighed. “So… you have come for me.” The raven stayed still as he untied the message. He opened it. His expression hardened. Only a few words were written inside. Return to Shadowfang immediately. Your disappearance is an act of betrayal. They have sent scouts to monitor you. Eli folded the paper without another word. For a long moment, he stared toward the school building. Then he crushed the message in his fist. “I’m not going back.” The raven let out a loud cry. “They can call me a traitor if they want,” Eli muttered. “I’m staying.” The bird spread its wing