All Chapters of The Broken Wishing Charm: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The ashes of the bonfire were still smoking at my feet."Avery."Hudson's voice came from behind me. I didn't turn around, and instead just wiped the corners of my eyes with the back of my hand."What are you doing standing here alone?" He walked up to me, his brows furrowed. "The party is over."I didn't speak. The surrounding wolves were still rowdy. People were whistling, fighting, and howling. The waves of sound crashed over me, piercing my eardrums like needles.My mental walls were naturally thin, making the noise feel like torture to me. I instinctively covered my ears and crouched down."Again?" Hudson crouched down, pulled a pair of noise-canceling headphones out of his pocket, and put them directly over my ears.The world went quiet in an instant."Thanks," I whispered."I've got training in a bit," he said, standing up and brushing the dust off his pants."I'll come get you when it's over. Don't walk back alone in the dark.""Wait for me here."For a brief moment, I started

I was knocked completely off my feet. My backpack slammed into the ground, and everything inside spilled out.That included the herbs I had painstakingly gathered to help my weak wolf. A few of the most precious plants slid several feet away."Oh, sorry about that. I didn't see you."It was a girl with a familiar face. I couldn't remember where I had seen her, but I was very familiar with that disdainful tone.I ignored her and reached out to pick up the herb pouch. A boot came down before my hand could reach it, crushing down hard on top of it.She leaned down, bringing her face close to mine."Why is a weakling who can't even feel her own wolf here taking this exam? Your very existence is a joke.""That's none of your business." I pulled at the herb pouch. Her foot didn't budge."Clara is right. You only survive because everyone pities you. Stay away from Hudson, got it?""Stop being so desperate."I looked up at her. The face slowly became clearer in my memory. So it was her from th

Hudson opened his mouth, wanting to ask why. He wanted to ask how she would manage all alone so far away. He wanted to ask if she was crying when she left, but he couldn't force a single word out.Mr. Carter looked at him, didn't say anything more, and turned to close the door.Hudson stood outside in the dark night, listening to his own heartbeat. His chest felt terrifyingly empty, as if a piece of him had been violently ripped out.Meanwhile, on my very first morning at Oakhaven University, I was woken up by the sunlight.There were no sirens, no roars, and no sounds of bones snapping and shifting from the training grounds next door.There were only the shadows of palm trees outside the window and a bird preening its feathers on the railing.I lay in bed for a long time, waiting for the familiar headache.It didn't come.The southern air was warm. For the first time in my life, my body didn't need to use all its energy to fight off the freezing cold.I walked barefoot to the window a

"A transfer student? Right in the middle of the semester?"The old lady at the Oakhaven administration office pushed the documents back across the counter.Hudson pushed them right back."My transcript is on the second page."She flipped it open, and her hand stopped."...Blood Moon's top freshman." She looked up. "Son, you're transferring from the top combat department in the country to our healing department? And you want to drop back a year?""Yes.""Do you have any idea what the healing department studies? Essential oil ratios, emotional counseling, wolf psychology pacification. There are no rankings, no honor rolls, and absolutely no Alphas willing to do it.""I am."The old lady stared at him for five seconds before bringing her stamp down hard on the paper."Sign here. You're in Dorm Building C. Don't regret this."Hudson picked up his black duffel bag and walked out of the administration building.Then, he stopped dead in his tracks.There was a trace of a familiar scent in the

After that day in the library, I didn't sleep well for three days.I replayed those two weeks in my head over and over.The two weeks I spent running across half the city, he spent waiting outside Clara's father's shop.Two parallel lines, neither saying a word to the other."So, do you believe him?" Mina asked, chewing on her straw."I believe what he said was the truth," I replied."Doesn't that mean you've forgiven him?""No." I closed my notebook. "Telling the truth and being worthy of trust are two different things. Where was I when he was hiding the truth? I was left to freeze in the cold wind for two hours."Mina paused, seeming to understand, and didn't ask further.I didn't go looking for him, either.He still saved my seat at eight o'clock and left coffee at nine. I still drank it.Drinking the coffee didn't mean anything. I was just very tired, and the coffee was hot.Thursday afternoon, Applied Wolf Psychology class.It was the hardest course in the healing department. The