The entire crowd stares at me as if I've grown an extra head.
Tessa holds my shoulder and we exchange a knowing glance.
"He has challenged me. I can't lose now." I say,mind linking with her.
"I understand. We both will win. I'm with you." She smiles.
I smile back at my bestie and press her hand.
"Kick her ass off."
"Will do."
I walk towards the fighting arena and open my jacket, revealing my shifting gear. I feel Tristian's eyes on my figure.
I internally smirk.
I know I'm one sexy bitch.
What the fuck am I thinking?
Focus!
Jessica stands in front of me,her height almost reaching mine due to her high heels.
An advantage. Her movements w
I flicker my eyes open slowly,the darkness around me fading away and bringing forth a blinding light.I scrunch my eyes shut."It's okay. Try to open your eyes again." A familiar voice advises me and strangely,I follow.I don't follow. Usually.I open my eyes widely and a hazy figure waves in front of me. The haziness gradually declines and solidifies into a full body that's owned by Tessa.Weird.Oh wait."How do you feel?" A pair of brown eyes stare at me in concern."I-" I look around the body and eyes owned by Tessa,who I for some reason happen to know.White walls surround the area and several hospital beds wrapped in white sheets are arranged in rows, at every interval of a big glass window lined with blue curtains.Seems like
A week has passed since my recovery. Bedrest never felt more relaxing since it saved me from Tristian and his partner Peter's presence. Boys can't walk into girl's dorms,so are the rules of the academy.But the days went by thinking about Alex. Tessa and I tried to contact him but he was nowhere to be found after the day we threw a huge bomb of information on him.I hope he's fine. He deserved to know, but something inside me stopped me from telling. Since it's not his burden to take.A part of me feels bad for Tessa too since she entered all of this mess because of my plan to run away in the first place."Come on,Cinn. I would have come to this Academy anyway. It's not your fault." Tessa speaks out, her hands flipping through some chef book pages.I frown."For how long are you listening to my thoughts?" I ask.
"Wolf's bane!" Professor Harold's shout brings me out of my thoughts and I find myself sitting with Tessa and Tristian on my side.I don't know when my thoughts drifted away towards the idea of the fifth bloodline."For the enemies, it is a weapon. For our species, it is poison." Professor Harold holds a flower in his hand.Wisteria. I have no experience with it, but I heard tales of how it burns our skin like acid, pulling out the flesh."And do not live under the concept that your bodies will heal after it burns your skin. Wolfsbane has a prolonged effect on our body, inhibiting the healing chemicals and slowing down the process. So it may take weeks to heal from the touch of Wolfsbane. Maybe even months, if you don't have a strong system."Tristian yawns and his eyes saunter towards me. Here we go. He doesn't speak anything except his eyes
Alex stands in front of the huge window,sunlight falling on his features. We both approach him and I tap on his shoulder.He turns around, his face stoic."Alex. Where were you for so many days?" Tessa asks impatiently. I nod.Alex smiles but it doesn't reach his melancholic eyes that look down on the floor."Hey. What's wrong?" I hold his shoulder.Alex looks up,his green eyes glistening in tears and his lips pressed in a thin line. Tessa and I look at him blankly."The selection match happened and I lost it all. Later,the professors told me that I am not worthy of even being part of the lowest coven." Sobs escape his tear stricken lips and he looks down again.I pull him for a consoling hug and Tessa caresses his back. My own jaw tightens at the thought of him getting rejected like that. I kno
I stand on the stage and stare at the grey wall in front of me."Do as exactly I told before. Relax yourself and think about your desire." Professor Sheila:s voice lingers over my ear. I inhale and close my eyes. A faint image of me standing on the podium of the academy holding the Championship cup comes in front of me. I am smiling and my dad looks like a rotten egg. Great!I open my eyes and…. nothing? I look around myself,the students staring back at me blankly and Professor Sheila looking at me and her palm rested on her chin."Try again. It's completely alright. It happens."Grumbling, I close my eyes and this time an image of me ordering around the Wolves of my pack and they calling me as the respected Luna appears. A smile curves up my lips as pride fills up my heart. And a few minutes pass, still nothing. I feel no energy! Why? I open
Branson stiffens abd straughtsns his specs. "What favour?"I smile,"You see, one of my friends here is a warlock and got rejected by the academy Proffesors. Now I am concerned for him because he's been given an ultimatum and needs to win some bi weekly contest to remain in the academy. So, I was thinking if you could help him train and qualify the contest?"Branson opens his mouth and then closes it. His brown stare blankly at me. "That's impossible! P-please don't get me involved into all of this." He scurries away towards the shelves and I run behind him."But why not?"He runs faster and starts arranging the books on the shelves. "I'm not allowed to do thay. I'm not some Proffesor who can train your friend. If the Headmaster comes to know of it then…" his eyes wander to the space and he inhales deeply."What if he doesn't come to know? You can te
"Who's there?"Silence. No sound. I walk ahead to check if anybody's thete or not but find no one.I fee scared. God, what is happening in this place."Aurora!""What are you doing here? " says Alex."Uh,I... there…""Never mind. Maybe it was just a stupid vision. What are you doing here?""I es looking for you. Tessa told me about your plan to meet in the common room. I went there and didn't fing you. So I thought to look outside. And here you are.""Yeah. Okay, let's go."We walk inside the Academy and step inside the common room."Cinn! Here!" Tessa calls me. We walk towards her and sit on the group of chairs. Luckily, there's not many people around in the room. 
"But what about the people who want to live and do dream of a happy life?" I ask, flabbergasted by the recent revelation. It's not that I am worried about myself. I always had a feeling that I my rebelling for becoming something that's against the wererolves society norms will take sacrifice and dangers. And I'm willing to die than live a life of torture and pain. But what about Tessa and Alex…What have I led them into?"This Academy is certainly not for them." Peter speaks up, "But think about it. We're born as mystical creatures and the world out there lingering with despicable powers beyond your imagination. Don't you think it's our duty to save the humans from them?" He adds and Tessa stares at him for a long time."But...what if you are...not that capable?" Alex speaks and I face him. He looks down at the floor, his fingers twirling with each other. I hold his shoulder and he looks up at