Truth be Told

Before I could say a word to Karen, I dashed to the corner where Jelian and Julian are sitting. Then, I dragged them out of the room by force.

My wolf did not even care what my classmates would think and say to me aa soon as I got back. What matters to me is to stop Jealian and Julian from doing whatever they are trying to do.

They come into our school, wearing our school uniforms, and choose our course among the rest. As far as I know, the two have a better future studying in an expensive school.

"What are you two doing?" I furiously asked both of them before letting go of my grip on their hands.

"Don't tell me you're blind now?" Jelian retorted. "Isn't it obvious? We're studying in the same school as you now. Why? Is the school prohibits transfer students from enrolling here?"

Jelian suddenly slides closer to me and crosses her arms with mine. But I refuse to make skin contact with her. Or any of them. Not anymore. After stabbing me behind my back, I already promised myself I will never talk to them.

"Remember this, Jelian, Julian. I will never allow any of you lay a hand on her. Over my dead body." those were my last words to them before I went back to the room.

Karen greeted me again.

"So, as the president of the class, I want you to assist our new students, Melvin. And of course, Jelian is your girlfriend, the twins deserve a tour of the school." Karen slapped my shoulder before she went back to her seat.

She did not even wait for me to decline her proposal. Or at least to correct her about my relationship with Jelian. There is no way I would get back to her even if she will be the remaining female wolf in the world.

Whatever their plans for Karen are, I'm gonna stop them no matter what takes. Transferring school is not enough for me to get convinced they have nothing against Karen or me. Or perhaps Alpha Draku has something to do with it.

As far as I could remember from our last conversation, he gave me a week to do something against my will. Right. He ordered the twins to keep an eye on me. Jelian told me that once I failed, they will take over the mission.

Right after the classes, I did not waste any of my time when I still have a few sidelines to do. I toured Jelian and Julian throughout the school.

"Relax, Melvin. Your nervousness is well written all over your face." Jelian started the conversation while leading them the way.

I did not say a single word about everything we can pass through compared to a regular tourist guide who talks a lot, especially the parts of the school that most contributed to its history.

There is no point in telling them when I already know the reason they came to the school. Instead of saying a word, I dig deeper into the deepest part of my brain about how to protect Karen, especially when she will be out of my sight.

"Fine," Julian added. "Karen is not here anyway, so I'd be upfront with you. Three days, Melvin. If Alpha Draku gave you a week, I'm giving you three days to kill her."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" I could not help but clench my fist, waiting for my brain and heart's go signal to punch him in the face.

"No. I'm not kidding, Melvin." Julian insisted on his decision. He and Jelian even fake a smile at those students who we could pass through.

I already have a few things in mind aside from killing Karen. One to mention is about how to survive living alone in this world as a lone wolf.

Now that I am no longer part of the Moonlight pack and was disbanded from my work as a werewolf guardian, my wolf has been exposed to a higher level of risk from our enemies.

And I believe the twins are simply concerned about my well-being, especially Jelian, my fated mate. But the damage has been done already. My trust issues have been broken and compromised.

My wolf must not trust any of them. They betrayed me once. They will betray me again if I give up.

"You should reconsider Alpha Draku's second chance," he added. "you, of all the wolves, know best how it feels to become a lone wolf. We are simply trying to help you. Anyway, thanks for the tour. Jelian and I are already familiar with the school three days ago."

What's more annoying about them being gone from my sight was that they wasted my time leading the tour when in fact he confessed it to himself.

Ridiculous.

Leaving no choice, I flashed to the library to start working as one of the caretakers of the books. One of the reasons I did not get the chance to reach my first subject is that I found out the library was looking for a part-time caretaker.

My wolf badly needs to have extra income as soon as possible, even if it's ephemeral. So, I applied for the job. Good thing most people at the library know me and got hired on the spot.

As soon as I got into the library, my wolf felt at ease when the first faces that greeted me were Karen and her female friends, whispering with each other at one of the tables in the corner.

She smiled at me the second she notice my presence. "Come sit with us, Melvin." she offered which even surprised me the most.

Since she got back alive from that incident, Karen kept noticing me compared to before when she barely turn her face at me. Now she even talks to me or breathes out my name.

Perhaps her change of heart has something to do with what happened that night. Perhaps it is her way of showing her sincere apologies and gratitude for me.

"I'd love to, but I'm here to work, Karen. First day. I have to impress my boss." I smiled back at her.

"Quite, please!" says one of the students around. "This is a library, not a market."

Karen lifted the tip of her shoulders while beaming at me. I, on the other hand, started picking those used books from evacuated tables.

"All right. Enough of this Melvin thing. Let's talk about something else." whispers one of Karen's friends.

"Like what?" Karen whispered back.

Despite the distance between our spots, I could still hear them whispering when the silence of the entire library was deafening, especially when I have my werewolf senses on.

"How about the night of the camping?"

The book in my hands slip off to the floor which caught most of the student's attention. They gave me these deadly and irritated stares.

They can't blame me for that. My wolf was taken aback as I did not expect the time would come for Karen to open up something to her friends.

When I got the chance to analyze her scent, my wolf is certain she is not one of those who witnessed my shift. All their scents were registered in my system. In fact, the three of them, including Karen were there.

Perhaps this is the reason Alpha Draku wants me to kill Karen. He is terrified that she might disclose to everyone about our werewolf kind.

She is the main witness of the incident. It means she knows a lot of things, especially about me.

"I've heard that you guys were attacked by some kind of a doglike monster. Is it true?" she added.

"Wait. Is that the reason why Karen took a few days to get back to school? Are you still in shock, huh, Karen?"