Ninety-Six

Mariselle

I sat at my desk in the bustling lecture hall, hating the chaos all around me. My classmates were so noisy, and it was quite different from Brookville Uni because of the different energy levels.

Here, people shifted into their wolf form freely and were wild as hell. I tapped my pencil on my notebook, wishing they could just shut up for a minute.

But then, my sour mood wasn't their fault. It was all thanks to my mother, whom I thought was perfect and would never hurt a fly.

But now, I realize that the ten years of staying alone with my dad were way better than this unpredictable stranger we were living with. My gaze wandered to the window, with my mind consumed by several fearful thoughts.

"Lenora," I muttered into my hands. This secret was bigger than me, and if I didn't say anything fast, my head was going to explode.

I tried to squeeze out more information from India, but she pretended not to know what I was talking about. The sly woman was a big ass licker, who would do e