Charles' P.O.V.A crowd had started to gather outside of Rain's room."Get the campus police and the RA." I ordered one of the freshmen. He looked at me scared so he did as he was told very quickly. I wanted to have Rain get dressed but knew that they would need to see the evidence. I knew I would be questioned too and probably be put on probation for hurting Luke so bad. I hoped that under the circumstances they wouldn't expel me. I couldn't look at Rain from the guilt that was eating away at me. I felt guilty for thinking that she had brought me here to see her with another guy. I also felt guilty for having waited. If I had gotten here sooner then maybe none of this would have happened. I sat on Rain's bed waiting for the police. I knew she probably needed comforting, but I wasn't sure how to do that right now. I looked at another one of the freshmen still gathered out there. "You, go get her roommate" I pointed to one of them. She ran off. The first freshmen came back with the
Rain's P.O.V.They bagged Charles' hoodie as evidence as well as the underwear from the room. They photographed my wounds and asked way too many personal questions. I could feel Heli retreating inside me. She felt so distant right now. "Why were you undressed under the hoodie?" "I was trying to surprise my mate," I answered honestly. "Who is your mate?" "Charles""Is this Charles Narcissus? The other male in the room" I nodded my head realizing I didn't even know Charles last name until now. I felt like such an idiot. How could I let this happen? How could I be so weak? What was wrong with me?They kept me for observation for the night. I gave my statement repeatedly to many different types of policemen. Answered the same questions over and over. They will be forever engraved in my brain, just as the feeling of hopelessness would be. I was so happy to see Charles kick that door down, but also felt so ashamed. I wanted to disappear. I wanted everything to fade away and to be left
We left the hospital together, but I knew I wasn't ready to go back to my dorm. I wasn't sure how I was going to be sleeping there tonight. Memories from yesterday began flooding my brain and I tried to quickly forget them. Nate did his best to distract me and he was successful for the most part. We hung around the commons at first until people started coming up to me asking questions. It seemed yesterday's events were the talk of the campus. Comments ranged from sympathy to slurs. Nate chased off anyone that was rude by huffing and puffing smoke at them. "Let's go somewhere less populated" Nate offered and I agreed. He took us to a fairy trail. It was quiet, peaceful and beautiful here. We watched the fairies in the trees for a while. I made sure to send my timely texts to Charles. He didn't respond once but I sent them just in case anyway. I didn't want him to worry or race out of class thinking I was in danger. An hour had passed and Charles finally responded. 'I liked the time
Charles opened the door all the way and I was right. The beautiful elf entered his house as if she'd been here many times. She shot me a curious side glance. I could tell she was checking me out. Probably wondering what Charles saw in me. "Wait here" Charles told her as he disappeared into his room. I could hear him shuffling through things. I wasn't sure what he was looking for. "Hello" she finally spoke to me. She smiled at me, only increasing her beauty. Freaking elves, I swear, it's not fair. "Hi" I responded shyly. I couldn't meet her eyes. "I'm Star. Star Sweetflower." She introduced herself with a gentle smile. She extended her slender hand out for me to shake. I shyly took it. "Rain Lancaster" I told her. "My family knows a Lancaster. A strong alpha, his name is Evandrus," she nodded her head with affirmation "we called him Evan." She was cute as she thought. Her finger patted her chin as she thought back. As if the gesture helped her to recall. "Any relation?" "Not tha
I decided to take Charles' offer up and started the bath. I filled it with nice hot water and turned the jets on. Kaitlyn had packed my toiletries with my things so I thankfully didn't have to worry about that. Although it would have been nice to use Charles' things and smell like him. I sat in the tub a while just thinking and reflecting. I finally got out when my fingers were pruney and the water started to get cold.I stared at myself in the mirror for a while barely recognizing myself. I grabbed my laptop and sat on the couch, ready to work.I checked my emails then and began working on my own classes. The professors had sent me weeks worth of class assignments and lectures. I got through today's classes and started on tomorrow's before Charles returned. As he entered the house my stomach growled. He let out a loud la
I shot awake, almost headbudding Charles as I sat up quickly. I was breathing fast, still feeling the remnants of my panic attack. I thought of Heli, and I could still feel her touch on my chest. My heart felt warm, and filled with love. Heli had healed me in a way. "Breath" Charles looked so concerned. "You fainted for a few minutes. I called a couple people. They'll be here soon to check you out. Nate is on his way too. I need you to breathe. Focus on breathing in and out. That's the only thing you need to think about right now." His voice was soothing. I did as he said. Although Heli had already helped me calm down. I am not sure what that was earlier. I was grateful for whatever it was though. Heli made me feel whole again. She had eased my fear and my stress. Fear was no longer my more prominent feeling. I was an
Rays of sun peaked in through the shades waking me up early. It was about 6 o’clock in the morning, which felt too early to be awake after last night. I tried to fall back asleep, but it was pointless. Heli was restless, I hadn’t let her out since our first night on campus and with everything going on she could really use a run. I snuck out not wanting to wake Charles up. I left a little note, telling him I would be running through the fairy trail for about an hour. I told him not to worry, fully knowing that he will worry anyway. I was sure I’d get an earful from him when I returned. I won’t mind it though, in fact I kind of like it when Charles scolds me. I smiled thinking about it.I quietly ran toward the fairy trail. The sun was still rising but it was mostly bright outside. The animals in the woods were starting to wake, as the chirping of birds filled the air. It felt nice to be outside without many people. I went deep into the woods and let Heli out the moment I could. She bar
I decided not to stay locked away in the apartment anymore. Since Luke was going to be running free, so will I. I told Charles I would be going back to classes and he lost it on me again. Telling me it was a bad idea. “I can’t just never go to classes again. We are majoring in the same thing. We will probably have classes together for the next few years. I don’t like it either but I refuse to stay locked away. He doesn’t scare me anymore, but I’ll stay away. I have sent emails to my professors about the situation and they assure me that they will keep us separated.” I defended myself. “I still don’t like it.” He muttered, but ultimately caved in, realizing I was right. “I’ll make sure to be in the building in case anything happens.” He assured me. “I need more lab time anyway.” With that I headed to my class. I grabbed my things and Charles walked me to my class. I entered the room cautiously, thankfully it seemed Luke wasn’t here. Everyone’s eyes were still on me though, as I am su