Liya's POVI was not fully healed when dawn came the next morning, but I wasted no time in hopping out of bed at first light. My limbs moved at the speed of light as I jumped into the shower and pulled on my clothes afterwards almost an hour earlier than I usually did. My reason for this was to avoid any sort of drama today. If possible, with the moon goddess on my side, I would get through the day without getting involved in any sort of drama.There was still so much to process after the terrible day I'd had yesterday. As I packed up my bags and books for school, I thought back to being saved by Ryder, and the forehead kiss Gunter had planted on my forehead. I shuddered at the thought.Maybe I was just imagining it. Maybe it was all just an effect of the herbs that were administered to me.After I programmed my brain to believe this, I flung my messy hair into a bun and raced down to the kitchen. The head maid was still yawning, getting ready for the day when she saw me."Why are you

Hunter's POVMy eyes darted swiftly across the wide bedroom as I walked in. Cursing under my breath at Liya's absence, I made do with pacing around the room in anticipation of her arrival.She should be here, for fucks sake! Where the hell was she?!I had searched high and low for her throughout the mansion but she was nowhere to be found. Which meant that she was probably still at school. If that was the case, there was nothing I could do.But that didn't stop the anger from bristling within me. I picked up a random object from her dressing table and stared at it absentmindedly as memories of the night I fucked Liya resurfaced. I could feel my cock throbbing and stretching out through my pants as I tried to relive that night.My wolf howled hungrily, also stimulated by the thoughts running through my head.'Where is our mate?!’ He growled almost painfully.“I don't know either. But I sure as hell hope she'll be here soon.”Gritting my teeth, I lowered myself down into her bed, sprawl

Liya's POVMy feet felt stuck to the ground as I stood in the midst of basically the entire student body, unshed tears pooling in my eyes. I swallowed with difficulty, mustering up the courage to keep my head high, but the more the snarky comments flew past me, the more the hole in my chest widened.I fought the urge to cry. What good would that do me? None at all. If anything, it would only make me look more guilty than they painted me out to be. I slowly tilted my head back up, ignoring the trembling of my body and the pain pricking the back of my eyes. I just needed to get out of here.I won't let them see me cry, I continued to repeat this in my head like a mantra. The beating of my heart filled my ears as I tried to push past the people in front of me, but they wouldn't budge.“Let me pass…” I tried to scream, but I could barely make out the sound of my own voice. My stomach tightened painfully. I was beginning to feel dizzy. The world blurred continuously as I tried to digest al

Liya's POVI climbed out of bed at first light, wincing slightly from the ache in my limbs. I attempted to get up, but the trembling in my legs stopped me. “Ow..” I groaned, stretching as I allowed myself a few minutes rest to just sit in bed and gather my thoughts. The last training yesterday had been vigorous, but it paid off.Despite the throbbing pain in my entire body, I was happy to realize that it made no difference to me. I was still so happy at all the progress I'd made in training so far, and the ache only proved that I was working my hardest. A smile played on my lips as I regarded myself with gratitude. If anyone told me I could be strong enough to lift a fallen log, I would have stared at them in shock and amazement. But I had done just that the day before.I was learning to harness my powers day by day and learning more about my wolf the more I trained. My senses were sharper now. I could sniff out a scent from a distance, and pick out words from a conversation I was not

Liya's POVAs I watched Lily walk away, I could not help but feel a sense of relief. The tension that seemed to be tightened in my chest ever since her arrival unknotted, leaving me a lot lighter. She had done nothing but antagonize me.After her confession just now, I realized that she was also behind my spiked drink at her party the other time. I shuddered to think that she would go that far; let me be taken advantage of by a total stranger, just to humiliate me in front of the triplets and the entire student body. Just to brand me a slut. It was despicable, but not hard to believe after seeing how she acted.I was not expecting Hunter to force her to drop out, but it was the best thing that could happen to me right now, and the joy I had from knowing that I would no longer see her at school was brimming in my chest. I turned my attention away from her receding figure, and tried to focus on what was happening in front of me. I tried to sit up on the grass, but the pain shooting thro