Chapter 0087
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I shift in my seat, my spine straightening to match Mr. Collins’s rigid posture, the tension crackles between us like static electricity. I can sense that he’s on the verge of some clever retort that could tilt this battle of wills in his favour. His confident smirk suggests he has an ace up his sleeve, but he remains silent.
dig is
“Careful, Sir. Her wolf is close to taking control, and we really don’t want her breaking free right now, she bites,” Mason quips, his tone dripping with playful sarcasin as lucubs at the bite mark on his neck. I can’t tell if his aimed at me or Mr. Collins, but it has the desired effect. MrCollins’s steely gaze falters, and he lets out a defeated sigh.
“Fine. But you’ll have to come to my office and use my laptop,” he buffs, his voice laced with resignation.
“Thank you,” I reply, a victorious smile spreading across my face as adrenaline pulses through me. Theo winks, clearly enjoying the show, but Axel and Luke give off a nervous energy, and they can’t seem to meet my eyes. What’s going on with them? 1 look back to Theo who is studying them now too, when he meets my eyes again he gives me a knowing look. This is a conversation for the shower later. Mr Collins gets more frustrated as we drive, he checks his phone every few minutes and his frown grows with every glance at the device.
“Is everything okay?” I ask, gesturing to his phone.
“My human contacts in the police department are not responding,” he rubs at the back of his neck.
‘Maybe they’re busy?” I shrug,
“No, they would have informed me of the missing persons. They keep me in the loop on such things but I’ve had no contact from them for almost a month and they’re not responding to any of my messages,”
“Are these contacts the ones that informed you about me?” ask.
“Yes, it was pure luck it was one of them that found you and recognised what you were,” he nods. “I just hope that whoever is looking for you didn’t find them,”
A twang of guilt hits me in the gut and pools there. If something bad happened to those officers because they helped me then I have to get justice for them too. The air in the car feels heavy with tension as we make the rest of the journey in silence, each of us lost in our own thoughts.
As we arrive back at the academy, I can’t help but feel apprehension about what lies ahead. We head straight to Mr. Collins‘ office, but I can feel the eyes of other students on us, filled with suspicion and curiosity. Their hushed conversations buzz in my ears, but I block them out. I know I might never fit in as just another face in the crowd, and honestly, that’s okay with me. I’m not looking to be Miss Popular, I already have my bonds and a few friends. Still, I don’t like to be at the centre of their gossiping.
“Welcome back, Sir! Did your trip go well?” Clarrisa’s perfect voice chimes as she eagerly strides up to us, falling into step beside us with folders clutched in her arms. A low growl rumbles in my throat, my wolf on high alert, ready to react to the presence of someone I can’t stand
“Down, Girl,” Mason mocks, and grabs one of my hands in his. It’s not an affectionate gesture, precautionary one.
more of a
“Yes, fine. You can leave us now,” Mr. Collins says, a hint of impatience in his tone, causing Clarrisa to hesitate. I have to stifle the childish urge to stick out my tongue at her as we pass her in the corridor. His eyes land on me and a small scowl forms on her face before she remembers herself.
“But Dee, I have to give you these,” she rushes back to his side and stops him with a hand on his forearm, which I hate, but not as much as the small smirk she flashes back at me. I step forward with determination. I will break
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Chapter 0007
every finger that she is touching him with. Mason’s hand tightens around mine and he yanks me back to him.
“Calm down,” he hisses in my car. Luke opens a door to my left and Mason pushes me through it.
“What the fuck,” I demand, turning to face Mason and Lule who have their backs to the closed door, blocking me in-
“Breathe Josie, you need to relax,” Luke
lys softly.
“How can I relax when she has her hands on my….
“On your headmaster,” Mason cuts me off, “It’s none of your business who touches him,” his words hit me hard, he’s right.
“What is wrong with me? Why do I feel like this?” I ask, close to tears. Luke’s eyes soften and he steps forward to wrap me in his arms.
“It’s been a really tough day, your emotions are heightened and it’s messing with your wolf too,” he soothes.
“No, it’s not that. I feel like he’s one of my bonds, I know he’s not but no matter how hard I try I can’t stop how I feel,” I admit, “I think there’s something wrong with me,
“Listen to me, there’s is absolutely nothing wrong with you…”
“Luke,” Mason warns.
“No, fuck this I’m done. Fix this now,” Luke spits back at him. A knock at the door interrupts whatever Mason is about to say.
“Open the door,” Mr Collins demands and Mason shifts nervously, stepping aside to let him in. I bury my face into Luke’s chest, too embarrassed to face our headmaster right now, he probably heard everything I said. I send up a silent prayer for the ground to open up and swallow me whole.
“Give us the room please, I’d like to talk to Josie in private Mr Collins says and my heart begins pounding in my
chest. Shit.
