ble to hide how nervous she was. The Lycan beside her ke

eally betray your own

ammed into me and snapped my head to the side. Qu

eir own. Every muscle in my body tensed, ready to

ian straight

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with ease, but I immediately followed with a kick that lande

really ju

is voice. He sounded more s

No one even breathed. Adrian s

eturn to you

lking away after his sister. I wasn't a

about

moment and glanced ba

's mate now. He

ploded i

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kle escaped

man is nothing m

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re you t

pty chair beside me. Nic

of his mind," I answered. "Did you hear

looked at me in

rin walked inside with the othe

e're lat

ews smile

things going wi

read acros

us to have a child

orless laugh

ink about having a daug

classroom instantly be

the gym for the school assembly. This was also t

stepped forw

te the Alpha twins on

spread throug

district next week. Everyone is exp

the punish

was called.

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echoed thro

an R

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acked an

a sligh

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ce settled ov

ns stepped forward, forced me onto my knees

hed my

to remember

cut into

I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from sc

r another into my flesh as though he were writi

ally done, he l

ack, my whole

ain and forced my arm into the air so ever

ed through

to people who can't ke

o make a si

ugh!" Adria

sed before finall

out before I could stop it. I tried to pus

round again. Instead, a

oked

s Adr

n, I pulled mysel

ad across th

ropped to

een carved deep

less h

lifted

esn't

was stari

e this... than becom

ve back down to

d and walked straig

nough of

ing they built w

day came... I'

... e

onto the fresh wound carved into my arm. The burning sting w

d learned to keep your mouth shut," s

rned toward the window and quietly watche

ashamed of being human. At least

n she pulled the bandage

he hallway. I'd tried washing the wound with water on my own,

't you? Just this once, stay out of trouble. Is it

the same. She hated the way humans were treated. She still be

when I keep my head down, they still find a

oment before speaking a

tand how serious that is? You need to be careful from no

ipped out before

w I ma

looked over the ban

ks g

n until the bandage di

I'm se

saying anything before

t what I said," sh

ing back. Deep down, I already

ter I got

hy do you

e with his cheeks s

mouth full!" Mom imm

ed red with e

rry

back in m

s true. Those werewol

stopped me befor

hear everything. If you keep talking li

s anger ros

gain? Carve another message into my skin?

able, and a sharp pain instantl

as a m

was

tened up and met

thi

d up my

anymore. I still