o

above me with tears in her eyes and the

uch an ugly

illed face as she moved closer to me bu

l of-" I made a circular motion with my fingers as I pointed at her face

rs from the beating. While that was unlikely to be because unlike the other wolves, I seemed to

f the bathroom with her tear swollen eyes and I

wasted those tears anyway. I'm all fine a

all

zero makeovers. Please, no one is going to

ning glare and I kept shut. The last

few seconds like she thought I might suddenly change my mind and run away. However, I simply ig

what I had expected. Different packs, stronger wo

idn

" Tyrene said, nu

ause there was no point doing either. I had already c

and for a moment, things were fine. No one pai

it isn't m

ed. Her father stood a few steps away as his gaze moved from her to me

?" he asked, his tone

me," Tyrene re

not the

tled on me fully now, and I didn't need to guess what he

wering slightly. "There has never been a case of an

pped forwa

k at her this time. "Do not

d, but because there was nothing to gain from pickin

immediately, already dismissing me as if I had

e left. "Don't listen to him," she

er a small smile to stop whatever she

stepped away from her after that, moving toward the

ething happened. The noisy hall became very quiet, movements slowed, and people began t

thout thinking a

ycan

ryone around him, easily reaching above the rest. His dark brown hair framed his face neatly

t to get lost in just them or have his attention on me alone. People moved aside wit

me feel queasy but in a very good way. Pulling at something de

slightly as my b

eath, already shaking my head

This had to be a joke fr

could think it through, m

he noise fading into something distant as that pull dragged me closer

te...

ce followed immediately as every head seemed to turn at

room. I only had to look at him and I knew he felt it too. His eyes narrowed slightly as confusio

sg

cond...

sence was an eyesore and immedi