Luna Aurora (Alpha Fenrir)

Chapter 217

Jason stood in the school hallway, his usual sneer replaced by a grimace as he tugged at the bandages covering one side of his face. His friends huddled around him, whispering and casting wary glances at Elyra and Dain. Elyra caught fragments of their hushed conversation as she walked by.

"Claw marks... like a wild animal..."

"Could've been him-Dain's always looking for a fight."

"No way, man. That was something else."

Dain stiffened beside Elyra, his fiery orange eyes narrowing. "They're talking about me again," he muttered.

Elyra tugged on his sleeve. "Ignore it."

Spotting them in the hallway, he shoved through the crowd, his bandaged face twisting in a mockery of his

said, his voice dripping with venom. "Thought

and Elyra could feel the barely restrained power coiled within him.

talking about, Jason?" she asked,

know it was him that did this?" He gestured to his face, the bandages only partially covering the jagged claw marks beneath. Dain growled low in his throat, but Elyra shot him a

she said firmly. "Maybe you should tell

quickly masked it with anger. "Don't try to turn this around! I saw... I mean..." He faltered, his confidence

instincts picked up on his hesitation. "You

his voice barely audible.

exchanged a glance with Dain, whose expression was unreadable. Jason wasn't lying-something had attacked

aren't the problem," Elyra said coldly