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."

ideas. Spotting them in the hallway, he shoved through the

with venom. "Thought I'd find

restrained power coiled within him. She stepped between them, raising

talking about, Jason?" she asked,

You think I don't 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

firmly. "Maybe you should tell us what

Jason's eyes, but he quickly masked it with anger. "Don't try to turn this around! I saw...

up on his hesitation.

his jaw, his bravado fading entirely. "I... I don't know," he admitted, his voice barely audible. "It wasn't human, okay? It

Dain, whose expression was unreadable. Jason wasn't lying-something

people who aren't the problem," Elyra said coldly before turning on