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."

had other ideas. Spotting them in the hallway, he shoved through the crowd, his bandaged

is the freaks," he said, his voice dripping with venom. "Thought I'd find you skulking around.

restrained power coiled within him.

are you talking about, Jason?" she asked, her tone

finger toward Dain. "Don't play dumb. Everyone knows he's a freak. 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

Jason," she said firmly.

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

hesitation. "You saw what?"

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

expression was unreadable.

picking fights with people who aren't the problem," Elyra said coldly before turning on her heel and