Chapter 13

Audrey & Thinl Person

Audrey's POV

I settled onto the bench across from Avis, the sounds of the cafeteria around us fading into a dull hum. My tray of dry pasta and vegetables hardly felt appetizing, and I rarely ate in the cafeteria anyway- but I had forgotten to pack my lunch today. Not that I minded Avis's company

"Here's that design I was telling you about." Avis said, sliding a paper across the table. "It's not finished, but........"

I took the paper and turned it over, my breath catching as soon as I saw the sketch. It was a beautifully tailored two-piece set, a matching top trousers with a hat as well, all drawn in Avis's signature style. "Avis," I said, "this is fantastic."

The mousey blonde's checks reddened beneath my gaze. "You.. You really think so?" she whispered.

I nodded as I handed her sketch back to her. "You're a really good designer, Avis. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about you around the academy

Avis sighed, tucking her paper back into her bag. "I don't I

n't know. Li

Linda always told me that I wasn't that good."

"Yeah, well. Linda doesn't know what she's talking about," I said as I speared a piece of pasta on my fork. "You should be more confident. You

and

ut of your mouth"

"Keep my name out of

Just as Avis was about to respond, the sound of a harsh voice caused

whip our heads up. I felt my stomach sink; there, striding across cafeteria with a few girls in tow who I didn't recognize, was none other than Linda herself. "Linda," I said, ignoring her jibe,

the

visibly bristled at my words, her jaw tightening as she strode up to us. Meanwhile, Avis sat frozen in fear in her seat-and Linda, noticing this, broke

went unerly quiet. I jumped up from the table in shock, a biting insult burning

I didn't have

My tray clattered to the floor as they dragged me backwards, pinnin "You know, I never even wanted

my heart, I decided to give

hit out through my y grit teeth. "Leave

are just so pathetic," Linda continued, ignoring me. "Almost as

me. It was only then that I saw it the silver glint in her

go of me!" I growled, struggling against the

breath, "is how you-a human-seduced a professor into giving you special treatment. What makes you think that kind of behavior would help you win the

one of her cronies grabbed my head and pressed it against the wall. The cold tile bit into my cheek, and out of the corner of my eye, I could see You won't

begin to press into my check, my humbs working uselessly beneath the grips of

knife pulling away from my cheek and clattering to

eyes, Linda

wiping blood from her

You

hand shot out, and she shoved

backwards and slam into a table, hitting her head and instantly going unconscious, the scream that had been waiting on my tongue finally escaped. With newfound strength, I wrenche It was at that moment that I heard something a howl in the back of my mind. I whipped my

one except for Linda's friends stared at

I turned slowly to

Her face was pale.

Third Person POV

when it happened. He felt his expression drop as his wolf roared angrily in the

something powerful," his

feet as a million thoughts whirled through his mind. Something

as it had come. Edwin's wolf's

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