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

tow who I didn't recognize, was none other than Linda herself. "Linda," I said, ignoring her jibe, "did you get some new recruits since your last cronies

the

us. Meanwhile, Avis sat frozen in fear in her seat-and Linda, noticing this, broke

her, Linda was holding the milk up and.. dumping in directly onto Avis's head, causing her blonde hair to plaster to her skin. Avis gasped, and the entire cafeteria went unerly quiet. I jumped up from the table in shock, a biting insult burning on my lips. How dare Linda

I didn't have time

to the floor as they

my heart,

hit out through my y grit teeth. "Leave

continued, ignoring me. "Almost as pathetic as

only then

growled, struggling against the iron grips

a professor into giving you special treatment. What makes you think that

cronies grabbed my head and pressed it against the wall. The cold tile bit into my

but nothing more than a choked whimper would escape. I felt the sharp tip of the knife begin to press into my check, my humbs working uselessly beneath the grips of Lin Suddenly, the sound of a loud, feral growl erupted through the cafeteria. I wasn't sure what happened, exactly-all I knew

pulling away from my

opened my eyes, Linda was

wiping blood from

You

Linda shrieked. Her hand shot out, and she

been waiting on my tongue finally escaped. With newfound strength, I wrenche It

there was nothing. No one except for Linda's friends stared at me, wide-eyed with their mouths

I had been imagining things, I turned slowly to glare at Linda

Her face was pale.

Third Person POV

He felt his expression

something powerful," his

dropped his pen, instantly lurching to his feet as a million

quickly as it had come. Edwin's wolf's

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