Sarah lay crumpled against the wall, blood trickling from her mouth.
That innocent face now showed real fear as my wolf form towered over her.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“What’s wrong, Sarah?” I crouched down beside her. “Isn’t this what you wanted? Evidence of my “bullying‘?
My voice grew sharper with each word.
“Go on then!” I grabbed her chin. “Run to everyone with those claw marks. Tell them how the Alpha’s daughter attacked you!”
My voice rose with each word.
Memories of silver water melting my flesh made my claws twitch.
I slashed across her face once more before turning away.
The shock in her eyes was delicious – no one should be able to shift at sixteen.
But here I was, my black wolf standing proud at two years too early.
I left her there, trembling and bleeding.
Emma waited for me by the training grounds:
“You missed half of combat practice. What were you doing up there?”
I shifted back smoothly, straightening my clothes.
“Oh, just teaching the new girl about pack hierarchy.”
She spun around, eyes wide. “What?!”
I shrugged. “When everyone already thinks you’re a monster, you might as well become one.”
“That’s… not how that saying goes…”
“Does it matter?”
We walked toward the practice rings when Daniel appeared.
Everyone knew us as the destined pair the Alpha’s daughter and her childhood mate.
Such a pretty lie.
His eyes lingered behind me, searching. “Vivian, you’re late. I heard you beat a new transfer student?”
I even remember what he said next in my previous life – she didn’t do anything wrong, just apologize to her.
In my past life, every time Sarah accused me of something-
