Leave it to Victoria to find the absolute worst men possible. Though it did align with how she treated me my entire life.
Exactly, she never loved you, the voice in my head said.
Get fucked, I threw back at her
Then I felt a force wrapped around my bicep. I snapped out of my internal monologue and Kairos’s hand was wrapped around me with a bruising force. I whimpered slightly.
because no
no one cared about you “Listen to me,” he snapped. “You seem to not know much about wolf culture. Probably enough to teach you” His lips curled up in a sadistic grin.“–but you’re in the presence of the future king. We demand respect. Perhaps if you showed us it, we’d let you off with a warning.”
1 jerked back against him but didn’t move an inch, I raised an eyebrow. “And how would you like me to do that?”
“Kneel,” he spat.
I looked around me. Everyone was watching. The whole school would know how much of a compliant bitch I was if I didn’t stand up to this idiot. I’d be walked all over for the rest of my time here. I had to set me foot down now and assert my dominance.
“No,” I spat back.
His eyes were also a gold, but these were darker, angrier than Maximus’s. “Who do you think you are? A princess?”
Well, apparently, yes, my head said.
Not helping..
“I don’t put up with bullies,” I sneered at him. “Which, clearly, you are. So let me go, and back off.”
Kairos glared at me for a moment, nostrils flaring. His entire face shook with rage. It was a shame, if he wasn’t so angry he might be handsome. Finally, he let go of my arm and shoved me away
I“oofed” as I landed in the middle of Loren’s chest. Kairos was still glaring at me before he turned and addressed the crowd.
His sick smile was back.
“We have our first hurt he announced. The crowd whooped and hollered and I felt a panic run through my chest so deep it
take shook my bones. “First one to make her submit, wins,” he continued. Then he looked back at me. “Bonus points if you
her down in the process.
My eyes widened at him then glanced back at the crowd in the cafeteria. Everyone had gotten to their feet and was slowly inching towards me. Some were snarling and others were sniffing the air trying to get my scent
“Zora,” Loren whispered from behind me. “You need to run
“It’s no use,” I threw back. They’re faster than me as humans and even more as wolves.”
*Just try, dammit!” Loren shoved me towards the door of the cafeteria. I stumbled a bit and heard Kairos laugh at me. I kept backing towards the door slowly, eyes on the people in front of me. They kept edging closer and closer. My hand hit the metal of the door handle and I ripped it open and took off in a sprint.
My legs were utterly exhausted still from the morning run. I felt every muscle in them protest as I took off full speed. I had no idea where I was going and kept running as I heard howls behind me. I couldn’t pause to look and see how close they were and risk slowing down
I pushed and pushed, my lungs and thighs burning, until something large cut in front of me and made me stutter to a stop. A massive wolf, with glowing purple eyes and grey fur, stopped in front of me. It snapped it’s jaws and I pivoted in a different direction
+15 BONUS
I kept running until another wolf cut me off, this one an auburn with gold eyes. I pivoted again and ran towards a building. A third wolf cut me off at the entrance and I swerved to run in the back alley. My heart was pounding out of my chest.
Finally, I turned a corner and expected an escape but was met with a dead end, a fence as high as two of me stacked end to end
“Fuck!” I screamed. The howls and grows were closer. I turned around and found four wolves in front of me, hackles teeth bared. There was a giant blonde wolf in front, pacing back and forth
up and
“Submit“” she barked. “Apologize! It sounded like she was in my head. Her words bounced off the sides of my skull. I was shocked. The wolves could speak?
