Chapter 26 Bully

Chapter 26 Bully

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My throat was parched, but it turned out it wasn’t water that I needed. The suppressant entered bmy /blips, band /bI quickly swallowed. I bdrank /bhis lips like it was thest drop of water on this. I could feel the effects of the suppressant bkicking /bbin/bb. /bbut even then, I didn’t feel like the beating of my heart was slowing bdown/b.

More.

I needed more.

I opened my mouth, and his tongue plunged right in, massaging mine. Another moan escaped my lips, and with that, he pulled away, but not without biting my lips.

I gasped before unconsciously leaning for more. However, when I saw his face, one that reverted back to its usual nonchnce, I couldn’t help but move away.

“You’re such a handful,” he said, shaking his head. “I told you–desperation isn’t a good look.”

Despite the remaining heat in my body, I finally stepped baway/b, closing my eyes for a moment out of embarrassment. Why bdid /bI do that? I must be out of my mind!

It was a good thing it didn’t progress to a more sensual deed. With that, I swallowed the annoyance I felt for insinuating I was desperate and let out ba /bsmall breath

“bThank /byou for your help.”

Cade shook his head and massaged the bridge of his nose. It was then that I noticed that his cheeks, too, had gone red. bAnd /bba /blittle lower, I noticed something once again.

The tightness in his jeans–they weren’t there just a few moments bago/bb, /bbwas /bit? He must have noticed my gaze because he stepped back once more.

“You still smell btoo /bsweet,” he muttered. “Can’t you control your pheromones better?”

I bit bmy /blip, feeling bthat /bbfamiliar /bsting of bembarrassment/b. bControlling /bmy pheromones has always been a challenge for me. Before I could muster & bresponse/bb, /bbhowever/b, he stepped closer band /bsuddenly enveloped me in a hug.

For reasons I couldn’t quite understand, bthat /bsimple gesture bsent /bmy bheart /bbracing /beven faster bthan /bthe bkiss /bwe had shared. “Don’t get the wrong idea,” he bquickly /badded, prompting me to attempt to shut down the feelings brewing within me.

“Just protect yourself well,” he murmured, stepping back as abruptly as he hade, and without another word, he began to walk away, leaving me feeling in a daze.

I stood frozenb, /bbunsure /bof how long I had remained that way, buntil /bthe sound of the bell ringing bjolted /bme bback /bto breality/b. The first bss /bwas over

“I can’t read your bmind/b,” I bmuttered /bto myself bas /bI bwalked /baway from the bteacher’s /blounge, the hallways bnow /bbustling bwith /bother students.

One moment, he was bkind/bb, /bband /bthe next, he bwas vehemently /bdenying any kindness bwhatsoever/b. To add to my bconfusion/b, it seemed he wanted nothing to do with my existence.

With a heavy sigh, I decided it was best to forget what had bjust /bhappened. I needed to keep my suppressants close at hand

my heat had be increasingly bunpredictable/b.

because

As I made my way through the bcrowded /bhallways btoward /bthe library to meet bTessa/b, I couldn’t help but notice the curious nces directed my way. Some students whispered to one anotherb, /bcasting me nasty stares.

I frowned in confusion but resolved to ignore them, there bwere /bmore pressing matters at hand. Finally, I arrived bat /bthe blibrary /band spotted Tessa, who was waiting for me with an anxious expression. Relieved to see me, she momentarily paused,

10:44 AM bc /b

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tilting her head as she assessed my demeanor.

+5 bFree /bCoins

“Is something wrong?” I asked, ncing around. Even in the supposed sanctuary of the library. I felt the other students ring at me.

“Did byou /bmeet with Alpha Cade?” she asked suddenly, causing my eyes to widen in bsurprise/b. How did she know?

“bYou /bsmell bjust /blike bhim/b,” she addedb, /bband /bI felt my cheeks warm up.

I decided to arrive early for our Combat and Sports ss, hoping to take a shower in the gym to wash away the lingering scent of Cade. Throughout the day, students had approached me withpletely inappropriate questions, basking /bif I bhad /bslept with him, and some even bluntly asserting that I didn’t deserve to be with someone like Cade.

No matter how earnestly I denied those ims, the attention wouldn’t wane. In an attempt to cover his scent, I even drenched myself with my own cologne. Unsurprisingly, it paled inparison, and Cade’s scent still permeated everything. triumphing over my efforts.

So, here I was, alone in the showers, scrubbing vigorously, desperate to wash away his lingering smell. At least, that was the n until I heard heavy breaths from outside the shower stall.

I froze: those did not sound like female footsteps. bTurning /boff bthe /bwater, I held my bbreath /band listened intently.

“You think you can hide yourself in the women’s shower? bThat’s /bpathetic,” a familiar voice spat.

My heart bsank /bbas /bI recognized it was my brother, Kieran, nked by btwo /bother werewolves. Peeking through the small gap in the door, I felt my breath hitch in my throat. Standing in front of them was a man–smaller, nervously pressing bagainst /bthe wall, wearing sses that slipped down his nose, his hair hanging over his forehead.

“I–I just went into the wrong room,” the boy stammered, his voice shaky.

“Sure, sure, Let’s leave it at that,” Kieran replied with a mocking smirk, stirring feelings bof /banxiety within me. shbacks of how he had treated me in the past rushed back.

“Now, where’s the money for breaking bthat /bvase inside the mansion?” Kieran demanded.

“I–I don’t bhave /bit yet, but I promise to pay it bback/b,” the boy replied.

bKieran /bclicked his tongue in bdisapproval/b. “You know that’s bnot /bthe truth. You made a mistake, and now you have to live with the consequencesb./bb” /b

The one thing I hate the most is people making excuses–or bthose /bbwho /btry to live outside their bown /bcapacity,” bhe /bcontinued. poking the boy’s shoulder with a menacing look

“If you bcouldn’t /bafford it in the bfirst /bce, then you shouldn’t have bbroken /bthe bvase/b,” Kieran bsaid/b.

“If byou /bbknow /byou wouldn’t fit into the bpart/b, you shouldn’t havee to the bparty/b?” he added, his voice dripping with contempt.

“And if you do not have bwhat /bit takes to be an Elite, then you shouldn’t have enrolled,” he spat

Kieran lunged forward, sliding his hand into the poor boy’s pocket, withdrawing his wallet band /bextracting the cash inside before the boy could even react

“See! Liar. You had it with you all along? Kieran grinned, tossing the cash to one of his goons as they all shared augh.

Nice transaction, Owenb,/b” bKieran /bbsneered/b. “But you’re bgoing /bto owe me ten times more before this debt is settled.”

With that, the btrio /bsauntered away, leaving Owen to bprocess /bthe humiliation he had just endured. I watched him curse under his breath before hastily exiting the area.

As I stood there, trying to bwrap /bmy mind baround /bwhat I bhad /bjust witnessed, a single thought echoed through my mind. I

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never thought it was possible to resent my brother even more, but somehow he had just proven me wrong.