CHAPTER 353: 353-THEY WANT ME TO CHEAT ON HER

Ian:

"They gave us permission to work out in one of the empty rooms from the blue or green squad." Troy barged in to let Haiden and Yorick know, since they had been asking to work out.

"Did they put some weights for us there?" Yorick asked him, and Troy nodded.

"Yeah. They said in five minutes they will have everything set up. But after that, we are not allowed to wander around because the storm will get worse," Troy explained, giving me a quick glare.

The room felt empty without Clementine being here.

I knew what happened earlier was unfortunate, and it meant she was extremely upset with me.

I had seen disappointment in people’s eyes throughout my life, especially because they would look at me and think of my brother.

I was used to those looks, but one glare from Clementine felt different.

And then I remembered how foolishly I reacted to her.

Instead of giving her time, I demanded it. I knew she hated it when anyone tried to control her.

"But you were doing it because you were afraid they would twist her mind against you," My wolf woke up again, and I sighed, sitting against the wall while staring into the distance, receiving harsh looks from the three alphas.

"So how does it feel to have someone you cannot have and then lose them at the same time? Because you are a liar," Haiden taunted.

Of course he was not going to stay quiet. He kept throwing remarks at me, and when I would not respond, he would get tired and turn to Oriana and bother her.

She had been so frightened that she took her blanket and crawled under the bed to hide, trying to avoid their attention.

"You were the headmaster’s son. You knew so much, yet you kept it from us," Troy complained.

"You know what would help? You at least saying one word. Anything. Any excuse. But the way you stay silent makes it seem like you are not even ashamed," Yorick remarked.

"Well, that is because I am not," I replied.

As soon as I said that, I saw the three of them tense up.

They had been waiting for a chance to release their anger.

That was why they asked for heavy equipment to work out.

They could not go outside to run during the storm.

It was amusing. They had finally found out about me, but if they tried to mess with me, it would be dangerous.

I knew they would not, because now they knew I was the headmaster’s son.

Nobody wanted to deal with the possibility of being sent back to the North, as if I could actually do that.

"You are not, oh my goodness, you are such an asshole. And we thought your brother was a scumbag. Where is he, by the way? Did you bring him here to forcefully mark Clementine so you two can play games with her?" Haiden pressed.

As soon as he dragged Clementine into it, my face tightened.

He wanted a reaction. He would get one now.

"Do not bring her into this matter," I warned him, looking straight at him.

"Oh really? Or else what? So you can mess with her, but I cannot even call you out for it?" he retorted, and I glared at him silently.

He was testing my patience, and I felt the pressure rising in my temples.

"Let him go. He will cry to his father about it, and then he will send you to the North," Troy said to Haiden, patting his back.

"Did you tell your father to get rid of Clementine too? Because you are done with her?" Yorick asked from his bed.

"If I had that power, I would have gotten rid of the three of you first," I responded.

As soon as I said that, Haiden tried to come at me, but Troy stopped him like always.

What a bunch of losers.

"If you three are done wasting my time and your time, go ahead and do some exercise," I commented, provoking them just to get under their nerves, as if I had not already done that.

"Come on, let us go, guys. Of course he would want to stay around someone who is just like him," Haiden stated, mentioning Oriana.

I could tell what they were trying to do.

They wanted to create a situation where I would cheat on Clementine, simply because I had lied to her.

I did not know how their minds worked, but I would never do that.

As soon as they left, Oriana shifted from under the bed, crawled out, looked toward the door, and let out a long breath of relief.

"They are scary. I am afraid if Clementine does not leave you now and continues to be with you, they might even hurt her," she uttered, pouting.

"And I am afraid if you do not stop talking, Oriana, I will be the one to finally put you to rest," I warned.

The moment I said it, I watched her face lose its color. "And do not think of me as the three of them." I hissed.

"You tried to control me. I remember that. But you could not. Even during the ogre fight when I was rushing in, you saw me from the distance when the others did not, and you made that brief eye contact with me," I told her, recalling the day I came for Clementine’s protection in the North.

I had been in my human form, and Oriana had seen me.

She had scratched her stomach and tried to whisper something toward me from afar.

"I told you I was under the influence myself," she uttered, still pouting.

"Forget it, Oriana. If you think you can seduce me now, you are wrong," I declared, closing my eyes to rest.

I noticed she sat down on her bed, showing she feared them but not me, because she believed I would not hurt her.

That was where she was completely wrong.

"We are both in pain. You know what helps pain?" she asked.

I opened my eyes to look at her.

"Yeah, one person killing the other?" I replied.

As soon as I said it, the seductive smile she had been giving me faded away.