4. A GAME OF SURVIVAL

|Oliver|

The thought of resuming back to Sherlock High school made me sick to the bones but after a careful contemplation, I decided to face it head on.

I couldn’t understand why the boy was telling me to watch my back and why he was so interested in me. He couldn’t have found out that I was a werewolf because he was an ordinary human.

“What insolence”, I growled to myself.

He was challenging my ego and I lost my confidence for a while. Being an Alpha wolf and the one born with the King Star, I was trained to show my dominance, confidence and strength ever since I was young.

Letting a human get in my way was a big slap so I decided to resume school and face it head on. I must find out what exactly is going on in the school and what was strange about the girl that almost strangled the sick boy in the hospital.

“I am ready”, I announced to father who patted my back with a smile

“That’s my boy”, he chuckled and told me to enjoy myself.

He might be strict about building and raising me but his fatherly love was always there. He would growl at me if I was lacking but wouldn’t hesitate to encourage me if need be.

“I know how noisy and disorganized the humans are and being the only werewolf where you also have to hide your identity must have been tough. Take the rest you want and go again”, he told me in my room when he visited after I refused to go to school for days and it was one of the reasons why I decided to go back.

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I stepped in the hallway and was met by the girl I had run away from. She only walked past me as if nothing had happened while I paused to look at her in astonishment. That was not the attitude I was expecting from someone that owed me so much explanation.

“What a brazen one!”, I mumbled under my breath and turned to resume my walk when I saw Bernard staring at me.

“Is anything the problem? You look like you will bore a hole in my head with your stare”, I slammed him, not giving the room for him to attack me first

“And what if I do that?” his voice boomed through, slightly thicker than mine

He had closed the distance between us and was just few meters away from me. His goal was to intimidate me because he was taller and bigger than me but I wasn’t moved. If we were to fight right there, I would probably pluck his heart and place it in his hands within few seconds.

“Don’t try to. Your eyes are not even that pretty”, I responded and the pain became evident of his face.

Not giving him the chance to make a comeback, I headed to the classroom and found out that she was back.

The teacher came to the class for the first period and complained about the too much distance between the chairs due to the sick boy and other empty chairs.

“Hey! New student! Come to the front here and sit close to Annabel. I can’t stand the gap!”, he commanded and I didn’t hesitate.

It was an opportunity for me to frustrate and monitor her. I will never allow her touch or be in close proximity with the unconscious boy. Never will the evidence be destroyed or tampered with, as long as I am here.

*****

|Annabel|

I decided to be shameless concerning the event and not give him the room to be bring it up anymore so I didn’t give him any audience when he came back to school. It was obvious on his face that he was dying hard to speak to me but I kept cutting him off before he made a move which was frustrating.

Not like I would ever care.

I couldn’t believe my ears when the teacher told him to relocate his seat to my side. My eyes closed in anger mixed with frustration as I saw him give an evil smirk when he positioned his desk beside him.

“Don’t you dare disturb me! I hate it when people stare at me or ask me questions”,

I passed a note to him and a short snort sounded from him before he picked his pen to write back

“Will you kill me if I do? Just like you tried to kill the boy back there?”, he responded

My legs pushed me up on their own and a loud, “What the hell are you talking about?” flew out from my mouth.

Everyone in the class was taken aback, even the teacher paused to check what was happening but he already adjusted him and fixed his gaze on the board so there was no way to prove that I was talking to him or he was also a culprit.

“Are you trying to disturb my class? Go and stand at the back of the class!”, the teacher roared at me

A soft chuckle followed from him, earning him a death glare but he wasn’t moved. It was his goal. On a normal day, I wouldn’t be bothered by a stranger but I keep getting entangled with him against my will and he was also not holding back.

Something was strange about him, I just couldn’t figure it out yet. Several thoughts passed through my head as I stood at the back of the class, watching him.

Aside the fact that he had me ousted, he was very serious with his studies. He paid rapt attention to the teacher and was giving correct answers to every questions, speedily. That was also rubbing me annoyingly because at that rate, he could overtake my grade and put me at a disadvantage with my dad.

“He’s such a nuisance. Was he sent to ruin my life? Why is he blocking me everywhere?”, I thought to myself as I thought of ways to put him in his place.

Only one person was capable of that, Bernard. I just didn’t want to get him involved because he has no limits or boundaries. Also, he can be too violent and I didn’t want to go to that extent.

After careful weighing my options, I just thought it would be the best to talk to him about the hospital room’s scene and get over it. I was not the type to get invested in things like this and it was getting annoying already.

I finished the second chapter for the week and saw that the Alpha rejected the main character instead of making her the Luna, after all the battles they fought together and that ruined my mood totally for the day.

“Men are scum! I see no reason why I should suffer with or help them. In fact, if I see an Alpha werewolf now, I am going to rip his heart out and yank it to pieces. I will then wriggle life out of it and feed it to the dogs. They have no loyalty whatsoever!”, I screamed out and threw my phone on the table before the bell signaling for the end of the day rang.

We were all about to leave for home when Mr. Andy showed up to give a sudden announcement.

“We already talked to the parents and the new update is that you all will be staying in the school’s hostel for the rest of the session. Get ready and come to school with your packed luggage tomorrow. The list of what you need have been sent to your parents so there’s no need to panic”, he announced and left before everyone raised their voices in different opinions.

Something about the announcement didn’t feel right. It is thrilling, yet scary at the same time. We are about to be left on our own, everyone must find their own way to survive because the devils in us was about to get unleashed.

“It’s a game of survival”, I muttered.

My chest rising up and down in anticipation mixed with slight fear.