The Devil's Son Is My Mate

Chapter 3:

"Ariel!" I called her name on arriving at the school's abandoned classroom, which she somehow turned into her own space. On entering the room, I spotted her seated on the bare floor with her back turned away from me. I walked up to her and sat beside her as I rested her head on my shoulders while stroking her hair. She didn't bother to wipe her tears away, and it hurt me more to know she was this pained. It was the first time I'd seen her cry, yet there was nothing I could do about it.

"Aren't you two supposed to be in your classes?!" A familiar thick voice growled in a tone that came out as a command rather than a question.

"Aren't you two supposed to be in your classes?!" A familiar thick voice growled in a tone that came out as a command rather than a question. We both turned to see Alaric standing beside the door with his hands tucked in his jean pockets. He wasn't on the blood-stained cloth he was putting on earlier. Instead, he changed into another shirt, even though they were both white.

"We were just leaving; I'm sorry," Ariel stuttered as she stood up to balance herself. I kept on staring in awe because I couldn't put down why everyone was like this around him. I have known Ariel to be fearless, but she's scared of this big thug in front of us.

"Let's go, Nora" she held my hands as she dragged me out of the room; her hands were shaky and feeble under mine, and I felt terrible about it. I could feel the hatred and anger growing in me because of the pain he inflicted on the people I loved. I looked back to see his emerald eyes piercing into mine, and for the first time, my eyes didn't shy away, but I was staring straight back at him.

"Why the hell are you all scared of him this much!" I groaned in frustration immediately as we entered the classroom, but luckily there wasn't any teacher there yet. It seemed they were all having a meeting.

"Please lower your tone," Ariel begged, "He's the son of Adolph, and they're not just wolves but lycans. No one has ever won a fight with them, and they're so ruthless to the point that they kill people if they breathe too loud" she rubbed her palm on her forêhad. I could notice depression written all over her face.

"We're all just slaves now," she said in a much lower tone. It amuses me how a young boy could come to the Serene pack in a day and take over the whole group. It saddens me to know there was nothing I could do about it, since neither Asher nor Ariel could do anything, and they're by far the best wolves around here, not to mention me; the weakling.

"Let's eat something, at least?" I gave her hands a light squeeze as I led her to the cafeteria. I doubted she would want to eat something because of what was happening, but I was proven wrong. When I saw her requesting a large amount of food, she immediately dug her spoon into the tray. I watched in awe as she ate her food effortlessly, and I wondered if she was the same girl I had seen ten minutes ago. She was crying her eyes out for the first time, but she ate as if nothing had happened.

"Why are you staring? Your food will be cold if you don't eat now!" She complained.

"I'm just amused, that's all," I honestly replied before taking the first bite out of the food on my tray.

"I know," she slightly chuckled, but it wasn't good but a painful one.

"I am meant to be strong and not weak; crying or not eating won't solve any of the problems on the ground, but if I'm filled with energy, then something good might happen," she said and smiled slightly afterward. I couldn't help but admire her courage, and I wished I was like her and perhaps my parents would have accepted me. As much as I hate to admit it, I

"Hey, Brandon!" I greeted Ariel's mate as he walked up to us with a smile.

"What's up, Ariel", he greeted me with a high five; he's the only boy in this school that doesn't find me disgusting.

"Babe?" He wrapped his arms around her shoulder with pity on his face. "Get those off!" She slapped his hands, making him chuckle a little.

"That's my girl, let's go" he held her hands, and they were out of sight in the blink of an eye. I knew what they were up to, but it was not comfortable to think about their affairs. The only thing that amuses me is that I was the weakest wolf in the Serene pack, because most of them never get emotional but me. I was snapped out of my thoughts when I smelled Asher walking past me with a food tray in his hands. He didn't glance at me, and it broke me again. I missed the days when he would wrap his arms around me with a smile on his face. I missed it when I never questioned my purpose because I felt I had him, and he mattered most to me. I miss the days when he would embrace me and tell me he loved me the way I was, but everything was just lies. A part of me still thinks he never meant what he said to me yesterday because of the other things he had told me when we were still happy together. I decided to summon up the courage to walk up to him and maybe talk things out with him, but as I stood up from my seat, Tala walked fearlessly past me, slightly shoving me with her perfectly molded body, causing my drink to spill on me.

The whole cafeteria's attention was on me as some started to laugh. I still wasn't affected by it and was determined to talk to Asher, but another thing happened and caused me to sit back quietly in my seat. Asher immediately embraced Tala in his arms as she sat down on his lap. He instantly kissed her, and she was grinding on him in public. I shouldn't be this affected since he had already rejected me, but my chest suddenly became tight, making it almost impossible for me to breathe. I had to leave this place immediately if I wanted to breathe and live. I ran out of the cafeteria, and luckily the main door was open. I knew I would be in trouble from leaving the school's premises during school days, but I needed fresh air to breathe in; without thinking twice, I ran outside the school and into the nearest woods, or so I thought. I lay on the bare ground as I tried to calm my chest down, but the tight knot wouldn't loosen. It sucks that I had to love someone who doesn't care about my feelings, or perhaps he was only doing all this for my benefit. No matter how hard my wolf and I try to forget and hate him, we still somehow think he might still have a soft spot for us. I let the fresh breeze in the woods take over my entire body for some while; then, I finally stood up to return to school before anyone noticed that I wasn't in the school compound at that hour of the day; who knew a lot would have happened during those couple of hours after school's resumption. I ran back to school even though it took quite a few minutes, and I hadn't realized I had gone far from the school compound because I wouldn't stop until my legs were tired. I finally reached the school but was dumbfounded when I found the locked doors.

"s**t," I cussed as I tried to pull the door open, even though I knew my efforts were in vain.

"We're in trouble!" My wolf cried. I looked around for the perfect spot to hide so no one would notice me, and I finally found a small space between two bushes. I thought I was finally saved, since no one would see me in school, but then as I raised my head, I spotted Alaric looking down the window above me with his jaws clenched in anger. My body trembled in fear for the first time after meeting him, and I could feel my hair standing. I knew I had broken a rule this time and would be severely punished. Serene High school never tolerated people being absent from school or leaving the premises. The anger in his eyes was evident before he suddenly left the window. I heaved a sigh of relief but shortly heard the main door creaking open. "Oh no!" My wolf cried. I tried to summon the courage to stand up on my feet and walk toward the door. The school's mistress was waiting right in front of the door, and I could feel my whole body trembling in fear that it would become hard for me to walk, especially when her eyes kept staring into my soul.

"Follow me!" She ordered. I immediately rushed behind her as she led me up the stairs, but something weird happened. We weren't going to her office, and she showed me further to the aisle where no one had ever been, because only the Alpha and his invitees were allowed to reach there.

"Go in!" She commanded.

She pointed towards a closed door before she walked away, leaving me alone in the dark hall. "Yes, ma'am," I whispered, even though I knew she might not have heard me. I took a deep breath before finally opening the door and spotted Alaric standing behind the desk in the vast room that almost looked like two classrooms joined together. It was massive and well furnished, with even a bed in the corner of the room; there was also a glass table with four chairs rounded on it. I guessed it must have been where the Alpha's guests had meetings.

"Close the door!" His gruff voice commanded. My body shook at his tone, but I submissively obeyed and closed the door behind me while my heartbeat kept on increasing. He turned his back to face me, and I could see the apparent anger as he walked closer to me; every step he took made my heart race faster until he was finally in front of me.

"Lenora!" He growled in my ear as my body became numb. He knew my name, which was strange because even the mistress I had known since birth didn't know my name.

"Answer me when I speak!" He commanded, and I cringed due to the proximity between our bodies and the hotness of his breath. "Yes, sir?" I answered, and his brows furrowed for a moment before returning to normal.

"You look like you'll make things hard for me," his cold voice echoed in my ear before he took some steps away from me.

I didn't understand what he meant by making things hard for him because I was the only wolf who couldn't have any effect on anything in the Serene pack.

"You're dismissed!" He turned his back on me and walked back to his desk. I found our conversation weird because I thought I would be severely punished, but without wasting time, I rushed out of his office before he changed his mind and headed to my class. I gave the teacher a bow as I entered the class because I was late and had interrupted her lecture. I settled my butt on the nearest empty desk I could find, but as I was about to take out my notebook and assemble, the alarm went off, and I groaned. It was almost like I had been coming to school but hadn't stayed in a class because one thing or the other indeed came up. I followed the students out of the classroom, and we all assembled, waiting for whatever the authorities had to say, but rather than the mistress giving the usual speech, it was the new beast.