Chapter 3
Selene Wolfe
My footsteps echoed along the quiet walkway of the Pack's academy, my fingers tightened around my backpack, as I stared straight ahead.
"She's here… she's here…"
A heavy silence echoed in the classroom the moment I walked inside. All eyes fell on me, piercing invisible holes in my body with contempt. Like I was some plague.
'Don't pay attention to them, Selene. It's their thing'.
I took a long silent deep breath, heading to my seat.
"It's really her… can't you see it?"
Then one of the students said aloud, looking at me from her phone and back to it, her hand instinctively flew to cover her mouth as she snorted.
The door flung open, and their noises faded into silence as my so-called sister, Seraphine walked inside.
Just like I had always ignored her in school for years, I was going to do that yet again, but the next second, she stood in front of me, slamming her hands on my desk.
"Are you going to keep humiliating mom like this, Selene?!" Her sharp voice cut through the silence.
"If you want to do shit, why drag the family into it?" She yelled at the top of her voice.
At that moment, my phone pinged, and I ignored her, reaching for my phone. This was probably one of her dramas to get attention. She's used to it, anyway.
As I unlocked my phone and clicked on the notification I got through the academy forum, I froze.
A naked picture of me was trending in the academy.
My body went numb, my jaw almost reaching the floor, and my grip around the phone loosened.
Without a word, I stood and grabbed my backpack, intending to leave the class, but I barely made it past Seraphine when she pulled me back.
"Are you going to run away instead of explaining this?" Her eyes scanned mine. "What is this?" She shoved her phone in my face.
"Say something, Selene! Don't just stand there!"
Sera's lips curled into a smug smirk as stared at me. For a moment, I thought to fight back, but something held me back.
I only had two more months left before I would graduate from college, and I just wanted to graduate peacefully. I didn't want any trouble.
I pushed her out of my way and stormed out of the class.
The walls of the Pack's academy felt like they were closing in on me as I scurried down the hallway, my fingers clenched around my backpack, heart pounding hard in my chest, legs trembling beneath me, begging for rest, but I didn't stop.
I walked past the Dean's office… past the detention class… past the old professor's quarters, and finally into the academy's studio, bursting into tears as I crashed against the wall.
My fingers trembled as I unlocked my phone, heat caught in my chest as I was welcomed by the same picture. It wasn't a fabricated picture. It was taken secretly by someone… by Kaelen. The room in which the picture was taken was familiar.
Tears trickled down my cheeks as my fingers tightened around the phone.
That bastard! I should never have dated him.
The door flung open, and the devil himself, Alpha Kaelen stood at the doorway, his hands tucked inside his pockets, eyes on me.
He was still shameless to show his face to me?
"Selene…" He stood in front of me, dragging his fingers through his hair. "I'm sorry about the incident at the party…" he exhaled, closing the distance between us.
"Seraphine and I are known around the Pack, and literally everyone wants us together, so I couldn't do otherwise."
I scoffed in disbelief. This is what I've been in love with for years? How did I never see this?
"She was highly respected in the Pack, and your mother would never have accepted it even if I chose to be with you instead of Sera." He continued.
My nails curled into my palm so tightly in a way that my knuckles turned white. I clenched my jaw, glaring at him. We dated for years! Yet he waited this long to tell me?
I opened my mouth to talk, but no words came. My eyes were suddenly dry. I couldn't shed even a drop of tears.
"You can't blame me for what—"
"Why did you take videos and pictures of me without my consent?" I gritted out.
He raised his brows and scoffed. "We were dating at the time, Selene. It's a normal thing between couples, I guess." He shrugged casually, like it was no big deal. Not even so much as a bit of remorse.
He reached out to touch me, but I took a step back, throwing him a warning glare.
"Selene…" his eyes scanned mine. "Let's put everything behind—"
"Let's put everything behind us?" I scoffed, biting my lip hard so that it bled. "You humiliated me in front of everyone… You distributed my nude, Kaelen! And as if that was not enough, you… you…" My tears swallowed the rest of the words.
"Breathe, Selene… breathe…" He placed a hand on my shoulder, but I yanked it off. My skin suddenly recoils at his touch.
"The videos and pictures weren't my doing, but it doesn't matter anymore…"
Yes, I knew that. Kaelen may be the worst werewolf I'd ever seen, but he couldn't have done such. It was either Seraphine put him up to it, or she did it herself. But either way, he was involved. He took the pictures himself.
He continued. "I will take care of it, Selene. I will make sure nobody talks about it in the academy again… of course, only if you are willing to continue this relationship with me..."
"You can be my mistre…"
My hand swung across his face, landing on his cheek with a thunderous slap.
His hand flew to his cheek. Eyes widened in shock. Mouth hanging open.
"You disgust me, Kaelen! Go rot in the pit of hell."
And without another word, I stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me.
The air thickened with disgust as I dragged my feet through the hallway. Students threw me glances. Even the air itself gossiped about me… I felt it.
The only thing I could think of was to escape from this nightmare. At least for now… but just before I reached the exit door, Seraphine's unwelcoming voice slithered through the heavy silence, bringing me to an abrupt halt.
"Mom is waiting in the Dean's office. Your presence is needed."
Everything went still and silent, those words echoed in my head for seconds before settling in.
I froze, coldness seeping through me.
She smirked before she turned and started to walk away, and I dragged myself behind her, heart pounding in my chest, legs trembling… hands sweaty… bladder full, and the urge to visit the toilet.
We arrived at the Dean's office, and Sera turned to smirk at me before going inside, and I hesitantly followed.
The air thickened with mom's familiar strong smoke scent. An evidence of her fury. My chest tightened the moment her eyes met mine.
"Are you so horny that you can't keep your legs closed at the sight of a man?"