Chapter 166
L’s POV
“That’s your excuse? You can do better than that, Scott,” I said, shaking my head. “I already know that
Sarah is maniptive. You don’t have to—”
“So, you’re the only one who can have powers?”
His words halted me, and I looked at him.
“That’s not what I’m saying…”
“Then why is it so hard to believe that she could have powers too?” Scott asked. “I’m telling you, L.
She’s made me do some awful things that I didn’t want to do and it’s not because I love her. I don’t
even think I like her.”
He paused for a moment so he could gather his thoughts; he looked so serious, and I could see the
pure fear in his eyes.
He was telling me the truth.
But how was it possible for her to have these abilities without anybody noticing? Without me noticing?
“L…” Scott said, meeting my eyes. “It’s not just me. It’s her followers too. I heard them talking about it
a while ago. They don’t even know why they follow her like they do. They don’t even like her.”
“If what you are saying is true, then she really is dangerous. Why haven’t you told anyone else this?
“I did,” he said, sitting back down on his cot. “She just convinces them it’s not true. She makes them
think I’m the crazy one. I would bemitted but she convinced them not to. Eventually, I just gave up
and epted my fate. I didn’t even think about the possibility of her having actual abilities until I hadn’t
seen her in weeks. I’ve gained a lot of rity while I’ve been here.”
“I’m not going to let her get away with this,” I said, pressing my lips firmly together.
Sarah has had the upper hand for way too long; she’s been ying me and everyone around her like a
fiddle and I wasn’t going to stand for that anymore.
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Scott didn’t look so convinced; in fact, he looked worried, and I had never seen him like that before.
I turned away from him and firmly knocked on the cell, waiting for the officer to return.
“L…” Scott said from behind me. “Be careful.”
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I nodded my head once and turned away from him just as the officer opened the door.
I left without another word.
…
Students were meeting in the student lounge to get their assigned rooms and their schedules for this
year. I grabbed my bags out of my car and went to meet up with Ba who waited for me by the
entrance.
“Have you heard from Rachel yet?” She asked, a worried look in her eyes.
“Nope,” I said, shaking my head. “Hopefully she will be here soon.”
“If she doesn’t show up, they will probably reassign us to a smaller room.”
“Or find us a third roommate,” I added.
She looked even more worried after I said that.
We went into the crowded student lounge.
Students were already lining up at the table to receive their back-to-school packets, which included the
keys to their dorms and their schedules.
“Wee back to the Academy for Shifters. I am so excited to start this year as the new Headmaster
of
this academy. I am Mrs. Tiffany Prescott. I am also in charge of the board this year as well. Please, line
up to receive your packets from Miss Elena.”
I recognized Miss Elena as one of the witchcraft teachers for the sorcerers of the school.
Behind her stood someone I didn’t recognize. He was a tall gentleman withrge shoulders that looked
fit for any contact sport. He wasn’t giving me Alpha energy but the look in his eyes was incredibly
intimidating. He looked to be in his mid-thirties with an incredibly strong exterior and a body suit of
armor.
He also had a scar going across the left side of his face.
“Is he some kind of gamma?” Ba asked, noticing him as well.
“He definitely looks like one,” I agreed.
As if he heard us talking about him, his eyes traveled down the line andnded on me, holding them for
what felt like an eternity. Meeting his eyes left a chill down my spine and suddenly I couldn’t breathe.
I was getting a bad feeling about this guy, and I didn’t want to go anywhere near him.
“Oh, hello, L,” Sarah said, stepping beside me in the line.
Remembering the conversation I had with Scott earlier, I knew to be careful around Sarah and I wanted
Ba to be careful as well. I didn’t trust her.
“Heard your teacher-boyfriend quit. How sad for you,” Sarah said with a fake pout.
“And I heard your boyfriend is in jail. How sad for you,” I said in return; Ba chuckled from behind me
as Sarah pressed her lips together.
“Scott and I broke up,” Sarah said, rolling her eyes. “He’s not worth my time or energy. Plus, I have
bigger things to focus on. Like winning the election for president of the studentmittee.”
Mrs. Prescott stopped beside us and gave us each a kind smile. I knew her from when she was just a
member of the board; it was nice to see that she’s stepping up since the old headmaster retired at the
end ofst year.
I was sad when I saw her goodbye email but pleased when I saw Mrs. Prescott taking over.
“Hello, girls. I wanted to touch base with you about the studentmittee. I made some changes to
the role of themittee. It isn’t just about nning events anymore, although that will be one of the
responsibilities as well. But as a board, we thought it would be good to give the students a real voice.
Have those in charge who know firsthand what the students need. To help find weaknesses and
strengths. Maybe even an extrayer of protection. Whoever wins this election to be the president
of themittee will be working closely with the board to make sure the school is running smoothly. If
you are both still interested, we will hold the election in a couple of weeks.”
‘I’m still very interested,” I said in response.
This could be my chance to really leave a footprint at this school; I would be stupid if I didn’t go for this
opportunity.
“I too am interested,” Sarah said, stering a smile on her face.
“Excellent. You should start working on your campaigns within these next couple of weeks and start
leaving an impression with the other students to gain their votes,” she exined, looking between the
both of us. “I’m really excited for this, and I feel it’s going to be an amazing year.”
She turned to walk away and speak with another teacher.
Sarah turned to look at me.
“Good luck,” she said, flipping her hair over her shoulders. “You’ll need it.”
We were almost at the front of the line; Sarah who cut in front of us grabbed her packet first and then
brushed past me to join her friends on the other side of the lounge.
“Don’t listen to her,” Ba said, rolling her eyes. “You got this in the bag.”
“Hello, L. Hello Ba. Wee. I hear you two are roommates this semester, along with Rachel. I
haven’t seen her around here yet; has she arrived yet?” Miss Elena asked.
“Not yet,” I said, shaking my head. “I’m hoping she will be here soon though.”
“Well, I’ll keep her packet to the side until I see her. But here’s yours for right now. If she doesn’t show
up, we will assign a new roommate to take that spare bedroom. I already have a few candidates in
mind.” she said, sliding a man folder in our direction.
Opening the packet, I saw that my ss schedule, along with a wee notice and my room key was
inside. The room key had our room number on it.
Room 203. I was on the second floor of the dormitory.
“Rachel better show up,” Ba murmured after we walked away from the table. “I don’t want to get
stuck living with aplete stranger.”
I nodded in agreement.
“Oh, wait, L. I forgot to mention,” Miss Elena called after me before I got too far. “I know you were
taking Shifting and Combat 102 with Professor Enzo this semester, but I’m sorry to say he won’t be
returning to this academy,” the teacher said with a sad frown.
“Yes, my father told me,” I lied.
“But don’t worry, we found an incredible teacher to rece him so you girls will still get a good
education out of this semester,” she said fondly, ncing up at the strange man that I saw earlier with
the body of armor.
My heart fell into my stomach as he poured his dark eyes into me, and I felt the need to step away.
“This is Professor Xander. Enzo’s recement.”