Chapter 10


    It was exactly as I remembered it. But I suppose that was to be expected since, in my memories,


    Ist saw this ce only three years from now.


    The school


    consisted of only werewolves since our pack had that luxury. In fact, our whole territory was unknown t


    o the humans so we hadplete secrecy and safety.


    I walked past the crowds of kids


    who were all chatting away in their groups, ignoring that I was even there, but it didn‘t bother me. That


    was how school had always been. Everyone either hated me or was too scared to talk to me because o


    f the assumption I would be the future Luna. This was fine though. I was always too busy with study to


    pay much attention to the whole social part.


    I‘d walked straight into the


    main building, full of confidence, before I realised that I didn‘t even know where I was going. I couldn‘t e


    ven remember where my locker was, let alone what my sses were meant to be for the day. I don’t thi


    nk it was feasible for anyone to remember that sort of thing from ten years ago.


    Awkwardly, I pulled out my school diary from my backpack and referred


    to my daily schedule, finding! had four subjects today, History, Math, Lore and English. Easy enough. K


    nowing my past self, I would have already handed in all


    my assignments and homework early so I didn‘t need to worry about any


    surprises there.


    Suddenly, the first bell then rang out for


    ss, breaking me from my thoughts, and I headed off towards the room my first ss


    would take ce. Thankfully, I only got lost once along the way.


    However, it definitely felt as though I was getting more stares than I remembered. Not that I particrly


    cared about what they thought of me. I wasn‘t able to


    forget the fact that they had all abandoned me so easily, even cheering on my death. So, it wasn‘t like I


    was trying to impress them any time soon… even if their stares were making me ufortable.


    T headed straight into the ss, walking past the rows of students until I reached an empty seat at the


    back by the window. There was nothing they could possibly teach me that I didn‘t already


    know and I had too much on my mind to focus on the menial subject. However, this only seemed to war


    rant more nces from everyone.


    I guess it


    would be considered strange if the girl who always diligently sat at the front suddenly sat at the back wit


    h the kids who weren‘t trying.


    But before I could consider it further, a voice then broke me from my thoughts.


    “Who died?” someone asked, questioning the remark towards myself.


    My heart stopped as the question triggered a trauma inside


    me, and I looked up startled to see Brayden. Except I didn‘t just see him.


    For just a moment, my vision flickered and I saw the trial grounds, the cold moonlit night. I saw Brayden


    standing at the podium, condemning me with his bullshit evidence about Thea. I saw my death.


    ‘This isn‘t real…this isn‘t real…


    this isn’t real‘. My mind kept repeating it like a mantra to snap myself out of i


    But within a blink


    of my eye, instantly I was back in a ssroom seated before just a teenage boy. Just a stupid teenager,


    not a


    man who had testified in my murder trial, advocating for my death. And though only a second had pass


    ed, it somehow had felt like an eternity.


    I looked down towards what he was staring at


    and noticed he was gazing at my dress. Just my attire alone was enough to warrant this reaction?


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    I breathed out a sigh of relief, realising he was just being sarcastic about my choice in all ck clothing


    today. But it was an odd feeling to


    think he might have actually remembered my death for a second there.


    Truthfully, I‘dpletely forgotten that Brayden and I were even in


    the same grade, but I especially didn‘t remember him ever having spoken to me in the past outside of a


    professional setting. Was this an attempt at… bullying me? Was a change in clothes all it took?


    He was known as the popr boy in school given his


    rank but it seemed like an odd choice for him to target me suddenly. My family


    ranked higher than his, not to mention I was basically considered mated to Aleric already at this age.


    Though despite his age, I couldn‘t help but feel bitter at him. It was a wave of unspoken anger towards


    him for an act of injustice he hadn‘t evenmitted yet, but I was angry nheless.


    And so, I took a deep breath to calm myself, turning to face Brayden head–on.


    “Yes, Brayden, I was in


    mourning. But I now know there was no need,” I replied, staring at him dead in the eye. “You see, I thou


    ght that unoriginal joke of yours had already died a while ago but, lo‘ and behold, here it is! Truly a mira


    cle from the Goddess.”


    There was silence from the entire ss as Brayden looked as if I‘d just told him he had a third ear. Eno


    ugh for everyone to be too shocked to move, unsure of how to respond. However, it didn‘t take lo


    ng before someone up the front burst intoughter, quickly prompting the whole ss to join in.


    The teacher came in after that and swiftly had everyone quietly working in no time. But I stared out the


    window for the lesson, barely paying attention as the ss went by in a blur.


    Once the bell for the end of the period had rung, I immediately stood up and grabbed


    my backpack, leaving quickly to avoid further conversation. Though, I couldn‘t help but notice the weary


    look Brayden gave as I walked by his desk.


    I found out not long afterwards that I was suddenly the


    talk of the school, making this discovery as I was standing in the lunch line. Normally, there was no nee


    d to go to the cafeteria since I usually had a lunch bag prepared for me, but I realised toote that I‘d le


    ft it at home today, forgetting we even needed that sort of thing. I was so used to doing business in my


    office with someone delivering me meals every day.


    I‘d need to be more careful from now on. There was a lot of smaller details to remember.


    It was as I was almost at the front of the queue


    that I picked up a conversation several people back between two girls. My name was spoken, instantly


    drawing my attention.


    “Did you see Ariadne today?” the first girl asked in a hushed voice.


    “No, why?” the other replied.


    “Shhh, she‘s a few people ahead so be careful, don‘t be so loud. She‘s wearing all ck today. Doesn‘t


    she normally wear those really girly dresses every day?”


    “Oh yeah, you‘re right. You know what‘s crazy though? This isn‘t even the first time I‘ve heard people ta


    lking about her today,” the second girl added. “Get this…my friend is in her History ss and


    they said she spoke today. It wasn‘t even for like a


    question from the teacher. She was talking to Brayden before the ss had even started.”


    “What? You‘re kidding?”


    “No! And get this… she made a joke.”


    I didn‘t want to hear anymore as I got to the front


    of the queue. Grateful for the excuse to leave, I quickly grabbed an apple and left directly to the library.


    Somehow, I didn‘t feel so hungry anymore.


    I‘d never realised that people paid so much attention to my behaviour. I knew I kept to myself but that


    Chapter Ten


    was mostly due to my studies, and it


    wasn‘t like anyone had really made an effort to talk to me either. Today had definitely felt different thoug


    h. It felt like people were noticing me more all of a sudden when I was used to being ignored. Had I


    changed something in the past already by doing such simple things? A change of clothes


    and a sarcastic remark in ss?


    I remembered the library well. There was a desk in the back corner that was always free, that being be


    cause I always upied it every day.


    I walked directly to the seat and pulled out a notebook and pen, taking several bites of my apple on the


    way. I had a lot to go over and needed privacy in order to organise my thoughts.


    Okay… What did I know?


    I knew that something terrible happens after I die but that there were no specific details


    of what that was. The Goddess did mention before she left that all werewolves would fall when I did. So


    , what was something strong enough to wipe out an entire species?


    I shook my head. No, I needed to focus on the things that I did know. Like what causes my death? Of wh


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    The Goddess said that she couldn‘t change my mate because it could have potentially rewritten my enti


    that rtionship or be Luna, just that it was the fate that she had chosen for me.


    …But, she had also told me that I could choose my own destiny now. Did that mean I could just…


    reject Aleric and the Luna position? But how would I even begin to exin why I didn‘t want to be Luna?


    Or why I didn‘t want to be with my mate?


    I had four years until mying of age where it would be publicly revealed that Aleric is my mate, and th


    happened.


    The good news was that at the age of sixteen, Aleric would be currently on an exchange trip to an ally p


    ranked positions to spend a year or so learning from allies to be more independent. It was also use


    But it did mean that I only had one year or so before I would have toe face–to–


    face with Aleric again. And to be honest, I didn‘t think I was emotionally ready to face him any time soon


    echoing inside my brain, never leaving me alone.


    Right now, the biggest threat was Thea. She would be the hardest one to figure out


    because she managed to hide her true self from me the entire time I knew her. I also knew basically not


    I was pretty sure I met her for the first


    time when I was sixteen or seventeen, but given theplexities o f her schemes, I was pretty sure she


    So, what was my n to ultimately stop my death? Secretly kill Thea? Run away? Find another pack?


    All of these options seemed wrong or not possible yet. Killing Thea would be reckless


    and really risky, and finding another pack would be impossible since I was now a fourteen year old girl w


    the best option, but I would definitely not survive alone out there in the wild as a rogue. Not until my


    put my parents in a difficult position so I needed to be careful.


    The bell for ss then chimed and I realised I still needed more time to think about my ns. At least I


    knew I had two things to work


    on in the meantime though; sniff out anyone spying on me for Thea, and collect as much independent in


    Luckily for me, I literally knew the future. Saving up some funds wouldn‘t be too difficult.


    Ah, but then again, the detail I keep forgetting…


    I was only fourteen. I would need an adult to conduct the business on my behalf until I was older, legally


    finances.


    My mind went to Lucy first but the thought of trusting another attendant made me feel


    sick. Thinking of Sophie still made my heart ache. However… however, it may just be my only chance w


    I decided I would need to test her, making sure this time their loyalty could be relied upon. I refused to m


    the same mistake asst time.


    But all the while, as I was still thinking everything out in the library, I hadpletely forgotten that the be


    | quickly gathered up my bag and ran out.


    I ran out


    into the hallway… and straight into the shoulder of someoneing from the opposite direction.