Chapter 25 Clementine: The faun was unlike anything I had seen in real life, something I must have heard from my stepmother during storytimes. Her storytimes used to be diabolic, at least for me. It was her way of trying to scare me, but it angered her when I ended

Chapter 24 Clementine: The mate bond had ruined my whole personality. I felt pain in my chest when I heard the truth about my mate and that girl. No wonder Haiden had been so worried about her. “Oh, okay,” I shrugged, trying to seem like I don’t care. “Why? Why

Chapter 23 Clementine: The hat being snatched off my head felt, for a moment, like a slap right in front of everyone. I’m not sure if I was wrong for not stitching it on perfectly or if I should be glad I didn’t. Otherwise, she might’ve knocked me out with

Chapter 22 Haiden: My eyes were constantly searching for Sadie. She must have been introduced before me because now only one Crusader was left to join. And then I found her—Sadie! Standing in the corner with her squad, wearing a red shirt and red leather pants. She must have been

Chapter 21 Clementine: “Okay, guys, listen,” Yorick took the spotlight as soon as we entered the dorm room. He rushed in front of us and turned to face us. “This is our mission. Let’s go one by one, and focus on coming back alive. All five of us p> I

Chapter 20 Clementine: I received a little vampire’s blood a few hours later from Miss Rue so I could heal before the first mission. I had no clue what the mission would be, but I was just excited to be out of my dorm room. I hadn’t spoken to the

Chapter 19 Haiden: “I’m sure many of us didn’t want to come here willingly. But it is what it is,” I used a much gentler tone because I could tell the girl was not in the mood to back down from the wires. The way she kept clenching her fists

Chapter 18 Haiden: “What?” I turned to look at Ian in disbelief. When the hell did they start to care for that sack of potatoes? They had been complaining about her this whole time. They talked about how much they hated her and how she was the reason we didn’t

Chapter 17 Clementine: Troy started to shake his head while Yorick clenched his jaw. Ian had been glaring at me, and as for Haiden, he had much stronger emotions than the rest of the three. I was awkwardly taking small steps, refusing to join my squad at the table. They

Chapter 16 Clementine: The floor was dark and smooth, like stone. One wall was made of glass, but I couldn’t see anything behind it, it was just black. Like a cave. Or maybe a screen. On another wall, real green plants were growing. The lights above were purple. The tables

Chapter 15 Clementine: “Moon goddess, why?” I had sat down while Haiden had been complaining to the moon goddess for the last five minutes. This was the first time I was in tears as well. Even the bleeding and silver hadn’t hurt this badly. Exactly, I wanted to know too.

Chapter 14 Clementine: “You know, when I used to see you in school, I’d feel this itch in my fist that wanted to connect with your face. You had such an annoying existence, wearing baggy clothes to look cool when, in reality, you were insecure about your body because you

Chapter 13 Clementine: The three stepped back, standing side by side with Ian, who offered them cigarettes. They all accepted, except for Troy. “What are we going to do with her now?” asked Haiden, looking at me with fury in his eyes. They were all shirtless, except for Haiden. He

Chapter 12 Clementine: The feeling of being controlled was what had pushed me into rebellion in the first place, and now, just when I thought I could finally be free, these sick-in-the-head alphas started messing with me? I stormed into the room, tears still streaming down my cheeks, and to

Chapter 11 Clementine: I widened my shoulders when I noticed the others stepping to the side, creating distance between us. Now that I knew the lurkers weren’t just silently watching but were meant to intervene if things got messy, I grew confident. “Yeah, back off, loser,” I hissed. Haiden just

Chapter 10 Clementine: At age 1: “Look! Clementine is running. How p> A voice exclaimed, shocked that instead of taking my first steps, I was already running. At age 10: “Clementine has run away—somebody catch her p> Loud screams erupted as I ran through the crowd, planning to go rogue

Chapter 9 Clementine: There was utter silence in the bathroom. I knew they were watching my breasts before Troy sighed and clapped. “Okay, enough. It’s not like anyone here is interested in this skunk. People get naked all the time before their transitions,” he stepped ahead and stood in front

Chapter 8 Clementine: The Ravecrest was in the middle of a quiet, magical forest. In the center was a big glass hall where students would eat lunch and dinner. This main hall shone in the sunlight and glowed a little at night. From this hall, there were long hallways that

Chapter 7 Clementine: “Ugh!” Yorick burst open the door ahead of everyone, storming inside and throwing his jacket against the wall. Troy brushed past me, clearly aggressive. I almost tripped because of him. Next in line was Haiden, who gave me a deadly glare as he stepped in and stood

Chapter 6 Clementine: “This bitch just pushed Ian over to the red flag,” Haiden screamed louder, already standing at the line with Troy. I suddenly stopped because of the way they were screaming and grunting at me. I had a feeling if I went near the line, they would push