Chapter 6
I swallowed the bitterness, got in the car, and closed my eyes. Just a hundred more days. After that I would be free from bloodline.
At school, I went straight to the classroom of senior year. The usually noisy room fell silent at my arrival. Her online rant had spread. Everyone thought Lina was crazy.
“I wonder what exactly triggered Lina to give up herself like this?”
“I think she realized she could never redeem herself, so she stopped pretending. This is the real Lina.”
“She’s nothing compared to Sophie. Sophie is much more like an Ashford family child.”
Ignoring the whispers, I dropped my bag and lay down on my desk to sleep. I slept through the entire morning.
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After lunch, Sophie appeared, her arm was still hooked up to an IV drip. She immediately garnered sympathy and caring. frowned and shifted positions. Soon, someone slammed my desk. I glared up, my eyes filled with a cold fury. Sophie stood before me, her entourage looking impatient. Those two had repeatedly bullied and slandered me, fabricating stories for my brothers.
Sophie said weakly,” Lina, what do you want for lunch? I’ll get it for you. Don’t be mad at me, please?”
I replied coldly, “Leave me alone.”
Girl #1 snapped, “Lina, don’t go too far. Sophie is the one who’s sick!”
Girl #2 added, “You should take care of Sophie at school. She’s sick because of you! It’s all your fault!”
Sophie coughed weakly.“Please don’t say that. I can take care of myself. I always have, as an orphan omega in Pack. Please stop it, or she’ll get angry.”
Girl #1,“Sophie, you’re too kind. That’s why you’re bullied.”
Exasperated, I stood up to leave. As I stepped out, Sophie rushed out, knocking over her IV stand. She fell onto the broken glass. What a fucking coincident accident!
Chaos erupted. My head swam, and I fainted.
I woke up to the smell of antiseptic. The school infirmary.
“Temperature of 104°F. Holding out this long? Trying to experience werewolf–grade sous vide cooking?”
A tall, slender man in a white coat, his features obscured by a mask, looked down at me. I sensed that his wolf was highly aggressive, but he was restraining that aggression. The new school doctor. Handsome and extremely sarcastic. Girl’s attention. He didn’t stay long.
I sat up, feeling better. The IV had worked.“Can I go now?”
“Wait for your family. I don’t want to be responsible if you dié on the way.” His voice was nonchalant. As expected of the sarcastic doctor.
“I don’t have a family. Or they are not my families.”
Suddenly, Brandon’s voice echoed from outside.“Sophie, are you alright? You’re badly hurt!”
“Nathan, it’s just a minor injury. Don’t blame Lina. It wasn’t her fault; I’m clumsy and knocked over the IV stand.”
Girl #1 added fuel to the fire.“No, it was Lina. Sophie offered to get her lunch, but Lina refused. She’s spiteful and her wolf pounced on Sophie. We all saw it.”
Girl 2 echoed, “Sophie was sick and still worried about Lina, but she’s so cruel!
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Brandon’s fury ignited, he shifted to wolf. He was too angry to control his wolf.“Where the hell are you, Lina? Get out here! How dare you let Sophie get your lunch? Her father should have let you die in that car accident years ago. You’ve tormented his daughter long enough!”
A cynical smile touched my lips. It was just like the past life; Sophie’s word was law. She easily manipulated my biological brother with her words, hiding behind the guise of her delicate omega identity.
The curtain beside me was violently ripped open. I looked up, pale and weak.
“Lina, you…” Brandon’s anger died in his throat as he saw my condition. His wolf frozen.
