Clentine:
"Hey, open the door!" I yelled. But then I had to quiet down because I didn’t want the lurker to co and punish . They were so weird, sotis they’d just point a gun at soone. They even had laser guns, and I’d heard they could shock people. There were even incidents where Crusaders had been hit by them. And I did not want that to happen.
I guessed they wanted to scream and draw the attention of the lurkers, to get shocked or struck by one of their weapons. So I decided not to. What they were forgetting was that I could pick locks. I grabbed a pin from my hair and opened the lock. As I stord in and slamd the door shut, I saw them sitting in their beds separately, with Ian still at the study table, writing.
They were so arrogant. Every fucking ti sothing happened, they would start bullying , as if they were looking for excuses to take their frustration out on . And this ti, they seed like they had a valid reason to do so. So I was going to burst their bubble and make them feel guilty for their mistreatnt toward .
"Who did that?" I asked, standing with my fists clenched.
"Huh?" I yelled, "Co on, tell who did that. Huh? You call yourself Alpha? Attacking from behind? Face . Tell who did that!" I demanded, loud and clear. I was not going to back down. I’d had enough.
Yorick leaned back, hands on the bed behind him, supporting his body while staring at , deadpan. Troy was leaning to the side, his elbow resting on the pillow, with his other hand gripping his wrist tightly. He was shaking one leg slightly, the knee pointed upward on the bed while he sat on his side.
And then there was Haiden. He was still standing next to the window, eyes clenched.
"I did," he said, not ashad of anything.
Ian started chuckling, probably because he found it funny. I guess Ian just liked it when others mistreated and I got all riled up. He probably laughed because he thought I believed they’d be too scared to co forward. But when they didn’t, it kind of gave Ian satisfaction.
"Really? All that because you couldn’t go ho?" I asked.
Then Ian slowly threw his pen on the table and turned around. He rested one hand on the back of his seat as he turned fully to face , almost like a warning not to bring it up because they would get angry again.
"Now let tell you, they were never going to send you ho. You hear ?" I shouted.
"Oh, co on. That was—"
Before Haiden could interrupt again, I shut him down, showing him my palm. I could tell he was not happy I did that, but I did not give a fuck. I would say whatever I had to say without being interrupted. And even if they tried to cut off, I would still keep screaming my truth.
"When they took down to the basent, they gave a choice. Either die or live and beco a Crusader," I hissed, watching them only move their eyes to look at each other. Ian, however, stood up, arms crossed.
"That is not what they told us," he said.
"Of course they didn’t. They told in brief detail what they would do to us if we didn’t listen," I said, still hissing, my throat dry from so much anger.
"Why didn’t you tell us that back when they were there?" Troy complained.
"Oh yeah, and get myself in trouble? Unlike you alphas, I use my brain," I hissed. "I don’t think with my dick like you all. I pick my options right. If I had said anything or tried to expose them in front of you, they would have taken the deal back." I watched as they slowly got up and stood around .
"What did you get from betraying us?" Troy asked.
"I am not the only one who got blessed with the deal. I helped you all survive a death penalty," I hissed.
And then I began to explain to them what exactly happened in the basent.
Flashback:
So Miss Rue took to the basent and sat down in the sa spot she had before. I instantly rembered how the last ti I tried to get their help, it wasn’t very helpful. But I kept that in the back of my mind.
Miss Rue sat across the table from , staring. "Clentine, I did not expect you to co with them. I must say, that was pretty disappointing to ," she started, not in her usual cheery tone but in a very sad and disappointed one.
"I appreciate that you have such high hopes for , Miss Rue, but let tell you sothing in case you don’t know. I was not brought here of my own will. I wasn’t convinced this was my only way to live. I was dragged here in my sleep, from my bedroom, from my comfortable bed. I never got a chance to choose. I know others didn’t either, but at so point, they convinced themselves they were okay with it. I wasn’t. I was brought here, thrown in a cage, tortured with wolfsbane, and then tossed into the dorms. So you should have expected to be on their side when it cos to quitting," I said, trying to be honest with her. I wouldn’t let anybody make feel guilty about what I want to do with my life.
"I appreciate your honesty, Clentine, and yes, I have checked your records. But the way you slayed that faun made believe maybe you realized your potential. Maybe you’re finally accepting this as your life. You are an alpha warrior," she said, smiling and using her hands a lot, her elbows resting on the table.
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