Clentine:
"Ugh!" Yorick burst open the door ahead of everyone, storming inside and throwing his jacket against the wall. Troy brushed past , clearly aggressive. I almost tripped because of him.
Next in line was Haiden, who gave a deadly glare as he stepped in and stood by the door. His body language was hostile, a clear sign of the threat in his presence.
While I hesitated and stayed by the door, Ian stepped into the room.
I was afraid of what would happen to once I got in there. They will lash out like crazy. Looking around the hallway, watching other troupes hug each other to celebrate their survival and admission, I sighed and finally stepped into the room.
As expected, Haiden slamd the door shut behind , and my body jumped from the noise. I pulled my arms close to my chest, shaken by the sudden sound.
All eyes were now on . Haiden stepped in front of , cursing under his breath. The fury in his eyes was unmistakable. If he could, he would’ve devoured alive right then and there. Even swallowing my saliva down my dry throat hurt.
"You pushed to the red line. What did you expect to happen? That I’d just leave the squad?" Ian started coming at . He was so tall, I looked like an ant next to him. "Fuicking botch," he grunted, his hands tight in a fist, making the others scoff as they realized I had ssed up even worse on the ground.
"It was an accident," I said hesitantly, noticing how they all stared at .
"Her voice gives a headache," Troy muttered, the sa Troy who used to ask to sing for him when we were kids.
"Oh, it was an accident?" Ian asked, putting his hand on as he pushed back. "I wonder if I’m good at such accidents too. Be careful what’s coming your way now," Ian added, and it suddenly made sense to . This was exactly why I wanted him out of the room. But now, standing among these n, each of them hating for one reason or another, I couldn’t help but wonder why my stupid brain didn’t work in ti. I should have stood under another flag because getting Ian out wouldn’t have saved from trouble anyway. There were three more who hated the most.
Yorick, who had been grunting with his hair clutched in his fists, finally turned around and grabbed my shirt by the neckline, slamming my back against the wall without warning.
"Argh!" A groan escaped my lips from the pain, but he shook my body by the grip on my shirt, forcing to focus on him.
"You killed one of us. Give us one good reason to trust you when we’re up north fighting monsters?" he hissed in my face. I noticed the color of his eyes.
There was once a ti when I used to stare into those eyes and be madly in love. He was so kind back then, but everything changed. And he blad for it.
Now, there was nothing but hatred in his gaze. They weren’t even treating like a woman. They didn’t see as one.
"He’s right. What’s going to stop her from betraying us at such a sensitive ti?" Ian, with his own grudge against , added fuel to the fire. Yorick’s grip on my neckline tightened.
"She fucking killed an innocent girl," Haiden kept shaking his head, looking disgusted as he pointed at .
"I didn’t. I offered her help. She didn’t want my help, but instead, she wanted all my flags," I tried to explain, but Yorick gave my shirt another harsh jerk, and I fell silent.
"What makes you think we’ll believe anything that cos out of your nasty mouth?" he hissed in my face, making swallow my tears.
"I know her—and I know she would never offer help to anyone. She definitely stole her flags and left her to die in that ditch," Troy yelled, stepping up like he was ready to punch .
"I say we get rid of her," ca Haiden’s voice, and I wasn’t surprised.
My eyes moved to Troy, who was now under everyone’s watch, waiting for his reaction.
"Or we could just get her killed the first day up north," he finally spoke. His hatred for had crossed all the lines the others had already crossed.
"Say sothing. Beg us to let you go," Haiden scread from the side while I stayed silent, my body tense. Every now and then, I blinked the tears away, but not once did I beg them to let go.
"She thinks she’s too strong. She’s the man," Yorick chuckled in my face, tossing so hard I landed on one of their beds.
They all rushed over, standing around the bed, not letting get off.
"Hmm, she likes being a man?" Ian joked, looking over from head to toe.
"She does. She hates it when soone points out she’s a woman, even though she identifies as one. She doesn’t like being feminine, or the idea of being in love and loyal. Sohow, she thinks it’s insulting," Yorick said. I had no idea what he was going on about.
This was the kind of bullying they did to . I never got upset about being called a woman. But it was true, I didn’t want to serve any man or mate.
"Ah! Then how about this—" Haiden smirked, "She’s our slave in the room and a fellow crusader outside."
I watched them smirk and share secret glances, as if there was a deeper aning to what he’d just said.
"You wish," I hissed under my breath.
"Oh, you will too. Look, it’s not easy to have any fun once you’re a Crusader. We won’t have won around. We had Riv—she was down to get dirty with us, but thanks to you, she’s gone now," Yorick hissed, making it very clear why he was so angry that Riv had died.
"But you’re here. And we don’t care how ugly or filthy you are, we just want pleasure. So, make up your mind. If you want better treatnt, you know what to rub—like a genie lamp—and your wishes will be granted."
He smirked, his hand brushing over his groin as he finished his sentence.
I started hyperventilating. The thought of serving n for pleasure, sothing I had always been against, was now being pushed on as a ans of survival?
All their faces showed they agreed with Yorick.
Thankfully, I didn’t have to voice my disgust right then, because a loud sound from the speaker pulled everyone’s attention.
"Crusaders, you will now be transferred to the Ravecrest Academy Dorm rooms, from where you will begin your missions up north. You have five minutes to gather your belongings."
With that, the door burst open and in ca the Lurkers, making sure everyone was getting ready.
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