LOGIN~Nicole~âI donât want to do this anymore,â I admitted. âI donât care whether Iâm wolfless or not. I already have people who make me feel like enough.ââThen thatâs your answer,â Lulu said softly.She reached for my hand.âThank God you didnât do anything drastic.âMy chest tightened painfully at that.Because what if I had?What if I had actually used the wolfsbane on the King?What if Landon ever found out the truth?Would he forgive me?Would any of them still look at me the same way?And H.PâŚNo matter what the truth was, she didnât deserve pain.A fresh wave of tears rolled down my face.âIâm sorry,â I whispered brokenly. âI almost became the villain.âThe words hurt more than I expected.Immediately, both of them moved closer.âThatâs exactly why you have us,â Lulu murmured, pulling me into another hug.âTo stop you when your brain starts doing nonsense,â Enz added lightly.That earned a watery laugh out of me.A real one this time.And slowly⌠The tightness in my chest began to
~Nicole~âSo⌠uhmm⌠you guys remember when I said I wanted to get into the Royal Academy?â I began quietly.âYeah,â they both answered at the same time.âYou said you wanted to transfer schools even though your mom didnât want you to,â Enz added.I nodded slowly. âYeah⌠that.âMy fingers twisted together on my lap. âBut that wasnât the only reason I came here.âThe mood shifted instantly.Both of them looked at me properly now.Concerned.Lulu leaned closer first. âNicole⌠whatâs wrong?âI opened my mouth, closed it again.I didn't know how to go about it.But finally, before I could stop myself⌠I did.âI came here on a revenge mission. To kill the King.âSilence.Their eyes widened so fast it almost startled me.âWhat the hell?â Enz hissed immediately.Both of them lunged toward me at once, covering my mouth like the walls themselves would report me.âAre you insane?â Enz whisper-yelled. âDo you even hear yourself right now?âMy breathing turned uneven as I pulled Luluâs hand gently
~Nicole~âWhat?â I said sharply. âWhy would she even come for me?âSilence.And then it clicked.All those times during the school trip⌠all the moments I kept wondering who was feeding information back to Mom.My stomach tightened.âJeezâŚâ I whispered. âSo sheâs the snitch all along. And I was wondering which teacher would do that. But it's herâŚâEnz exhaled through his nose. âYeah. Iâm starting to think sheâs worse than we thought.âI nodded slowly, but something still felt off.Because Lulu wasnât just angry.She was distant, her expression wasnât fully here.I narrowed my eyes.âOkay,â I said, softer now. âWhat is it? Youâve been acting weird since earlier⌠since you and Vi⌠â I gestured lightly between them. âYou know.âI leaned in a little. âArenât you happy?âLulu forced a small smile. âI am. Really.âBut it didnât reach her eyes.âThereâs just⌠something bothering me,â she added after a pause.Enz leaned in. âWhat is it? You can tell us.âShe hesitated again.Then finally, she
~Nicole~My brow furrowed as I turned from Lulu back to Enz.âStop keeping us in suspense and just tell us already,â Lulu said, her voice sharper now.I nodded quickly. âYeah, Enz. Youâve been dragging this too long.âEnz raised both hands like we were attacking him.âAlright, alright. Relax,â he said. âCome closer.âWe both leaned in immediately, eyes fixed on him.He lowered his voice like what he was about to say was dangerous.âGuess who I saw getting dragged into a classroom today.âI blinked. âDragged?âLulu frowned. âWho are you talking about?âEnz sighed loudly, clearly annoyed at our slowness. âYou two really have no patience.âThen he leaned in a little more. âI saw Rain⌠with Sabrina.âFor a second, it didnât register.Then it did.âWhat?â we both said at the same time.I straightened instantly. âNo way. Thatâs not possible.âEnz shook his head. âIâm telling you, it is. I wouldnât have believed it either if I didnât see it myself.âLuluâs voice dropped slightly. âWhat were
~Nicole~I had a bad feeling about this entanglement.. The kind you donât ignore⌠even when nothing has happened yet.âYeah⌠sure⌠âlow-keyââŚâ I muttered under my breath, scratching the side of my neck.âAlright, breakâs over!â the director called out, clapping her hands. âLetâs run it again.âWe reset. A few more takes later, we finally nailed the scene for our school drama.Albourbe Lunarise⌠a story about two enemies bound by the Moon Goddess, fated to love each other in every lifetime⌠and die for it every time.Sigh.By the time we left the building, evening had settled in. I didnât bother calling Enz or Lulu⌠they were probably already at Enzâs place. His private house had basically become our unofficial hangout spot⌠for the boys, Vi, all of us.Well, except Lucian. He was still dead serious about the teacher-student boundary, though even he showed up occasionally. When he did, we all tried our best to be respectful.And H.P?Sheâd been surprisingly relaxed lately, fully
~Nicole~TWO WEEKS LATERSchool was back in session, and the tripâs drama was finally dying down, fading into the usual background noise of hallway gossip.Well, for everyone but us.Somehow, my entire friend group had ended up with an extra person in their lives. Honestly, listening to them gush about their new partners was getting as exhausting as it was entertaining. Not that I could really talk. I never missed an opportunity to brag about my boyfriends.Yep. Boyfriends.After that last heated night, I finally stopped fighting it and told them I wanted them all. Iâd expected a million questions or at least a second of hesitation. Instead, they just smiled and kissed me like theyâd been waiting for me to say it since forever.And speaking of kissesâŚThe marks they left were still staring back at me in the mirror. Iâd tried everything to hide them from H.P, but she eventually caught a glimpse. Luckily, she still hasn't figured out who put them thereâŚ.or how they did it.Things
~Nicole~I heard my name, like a whisper, almost too close.I shook my head slowly, like I could physically throw the feeling away. Thereâs nothing wrong with me, Itâs just the wind, just the cold.I glanced around, my shoulders tightening as the chill brushed past my neck again. A second ago the
~Nicole~âIâm sorry for what happened with Lulu and the fire, you both.â Vi began, her hands twisting the sleeves of the hoodie she wore, fingers squeezing the fabric together.I frowned, stepping closer. âNo. You donât have to apologize.ââYes, I do,â she cut in quickly. âThe fight between themâŚwa
~Nicole~Today, Iâm alive.Yesterday was⌠a lot. Rain and Lulu? Well, letâs just say theyâre in detention. That means theyâre excluded from todayâs events, only allowed to join tonightâs party.Typical.Right now, weâre in town, far away from the resort. And I finally learned we were actually in
~Enzo~I swear with everything in me.. I should have pushed this man.But damn it, I couldn't.He had me weak in the knees.And, wanting him felt like betraying myself.Although, he smelled different, clean, sharp, like antiseptic instead of his usual scent.Still⌠I liked it. I hated that I liked







