Helanie:
"You’ve got to be kidding me," I hissed at her, but she just smirked, chewing her gum and swinging her legs.
"What happened, cousin?" Romeo asked, tilting his head. He was covered in bandages and could barely walk properly, yet here he was, trying to rile me up.
"Ahhh! You’re wondering what happened to me. That’s what I’m worried about. Who could have run me over? Who might have wanted to attack me? Did you send someone?" He started limping toward me, but I didn’t step back.
"Really? I’m so worried. Who attacked you?" Lucy jumped off the bed, walking toward him and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Don’t worry, hun, I’m fine," Romeo said to her, pouting before he looked back at me.
"And you—" As soon as he took one step closer to me, I raised my knee and hit him in the crotch. His face turned pale.
"What the f—" he groaned, dropping to his knees. Lucy was shocked, but when she tried to come at me to question my actions, I put my hand on her neck and shoved her back. Once she was out of the way, I knelt down to Romeo.
"You survived that little attack. You wouldn’t survive what I have in store for you next."
With that, I spat on him while he grunted angrily. Thanks to Emmet, Romeo had been weakened. He couldn’t shift and heal properly and was told to give his body a rest for a few hours before trying. I was lucky enough to get my hands on him during those hours.
I straightened my back and flicked my hair. "I’ll be out of here now."
With that, I walked away steadily, an arrogant smile on my face. Once outside the room, I slammed the door shut and let out the breath I had been holding in.
I was traumatized, scared, and overwhelmed with emotions. The only reason I forced a confident look was to intimidate Romeo and let him know I wouldn’t stay silent if he tried anything. But deep down, I was terrified.
I went downstairs to the living room, but at the same time, the others had arrived and were busy unloading groceries.
"Helanie, do you mind helping me?" I was about to go into the hall to tell Lamar and the others about Romeo when Rudy caught me midway, his hands full of grocery bags.
"Sure." Reluctantly, I grabbed some bags from his hands and followed him into the kitchen.
"So, it’s going to be a wild week. I just hope we can deal with everything in a week, or we’ll be stuck with each other for a month," Rudy said, slowly loading stuff into the kitchen. I normally helped people with things, but I was too distracted.
Lucy dating Romeo had broken my heart completely. I wondered why she picked him. And how. I noticed Romeo walk past the kitchen, probably leaving the hostel. Of course, he could get access to the academy and the hostel because he was related to the McQuoids.
Did he contact her, or does she know about my past? What if now that they’re dating, he told her about me and made her believe I’m this crazy girl who traps Alphas?
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