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 ARDEN

 At first, her face showed a look of surprise. It seemed she didn’t believe it was me. But then, her eyes showed utter disdain the moment she realized it was indeed me standing in front of her. It broke my heart a bit because she had been my best friend.

 I had trusted her with all of my heart, ranted about my family, gushed about Jaxon, but behind the scenes, she was the one satisfying him with his body,

 I snapped out of my thoughts when she spoke.

 ess person.

 “You made it in?” she asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest and looking at me like I was a worthless

 “Yes,” I answered.

 ing to the side. “Their standards must be worsening,” she muttered.

 She scoffed, turning

 “If you have anything to say, then say it straight to my face,” I said, ring at her.

 “Oh, sorry,” she chuckled. “I just didn’t want to hurt your already fragile feelings. After all, I captured Jaxon’s heart when he’s your mate. Do you know that he’s the one who came onto me? I didn’t even force him, but he desperately begged on his

 knees.

 Every word felt like a stab to the heart, but I knew she wanted a reaction, so I kept a straight face

 “Have y

 you seen him?” she asked, and I could sense the insecurity in her voice, though she tried hard to mask it.

 “No.” I answered. “I don’t have any ns to.”

 “Good,” she said with a smile. At least we were on the same page. “Don’t even think of showing yourself to him. He will not go back to you”

 “The reason why he even engaged in a rtionship with you in the first ce was because of pity, Same with our friendship.” she spat. Just because you’ve been epted into Elite does not mean that you’re one of us.”

 “Don’t worry,” I calmly paid, stepping back. “I don’t have any ns of associating myself with the likes of you.”

 I could tell that my words had struck a nerve by the way her eye twitched. It was an honest reaction from her body–a habit I’ve picked up from being friends with her for years. Come to think of it, her eyes always twitched whenever sheplimented me.

 That should have been a red g, but I held desperately onto our friendship because, quite frankly, it was the only one I had She smirked “You better keep your word. Don’t even think of choosing Jaxon at the Ivory Solstice.”

 “I get it. I muttered, taking another step back. “He’s all yours, Sienna.”

 From the look on her face, I knew she wasn’t convinced. I didn’t want to partake in the conversation anymore and thankfully, Tessa came right on time

 “Hey, our next ss is about to start,” she said. Then, she turned to Sienna, who still had that cocky look on her face.

 “Would you look at that?” Sienna chuckled, looking at the two of us “I guess, birds of a feather do fluck together.”

 Tessa frowned slightly. “Pardou

 Sima sighed and shook her head. “Well, losers will always attract losers. I hate that Elite aims to be inclusive sometimes, but hey. I admire that they help the less fortunate

 Tessa’s frown deepened, and die was about to speak but Tessa beat her to it.

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 “Goodbye. Arden. Keep your word, alright?” she said in a cheery tone, like she waspletely erasing her bad attitude. She waved at the two of us before strutting away, finally making me breathe.

 Tessa’s frown remained, and she looked at me with inquiry. “Who was that?”

 “Don’t even ask,” I said, massaging my aching head. Her perfume had left me with a stuffy nose even though our contact was

 short.

 “She seems.. nice,” she sarcastically said, making me chuckle.

 “Yeah, she’s the greatest, but she’s definitely one I want to avoid. Let’s hope we don’t run into her anymore.”

 “You’re right about that,” Tessa smiled. “Anyway, let’s go. We still need to get changed for Sports and Combat.”

 I nodded and followed after her, heading to the gym for ourst ss.

 It seemed we had spoken too soon. Tessa and I were just discussing how to avoid Sienna, yet here she was, right in our very own Sports and Combat ss. She was getting dressed in skimpy shorts and a crop top–a clear vition of the academy’s dress code.

 But if there was one thing I knew in this school, it was that the rich and powerful were exempt from such rules. Being the daughter of one of the Betas in the West, Sienna was definitely given preferential treatment.

 She nced at us with smirks, chatting with a clique of friends who seemed as influential as she was, before heading into the gym. I shook my head and mmed the locker shut, joining the rest of the ss.

 The boys began to arrive. My heart sank when I spotted a familiar face at the back. We had not just one, but two sses together? Talk about bad luck.

 The girls around me started whispering. “Cade is in this ss. It’s already my favorite.”

 “I want to get physical with him in a different way,” the others giggled.

 I nced over at Sienna and noticed her tucking her hair behind her ear, a look of innocence and seduction flitting across her eyes. Cade scanned the room until his gazended on mine. For a moment, his eyes stayed on me, but it was gone in an 

 Tessa nudged my shoulder. “Did he just look at you? I’m sensing some romance blooming.”

 I scoffed and shook my head. “As if, 1 muttered. “He’s so full of himself.”

 “He’s hot, though. You have to admit it.”

 I nced at him once, and his side profile appeared as if it had been sculpted by the Moon Goddess herself. I didn’t say anything and focused my gaze to the front while Tessa continued to tease me.

 Just then, a very burly man, the human embodiment of a wolf, entered the gym. The room tell silent as he stood before us,

 his presencemanding attention.

 “Afternoon,” he greeted briefly “Tmn Isaiah Thompson, and I will be your teacher for Sports and Combat.”

 “Tim not a fan of diddling around. This subject won’t focus on theory but action. We’ll head straight to the practical tests, and 

 your first day, we’re going to start with a round of dodgeball

 Excited murmurs rang through the gym, and the guys nced at each other, squaring their shoulders to size up opponents

 their

 However, Mr. Thompson continued, a smirk ying on his lips, “this is no ordinary dodgeball. We have an equal number of men and women in this ss. This is King Dodgeball, where the men must protect the women. The men will attack. It won’t matter if they get hit: the second a woman’s body is grazed, you’re out.”

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 “Now,” he nced at the entire ss, smirking, “I’m sure you have people you’refortable with around here, but I’ll be choosing your partners.”

 I looked around and saw the others‘ eyes glued on Cade, but I was hoping for someonepletely different. Anyone besides Cade would be nice.

 “You,” Mr. Thompson said, snapping me out of my thoughts. I pointed at myself, wide–eyed. He smirked and nodded. “Yes.”

 you.

 Then he pointed at the person I dreaded the most.

 “Partner up with Cahan.

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