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âThiago! Where are you going?â I was briskly following him through the hallways, expecting him to stop.
âI am going to the room. Why?â He finally stopped and shrugged his shoulders at me for acting like
that.
âNo! I thought you meant something else when you said I shouldnât look for you,â I walked closer to
him, standing face to-face and aiming for eye contact.
âReally? I donât remember saying anything. I just returned from the principalâs office,â he said, and my
body shuddered at acknowledgment. His memory was getting messed up now.
âOh! Okay.â I didnât want to bug him for his memory and let him pass through. When we walked back
into the room, we found Christina in Maynardâs arms and Lazlo waiting for us awkwardly.
âWhat is going on over here?â Thiago questioned causally, reaching for his bed and flopping down
comfortably. Since we all knew the symptoms, we didnât act surprised.
However, Christina broke the hug to walk over to me. I saw her eyes scanning me and her lips
quivering.
âI am sorry for making you feel like you should apologize for defending yourself. It is difficult to accept
that my father was a raâ,â she pressed her lips in a tight line and wrapped her arms around her body
anxiously.
âHey! It is not like it was your fault. I think all the trauma from seeing his wife go behind his back and
then watching his son grow up as a monster messed something in his head.â Theld her hand to comfort
her. She was dead cold, which was odd
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for a werewolf.
âThank you,â she said. âI will need some time to get better and maybe get out of all the trauma I have
been put through in the last few months. I just donât know how to get over that phase and be myself.â I
understood what she meant. Being through so much can change a personâs whole personality.
âI will help you with that. Donât ever think you are alone.â Maynard approached her from behind and
wrapped his arms around her to give her a hug. I watched him sneakily lift his face from her neck and
look at me. He was probably feeling bad that I got to relive the trauma of that night with her father after
his name was brought up again.
I waited for Thiago to get up and go to the restroom so that I could talk to the others about his
condition. The instant | made sure he had turned on the shower, I got off my bed and stood between
the beds. Everybody frowned at first and then understood I wanted to talk to them about something in
private.
âGuys! That person talking to us wasnât Thiago. He was under the influence of his Lycan,â I whispered,
and their eyes popped out in shock. Christina and Maynard left their beds to walk closer, while Lazlo
too joined me on the floor as I sat down.
âI tried talking to him about the ways we could save him, but it seemed like he didnât like the idea. He
doesnât want anybody to be sacrificed for him,â I said, watching their faces one by one.
âI am lost. Why would he want that? Does he not want to live a happy life with you?â Christina objected.
She was right, but
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there was more to the story.
âHe thinks it will be too much if we make someone sacrifice themselves for him.â I sighed, clutching my
hands together and remembering our kiss on the rooftop.
âBut you are definitely not going to listen to him, right?â Lazlo already knew that I would not agree with
Thiago, âSo let us know what we need to do?â he asked for the orders and a smile crept over my lips. It
was nice watching them try to reconcile with me by offering me their help and not questioning my plan.
âI will be on board.â Maynard raised his hand a little. We were sitting on the floor with our heads
brought closer and whispering like creeps.
âI will join you guys. It will be a good distraction.â Christina was nice enough to offer her help when she
could have just asked for some time to mourn.
âOkay! Here is what we need to do. We need to visit his pack and ask the beta about his past. Janet
Mackenzie! I have met her before, but it seems like she will never open up to me. She hated the sight
of me, so one of you has to go get answers from her. If we can findââ I was in the middle of a
discussion when the door opened and Moana walked in on us, drunk and sleepy.
âWhat is going on here?â she almost tripped, holding onto the wall and laughing at herself.
âNothing! Do you need help?â I got up from the floor and the others followed me.
11 288 Vouchers âOh! Thank you, love!â She reached for my hand and I helped her lie down in her bed.
She wasnât in a state to change or Iake a shower, but we didnât continue the conversation again. Taking
a risk at this crucial time was not an option.
We later decided to meet in the woods and make a detailed plan in the morning. Obviously, we were
not planning to go back to the cabin anytime soon for obvious reasons.
Soon we were all headed to our beds, and after making sure Thiago had fallen asleep, I closed my
eyes and dozed off. There was no use in talking to him about anything. He would still disagree with us,
but I wasnât planning to leave his side until I helped him beat his Lycan.
The night went by just like it always does, and we woke up to a rather disappointing sight. It was one of
those moments when you think, I wish I hadnât fallen asleep.
âWhat is going on, guys?â I was jolted awake by Lazloâs grunting and walking around crazily. Everybody
looked upset and devastated. I stared at the clock and realized it was only 6 a.m.
âGuys! Whatââ | paused when my eyes landed on Thiagoâs bed. My worst fear came to life at the sight
of destruction.