Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Sapphire I never meant to sian 1 GE Ever since the news spread of Millicent being the culprit from the club, the other pack members have been giving me dirty looks. Tignored most of it but they were painting fingers 100, "Ignore them, most of them don't know what's going on, Isaac said from beside me. He had requested to accompany me today because Leah had a doctor's appointment. He had taken it upon himself to be my shadow. I kind of felt bad for him because he insisted on not having feelings for me but kept doing all of this. I hope I wasn't leading him on. Ishrugged. "They don't understand but to them, I am the enemy. The daughter of the man who killed their former Alpha. They cannot come to ferma with that" "That's bullshit," he spat. I was aware of how slutty it was, I was treated like an outsider from day one and now that I could feel their hateful eyes on me, it jus didn't make a difference. "Let's talk about this later." I said as soon as I saw the double doors to school. I pushed the heavy doors open, and as soon as I stepped into the hallway, my steps faltered. My breath caught in my throat as my eyes locked onto the walls, plastered with enormous pictures of my face. Bold, black letten scrawled across each one read: "Murderer's spava My hands clenched in fiors, my knuckles tuming white as I struggled to breathe. The world seemed to tik for a moment, the cruel words slimming into me like a punch to the gut. I felt like I was drowning, like the walls were closing in on me Beside me, ac inhaled sharply. "Jeas," he mumbled under his breath. He stormed forward, tearing the pictures down with swift, angry movements. I stood frozen, trying to gather my bearings, but it felt impossible. My chest tightened, my heart pounding so loud it echoed in my Just as I thought I could regain some semblance of composure, I heard it, slow, deliberate clapping. My stomach dropped. I didn't need to look to know who it was, I knew that mocking sound anywhere. Tyla I turned slowly, my whole body stiffening as Tyla sauntered toward me with her little crew in tow, that signature smirk painted across her face. She stopped just a few feet away, her eyes glinting with satisfaction. "I thought you could use a little wake-up call," she said "You know, to remind you of who you really are a nobody. An outcast." I clenched my jaw, forcing myself to stay calm, even though everything in me screamed to lash out. I met her gaze, refusing to let her see how deeply her words cut, "Where did you get the pictures!" Lasked quietly. Tyla's gran widened, and she crossed her arms over her chest. The enemy of my enemy is my friend," she said smugly. "Maybe you should think about who you've pissed off lately reason to hold a grudge. I felt the blood drain from my face. There was only one person I could think of, Oliva. It had to be her. She had every reason to especially after what happened to her friend. has stepped closer to me, his eyes filled with a quiet rage as he finished tearing down the last of the posters. "You're pathetic," he spat, "Picking on her like this! Really!" Tyla's smirk didn't falter. In fact, she seemed to enjoy his outburst. "Oh, please," she said, rolling her eyes. "Don't act like you're some kind of hero You can't protect her from the truth". could feel my heart hammering in my chest, the anger boiling beneath the surface, but I kept my voice calm. "You don't know anything about me, Tyla" Her smirk faded for a second, something flickering in her eyes-was it doub? She quickly covered it up with a laugh, tossing her hair over her shoulder. "Sure, surr. Keep telling yourself that. But everyone knows who you are. Who your father is. And people like you...you don't. I get to escape that," Her words hit their mark, but I refused to let her see it. "You're right about one thing." I said, meeting her gaze evenly. "I won't ever escape it Bui that doesn't mean you get so define me." For a brief moment, her expression wavered, but she quickly masked it with mother sneer. "Whatever. Keep playing the victim. It suits you." She turned sharply, signaling to her crew to follow. They trailed behind her like obedient line shadows, but I couldn't help but notice how none of them me my eyes. Once they were gone, ac turned to me. "You okay!" I nodded, though the lump in my throat made it hard to speak, "Yeah. I'm fine." But I wasn't fine. Not really. Because now, it wasn't just Tyla I had to worry about. It was Olivia. And if the was behind this then things were going to gri a lot worse, Is this what I had to face! Chapter 46 The rage in me wanted bubbling till I felt myself clenching my fists to stop me from yelling out. A part of me wanted to hit something but another was tired. The world started thing again, and this time, I couldn't hold it back. My vision blurred, the walls closing in on me. I felt like everything was spinning, faster and faster, umil I couldn't tell which way was sup. My chest tightened, a sharp pain spreading through it and I clutched at it as if that could somehow help me breathe. But no air came I gasped, despere for oxygen, but my lungs wouldn't cooperate. I felt like I was drowning in air, suffocating with every second that passed. "Hey, hey! You need to breathel Isaac's voice sounded distam, muffled by the roaring in my ears. He crouched in front of me, gripping my shoulders, trying to get my attention. Look at me. Focus. Breathe in. Slowly. Come on, you've got this." I tried. I really did. But my body wouldn't linen. My heart was pounding too fast, my thoughts spiraling into panic. It was like I was trapped, the fear tightening its grip around me. His hands gently cupped my face, forcing me to meet his eyes. "You're okay. You're safe. Focus on me, alright just breathe. In and out, I blinked through the tears that had started to blur my vision, focusing on the warmth of his hands, the steadiness of his voice, "In and out. Nice and slow." I tried again, taking in a shaky breath. It wasn't perfect, but it was something. He nodded encouragingly, his eyes never leaving mine "That's. Just like that." I slowly began to breathe, the tightness in my chest loosening. My world steadied, the panic gradually fading into the background I was tired of fighting everyone, of fighting myself. I knew what to do.