It was at this time that Warren also arrived at the canteen. Like me, there was no food left for him anymore.
Warren happened to pass by our table, and somehow I felt the urge to call him.
“Hey, we still have some food here. Do you want some?” I smiled, trying to hide how nervous I actually was.
Flora had saved more than enough for me, so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to share some with Warren. I wondered if he was going to accept my kindness.
Instead, Warren looked at me in disgust and scoffed. I lowered my head in shame and carried on eating, not saying another word to him.
Although the hateful attitude was nothing new to me at all, I had some hope that maybe Warren was different. I knew a lot of werewolves in this school didn’t like me, but I thought that Warren would be kinder, which was why I offered him my food. Obviously, I had thought wrong.
Surprisingly, Warren didn’t leave immediately after dismissing me. He turned to Flora and said, “You. You’re from the same pack as me, right?”
Flora seemed to be terrified by him, but she managed a little nod. She was probably wondering what he was about to say too.
“Why are you making friends with the slave? It’s going to bring shame to our pack, you know.” Warren’s voice was loud enough for a lot of people to hear.
Clearly, he was referring to me. The way he talked about me made me angry, but a part of me felt more disappointed. Because Warren always seemed to be alone, I thought he could be something else. It turned out that he was no different from all the other hateful werewolves around here.
Harry immediately dropped his fork and stood up. “What the hell are you talking about? Show some respect.”
“Slaves don’t deserve respect,” Warren spat, looking down at my food. “Only a poor and ill-mannered werewolf would think to offer her filthy leftovers to others.”
“Warren!” Harry did not hesitate to grab Warren by his collar. “If you’re so high up and arrogant, then prove it. Let’s fight, right here and now. I’ll teach you what respect means.”
Warren didn’t say a word, but his eyes were full of determination as he nodded, accepting the challenge.
I quickly got up and pulled Harry’s arm back. “Hey, forget it. There’s no use arguing with him. Besides, it’s against the rules to fight outside class time. Do you really want to get expelled?”
Only when I said this did Harry slowly withdraw his fists, but he did not break the intense eye contact with Warren.
“Pathetic.” After smoothing out his collar, Warren left.
Harry pulled his newly-dyed hair in frustration. “Ugh, I hate that I can’t teach that bastard his lesson right now!”
“Trust me, ruining your future just for a fight with that kind of werewolf is not worth it. Just let it go.” I patted Harry’s back to comfort him. Bullies like Warren were nothing new to me. I was practically immune from them already and I had come to the point where it was just unnecessary to care about it anymore.
I then turned to Flora and felt a little guilty for her. Flora was my roommate and good friend. I didn’t want her to be in a difficult situation because of me.
“Flora, I understand your situation. I remember you mentioned before that Warren has a high position in your pack. If you want, we can keep a distance from each other from now on.” I kept my voice low.
“What are you talking about, Sylvia?” Flora looked at me with confidence. “Even the Moon Goddess can’t stop me from caring about my friends. Don’t worry about me!”
I looked at Flora and Harry, moved. I was lucky to have them in my life.
Warren’s POV
Early in the morning, Alina’s personal bodyguard came to me and told me that she wanted to see me.
Upon hearing this, my brain rumbled like a motor. I got so excited. God knew how much I missed Alina.
So I hurriedly excused myself in the morning exercises and went to see her. Before I went out, I put on the tie clip that she gave me three years ago. It was her gift for me, so I always treasured it. I was very careful every time I wore it.
Alina and I grew up together, and we could be considered childhood sweethearts. Being the Gamma of our pack himself, my father had always told me since I was a child that I shouldn’t only be a werewolf loyal to the Alpha but also a knight born to protect the princess.
Thus in my heart, Alina was more important than my life.
She was always gentle and kind, so I thought I could stay by her side for the rest of my life and protect her. I even dreamed of marrying her one day. But later, I heard that the queen liked her so much that she wanted her to marry Prince Rufus. I was disappointed and angry at the same time.
No one else deserved my Alina. What was more, Prince Rufus was so cruel and cold-blooded.
When the princess was held hostage by an evil dragon, as a knight, I had to stand up and protect her. So I came here on my own accord.
I thought that as the queen’s guest, Alina would have been living a good life here. But much to my surprise, she bitterly cried when she saw me.
Her beautiful face had lost its glow. I asked her why many times, but she didn’t answer. She just kept crying.
Damn! Who the hell was bold enough to bully my Alina?
“Alina, tell me. Who made you so sad?” I asked anxiously, clenching my fists tightly. I felt like I would really go mad if she still didn’t say anything.
“I…” Alina sobbed and pouted her red lips. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. “Just let me vent my sadness.”
“Someone must have bullied you.”
I sat beside her, held her shoulders, and stared at her affectionately. My heart broke to see her crying like this. She was such a good she-wolf. How could anyone have the heart to make her cry?
“Warren…” Alina called out my name softly. She raised her tearful eyes and looked at me. “It doesn’t matter. I feel much better now that you are here with me. Seeing you brings comfort to my heart. I really miss my father and mother. If only they were here too.”
After saying this, Alina sobbed again. “They… They have gone too far.”
“They?” I quickly grasped the keyword. “Alina, who are they?”
“They…”
I could see that she was hesitating. She picked up a tissue and wiped her tears. “If I tell you, promise me that you won’t tell anyone.”
“Of course! Don’t you trust me anymore? You know that I am always your strongest supporter, right?” I frowned, unhappy about Alina’s alienation. Anyone but her could doubt my loyalty to her. Didn’t she still understand that she was the only one in my heart?
“Okay, I will tell you.” Alina sniffed, looking so pitiful. “Everyone in the palace knows that the queen has brought me here as Prince Rufus’ fiancee. But Prince Rufus has invited Sylvia to be his date to the ball on his birthday this Friday. Now everyone in the palace is laughing at me. I feel so humiliated.”
“He has gone too far!” I was so angry that I suddenly stood up. But I also felt a little disappointed that Alina was crying for another man.
“So, can you help me? Warren…” Alina also stood up and looked up at me. “You and Sylvia are in the same class. Maybe you have a better chance of… stopping her.”
Warren’s POV
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