Eleanor

“Get down.”

The order was curt and cold, just like the source.

I blinked at Ezra, who had his eyes trained ahead of him, his fists wrapped tightly around the steering wheel.

We had driven in quietness with him ignoring me the whole of the four hours it took to get to the academy. We had only spoken when we got to a gas station and he nonchalantly asked if I needed anything.

Now though, four hours later, we were parked a small distance away from the entrance of the Academy.

“Why? Did something happen to your car?” I asked, even if I already had a sinking feeling of exactly why he was asking me to get down.

“I will not repeat myself, beetle.”

I swallowed. “I know you said to stay out of your way, but this is too much, Ezra. You don’t expect me to walk all the way in there_”

The slamming of the car door was what alerted me to the fact that he had gotten out and was now walking towards the back.

I got out of the car in time to see him pull out my suitcases from the trunk.

“You wanted to come to Moonlight.” He slammed the trunk shut. “Welcome to the Moonlight Academy for Gilded Bloodlines, Beetle.”

And then before i could come up with a reply, he had gotten into his car and zoomed off, leaving me standing there, my mouth hanging open in awe.

For the one week before we went back, Ezra had steered clear of the mansion, and while I knew it was just him being himself, this time, I knew he was going out of his way to avoid me.

The car currently disappearing from sight was evidence.

I fought the urge to kick and scream about how much I hated him.

Gosh, I hated him!

Instead, I huffed in annoyance and eyed the two heavy suitcases I had packed.

Forty-nine minutes and over six hundred silent curses later, and I was rolling the suitcase into the reception of the academy.

With no one but my map to guide me, I had gotten the direction wrong, twice!

“Your name?” The woman at the reception asked, not lifting her eyes from her computer for even a second.

I looked at her name tag to see the name ‘Cassie’, written boldly on it.

“Eleanor. Eleanor Grayerh.” I answered, stammering slightly.

The movement of her fingers across her keyboard stopped, and she raised her gaze to me. “What did you say your name is again?”

I frowned, seeing an odd expression cross her face. “Eleanor Grayerh.”

Cassie’s expression turned blank for a few seconds before she turned away and typed in my name into the computer.

She reached under her desk and produced a file. “You have been assigned to Red towers. Your room number, keys, id card, and everything you need is in there.”

I mumbled a thank you as she went back to her computer, gesturing for the next person to come.

As I walked away, I felt the urge to look back, but still saw her gaze trained on her computer, and frowned.

“Watch it!” A voice sneered, but it was too late as I crashed into a body, the envelope in my hand flying and the contents falling to the floor.

I gasped, steadying myself, and looked up to see a blonde staring daggers at me.

She was dressed head to toe in the lightest shade of blue, resembling a character straight from a barbie movie.

“A perfect example of what we do not need at Moonlight.” she hissed, dusting off invisible dirt from her jacket where I assume my body had touched. “You are lucky I’m in a hurry or I would have thought you a lesson, clumsy bitch!”

I just stared, dumbfounded as she turned and strutted away, clutching a small channel purse, while two girls hurried after her with her suitcase.

Great.

Just what I needed.

Running into queen bee on my first day.

I dropped to the ground, gathering the contents of my envelope and sighed when I spotted my key on the far left.

I crawled to it, only to stop when a pair of shiny black heels stopped next to it, and when I thought the owner would kick it or something, a small hand reached downwards and picked it right up.

“I guess you are not exactly having a good first day now, are you?” A sweet voice asked, and I looked up to see a face I could only describe as front page magazine-worthy, looking down at me with a sweet smile.

Unlike the blonde, she was dressed in a very short black skirt, and a brown leather jacket with a small white top inside. Her brown hair was tied in a high ponytail that fell in waves down her back.

She had the prettiest hazel eyes I had ever seen that was framed with equally pretty dark brown lashes.

“You guessed right.” I answered with a smile of my own and allowed her pull me to my feet.

“I can imagine.” she said. “I’m Ava.” she handed me my keys. “And judging by the room number on that, our rooms are opposite each other.”

“Eleanor.” I replied, sightly regretting the fact that she was not my roommate.

Why couldn’t it be like those books or movies where the girl who saved you gets to be your roommate!

Ava, despite my protests, took my suitcase and led me towards our tower.

“I mean, it’s just a tall ancient building, but for some reason, they decided to call it a tower.” she was saying, as we made our way through the surprisingly scanty hall.

Turns out I was quite late, even without Ezra dropping me off outside the academy.

“Maybe to sound cool?” I offered, actually impressed by the environment.

Ava laughed in agreement.

It was really a school for the Elites.

And considering the amount paid to get in, they did a great job preserving the old structures which gave it a cooler and more mysterious vibe.

“Mind you, the girl you bumped into back there, that’s Jasmine. She’s a hybrid princess and the queen bee as you may have guessed.” I wasn’t surprised. “I personally do not give a fuck about people like that, but if you do, then she is one you have to stay away from.”

I scrunched my nose. “Nahh.. I really do not care about any queen bee, Ava.”

And it was true.

Zach was the last person I was every going to let walk all over me.

Ava raised a surprised brow. “Now I definitely like you and know we would be friends.”

We got to the door of my room and I turned the key, still smiling at Ava, but what greeted me wiped the smile off my face.

Eleanor

Pink and blue suitcases were arranged to the side, ready to be unpacked.

But that was not what set me off.

It was the owner, who stood with her hands on her waist, barking orders at the girls that were with her.

The moment Jasmine’s eyes met mine, they turned thunderous.

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” her voice was a biting whisper. “You?”

Just like her, I almost laughed at fate playing a cruel joke by making us roommates.

“There is no way in hell I’m sharing a room with you!” Jasmine screeched, her voice annoying and way too unattractive for my liking. “I asked for the most expensive suite in the tower, and it certainly can’t be the best if I have to share it with a clumsy b_”

I didn’t let her finish. “Now I may have let you insult me earlier. And that was because I was partly at fault for bumping into you.” My tone was low. “But I won’t let you call me names for no reason at all. If you do not want to share a room with me, then you can take it to the admin, or the student council.”

Alpha Carden, being one to always spoil me, had payed for the best, even complaining when he found out that for a new student, I had to share a room.

We only got privileges of having a solo room from the third year. Which was where Ezra was at.

Jasmine looked like she could burst at any minutes as we both stared each other down.

It was Ava who butted in. “Look, Jasmine. My room is opposite, and it is the exact replica of this one. We could switch place_”

She didn’t wait, clapping her hands together as she ordered the girls to move over to Ava’s room.

The moment the door shut behind her, Ava let out a sigh. “My roommate is insufferable and a fan of Jasmine’s. I’m sure they would be a good match.” she then screeched in excitement. “I can’t believe we are now roommates.”

I hugged her, silently thanking the goddess for whatever it is that just happened.

We spent the next couple of hours unpacking, and getting a lot of work done in our room since it was both of us working together.

Jasmine had Ava’s things sent to our room by her minions, citing how generous she was for not tossing it in the trash, but I heavily suspected she won’t dare.

Ava was badass. And it took a lot not to be scared of her.

“So, you are the daughter of an Alpha.” Ava asked, smiling as she sat on my bed, picking a romance novel from the stash I had come with.

I shrugged. “Yeah, unfortunately.” she scrunched her nose at my answer, making me laugh.

I knew I couldn’t tell her of my real story, but still, it wasn’t a lie.

It was actually unfortunate, who had birthed me.

“How about you? Alpha? Beta? Delta?” I couldn’t smell lycan blood on her, but she smelled strongly of something supreme.

Ava smirked. “Hybrid. I’m a mix of Beta and Fae.” at my surprised gasp, she wiggled her brows. “Yes. My father thought it romantic to go usurp a fae princess from her people and make her his. It would have been sweeter, if I didn’t have to learn to alternate between having wings and having a wolf!”

My mouth dropped open. An occurrence that was happening way too often in one day. “I’m sorry but that is the coolest thing I have ever heard!” I breathed. “Your parents must really love each other.

It wasn’t unusual for my kind to mix with other kinds, but I was yet to see one. Especially one like hers.

“Oh, that they do, and don’t fail to show it off at any opportunity they find.” she fake gagged. While my smile was still on my face, I couldn’t help but imagine what it would been like if my parents had loved each other.

I had been five when we had left, with a whole lot of memory missing, but I the few I had, had been brutal, and no matter how much I tried to forget, they stayed, haunting me day and night.

Ava pulled herself off the bed, pulling my attention back to see a sleek smile on her face. “You want to see something cool?” she asked, her brows raised in excitement.

I narrowed my eyes at her, unsure of what she wanted to show me. “Depends on what your definition of ‘something cool’ is.”

She laughed and smacked my arm.

Then turned and began to lift the hem of her small white top.

When we had started earlier, she had taken off her jacket and I had been awed at how toned her body was.

Even I, with all my workouts, was not even close to her.

Ava lifted the top up and off her body, throwing it to the bed.

My eyed immediately zeroed in on what looked like a tatoo, but was a thick dark line that ran from between her shoulder blades, down to her mid-back.

I instantly knew what it was.

She flexed her back, and then I watched in awe as the line gave way, and the most beautiful set of wings made it’s way out of the space created by the line.

“Wow.” I whispered, taking a step back when she flexed her wings which were longer than I expected, then lifted herself off the ground and turned to me. “You were right. That is something cool.”

Ava batted her lashes at me, holding her hands over her naked breasts. “At your service my luna roommate.” she teased, making me roll my eyes at her.

As the daughter of an Alpha, I had an Alpha wolf, which in female terms, was called Luna.

It was the first time anyone apart from Liv was referring to me as that, and while Liv’s was a reminder of who I am, I did like it coming from Ava.

A bell rang, causing Ava to come back down, her eyes wide. “Shit! We have two hours to get to the orientation ground.”