Lunaris Academy...
Standing in front of Principal Jameson’s office, Daisy Fairchild sucked in a deep breath.
"There’s nothing to be scared about. You did nothing wrong. We’ll just answer Mrs. Jameson and we’re good to go." She gave herself a pep talk before finally mustering the courage to knock on the door.
"Come on in," Jameson’s voice came from inside, and Daisy braced herself as she stepped in.
Of course, there was Principal Jameson looking primed and proper as always, not a single piece out of place. One would think that after the horrible scandal that had plagued Lunaris Academy, the woman would have been sent packing.
Unfortunately, the hard-to-kill cockroach had managed to wriggle her way back into position by riding on Violet’s purple glory, the human girl with three mates. She had the PR team push that story, feeding the garbage to the public until they practically forgot all the recent incidents.
In a way, it worked. Lunaris Academy was once again the top supernatural academy every human girl dreamed of being chosen for. Everyone wanted to be Violet Purple. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Even now, it had been revealed that Violet Purple wasn’t even human. But no one seemed to care. If anything, the academy’s popularity had exploded beyond control.
How did Violet Purple become a werewolf —or whatever people thought she was? Already, rumors were circulating that there was a secret lab in Lunaris Academy where humans were experimented on and turned into werewolves.
And yet, instead of deterring them, it only made everyone want to be part of Lunaris even more.
It was crazy out there.
When Daisy came in, she never expected Principal Jameson to have a visitor and certainly not a familiar, blue-eyed Luna.
"Luna Zara," Daisy bowed her head respectfully. "An honor to meet you."
"The pleasure is mine, Daisy Fairchild."
Daisy lifted a brow. How did the Luna of the North Pack know her name? And why was she summoned here? Of course, Daisy wasn’t stupid; she could sense something was off.
"Do have a seat, Daisy." Jameson gestured to the chair in front of her.
Daisy sat carefully, hyper-aware of the Luna’s presence beside her. Suddenly, it felt less like a meeting and more like she’d just stepped into an interrogation room.
"I’m sure you’re surprised by my presence," Zara said with a small, knowing smile.
"Yes, I am. By chance, Luna Zara, did anything happen to Violet?" Daisy asked, curiosity lacing her tone. The last she heard, her friend Violet was in the North with her son, Alaric, where their bond had finally snapped into place.
It was safe to conclude that communication with Violet had been downhill. With so many things happening in such a short time, keeping in touch was nearly impossible. Not to mention, Violet’s line hadn’t connected in days, and the only information she ever got came through the Alphas or their betas —whenever they were even reachable.
Luna Zara opened her mouth as if to lie her way out of it, but suddenly paused. Then she sighed, heavily. "To be honest, that’s why I’m here."
Daisy shifted uncomfortably in her seat, a prickle of unease crawling down her spine.
"Why? What happened?" she demanded, her voice tight with apprehension.
"Violet Purple suddenly vanished with my son."
"What?!" Daisy shouted, stunned. She shook her head in disbelief. "What do you mean vanished with your son?"
Zara Storm studied the young girl before her, satisfied to see she already had Daisy wrapped around her finger.
Leaning forward, she spoke with emotion.
"To be honest, I was a bit hard on Violet. I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors about us, but the North Pack isn’t used to inter-pack marriages. Still, the goddess mated them, and I realized my mistake. I should never have gone against them. And now... I think Violet is punishing me by taking my son away from me."
"No!" Daisy blurted out, louder than intended.
Zara blinked, feigning confusion. "No?"
"No. Violet would never do that. Sure, she’s hot-tempered and unpredictable, but she wouldn’t go that far unless..." Daisy’s voice trailed off mid-sentence.
"Unless what?" Zara pressed, her keen gaze pinning the girl.
Daisy swallowed. Unless it was necessary. But she didn’t say that out loud.
Instead, she forced a small smile and said, "All I’m trying to say is that Violet isn’t petty enough for that. Maybe they just went on a vacation or something, and didn’t want to be disturbed. I’ve heard some mates do that. You know, like a honeymoon."
"Is that so?" Zara’s tone was calm, but her eyes sharpened as she studied Daisy. The young girl’s breathing had shifted ever so slightly. The Luna could sense it. Daisy Fairchild was beginning to catch on, growing guarded. And more than that, she was hiding something.
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