"No, it can't be..." Isabella mumbled, shaking her head in disbelief as she tried to calm her racing heart.
She glanced around nervously but saw no sign of a wolf.
"Of course, I am just being ridiculous
There is no way. I need to stop being so jumpy." She whispered to herself and exhaled deeply.
Just then, one of the stall doors creaked open slowly. Isabella held her breath.
A boy walked out, large headphones covering his ears as he stared down at his phone screen.
"Oh!" Isabella let out a long breath of relief, but then anger quickly replaced her fear.
"Hey!" She called out.
"You do realize this is the girls' bathroom, right?" She snapped at the boy.
The boy barely glanced up from his phone.
"And so what?" He replied her.
His casual response made Isabella's blood boil.
"Are you being serious right now?" Isabella snapped at him.
Finally, he looked at her properly, his eyes narrowing on her.
"And who are you anyway?" He questioned her, looking at her like she shouldn't be there.
"I do not see how that question is relevant here. You should apologize for sneaking into the girls' bathroom. You are in the wrong here." She retorted. However, the boy let out a dry chuckle.
"Apologize? To you? Oh, you must definitely be new here..." The boy pointed out with a cocky smirk.
Isabella took a deep breath to calm herself down but she was nowhere near calm.
"Do I need to teach you a lesson before you understand what's going on here, you pervert?" She blurted out, her nostrils flaring.
At that, the boy burst into laughter, as if she had said the funniest joke on earth.
"Teach me a lesson? You don't know where you are, girl. Don't worry, soon, we will see who needs the 'lesson'." The boy maintained confidently and before Isabella could respond, he walked past her and left.
She took another deep breath, this time focusing on the boy's lingering smell.
"Of course, he is my kind." She detected he was a werewolf then a realization struck her.
"So that was what happened? He must have been the one shifting and growling. Just fooling around." She quickly concluded.
"But is that it? Why do I still feel restless?" She contemplated as she couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong.
"No, no. It was that boy. It has to be." She maintained firmly.
Shaking her head in annoyance, Isabella left the bathroom and started searching for her classroom.
After several wrong turns, she finally found the right room and slipped inside just as the teacher was starting the lesson.
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The lunch bell's ring was a welcome sound for Isabella after three confusing classes.
"Yeah, I need a break!" She mumbled in relief as she made her way out of the class.
At that moment, her phone buzzed. Her face lit up thinking it would be her adoptive parents calling to check on her but it was an unknown number.
"Hello?" Isabella answered hesitantly.
"Mrs. Bennett wants to see you in the consulting room." It was Lucas's cold voice and that made her stiffened.
"Lucas? How did you get my number?" Isabella demanded.
"That is the least of your concerns right now." He retorted, his tone sending chills down her spine.
"What do you mean by that?" She inquired cluelessly.
"Of course you know what I mean! Didn't you have some kind of confrontation with a boy earlier?" He snapped.
Isabella's heart skipped a beat.
"And how did you know about that?" She inquired.
"Well, I'm being informed that you have started causing trouble on your first day at school." He snapped again. Isabella scoffed in disbelief.
"I didn't cause any trouble. He was in the girls' bathroom!" She snapped back, already feeling angry at the false accusation.
"Wrong. You were in the boys' bathroom. And now Mrs. Bennett wants to discuss your behavior." He informed her sharply.
"No, that is..." Isabella wanted to protest but Lucas cut her short.
"Just get to the consulting room. Now." Then the line went dead.
"What the heck?" Isabella grunted in annoyance as she made her way through the hallway.
Outside the consulting room, a few human students lingered, whispering and pointing as she passed.
Inside, Mrs. Bennett sat at her desk with a stern expression. The boy from the bathroom lounged in one of the chairs, while Lucas stood by the window.
"Miss Winters, Aidan here says you confronted him aggressively this morning." Mrs. Bennett began.
"That is not what happened. Actually, I should be the one doing the reporting here." Isabella protested.
"Is that so? Well, I heard you followed Aidan into the bathroom and started yelling at him!" Mrs. Bennett said.
"Excuse me? I did not follow him!" Isabella was shocked at the accusation.
"Then why were you in the boys' bathroom?" Mrs. Bennett asked.
"I wasn't in the boy's bathroom, he was in the girl's bath..." Isabella was protesting but Aidan cut her short before she could finish.
"She is lying."
"I am not lying, you are!" She yelled.
"Please just stop now, Isabella. How would you think grandfather would take this if he finds out you have started causing trouble on your first day? He is going to be so disappointed." Lucas said to her, sounding and looking as if he was worried about her.
Isabella clenched her fists angrily.
"Oh, she is Leader Evan's granddaughter? Wow, what a granddaughter! The Alpha will definitely be so ashamed to hear you are busy harrasing students." Aidan said to Lucas, purposefully using 'leader instead of Alpha because of the human teacher's presence.
Isabella became annoyed and her heart raced faster. She could feel her control slipping, her wolf pushing against her skin.
Aidan smirked, knowing exactly what he was doing to her.
"Does your grandfather knows you are a pervert?" Aidan asked her.
Isabella's vision began to blur with rage. Her fingernails dug into her palms as she fought to maintain control.
"You pathetic liar..." Isabella growled at Aidan, and her eyes flashed red showing her wolf was at forefront.
"Yes, go ahead and disgrace yourself. Show grandfather you lack self control and can tarnish his image." Lucas stated inwardly as he observed Isabella.
Then, Isabella growled and the teacher gasped.