The morning came like a hangover. The outlines of the room floated before my eyes, my head was slightly dizzy and terribly aching.Sammy opened her eyelids and blinked in confusion. She lay in her bed, carefully covered with a blanket, but everything seemed strange, like a stranger. Thoughts were desperately confused in her head, not letting herself be grabbed by the tail, and the girl could not manage to concentrate.She moved cautiously, her body seemed to obey. Slowly getting out from under the covers, Sammy rolled onto her back, and only then looked up.Travis was here. He lay next to her, his hand behind his head, and looked at her. So serious that Samantha was instantly flustered."Hello," Doyle said hoarsely, still staring at her intently. - How do you feel?"My head hurts," Sammy said. Her cheeks burned, and her emotions were like a ball of tangled threads, one thing after another. But I couldn't find the end...Travis was topless, and Sammy suddenly realized that she was wear

The longest week in Samantha's life stretched out. First week without Travis in a long time. She didn't know how used to always being with him, and now she felt like a piece of herself had been torn from her and made to bleed in front of everyone.After answering numerous questions that Doyle was ill, Sammy withdrew into herself. Even just talking to her friends seemed beyond her strength now, and she, even being in their company, usually just kept silent, immersed in her unhappy thoughts.However, River and Tina were tactful and did not ask about anything. Steve was always close to her, who did not impose himself, but did not lose sight of her either. However, Defalco never showed up - Sammy heard Shannon tell someone that Ray had gone to a private clinic for treatment. Samantha strongly doubted this, and the thought of him did not give her peace of mind. What could he do to people, to Travis… In wolf form or not, this guy was deadly.But what could she do, finding herself on a tiny

The next day the whole school was talking about what happened to Steve. He was treated well, and what happened to the guy upset everyone. To Sammy's surprise, she was constantly approached with questions, seeing earlier that they were talking, but she herself really did not know anything - only from the words of Travis. Steve's condition worried her, and Samantha decided to stop by the hospital after school. They will hardly let him in, but at least you can talk to your parents and ask the doctors about his condition.Goosebumps ran down her skin as soon as she imagined the attack itself. She perfectly remembered the animal horror that gripped her in the forest, surrounded by wolves, and what it was like to endure such horror, one could only guess. Sammy thought with a shudder about how the teeth of the Defalco wolf sank into his body ... And it is not known where this monster is now.She trusted Travis, believed that he could find Ray and protect her. But faith alone was still not en

- What if someone sees it?- Who? Nobody's here. And it's already dark...I pulled her back to me, and she gave in, but soon began to resist again. I grabbed Miranda's hands behind her back and knocked her over onto the grass, leaning on top of her.- Stop! It's dirty here... And it's cold... - she muttered, trying to break free. “Ray… I don’t want to… Ray!”I didn't care what she wanted. I felt the zipper on her skirt, and then Miranda just flew up. Having contrived, she kneeled me in the groin, and I, gasping in pain, rolled to the side. I doubled over, breathing heavily through clenched teeth.- Bitch! I hissed, and Miranda recoiled and tried to get up.- You... You're such a freak! she called. “Travis was right when he beat you at that party!”Startled, I slowly raised my head. Even the pain in my groin receded under the influence of the red veil of hellish anger that covered my eyes.- What did you say? I breathed.What Miranda said I didn't hear anymore. Wild rage convulsed me,

Sammy spent the whole day before the ball in extreme agitation. She tried on all her few dresses five times and desperately regretted that after all the events she had not thought to buy an outfit for the ball. Realizing that she just wanted to look good in Travis' eyes, Samantha was annoyed with herself - it was too late to think about it. Travis had seen her in any form, and a new dress wouldn't change a thing. That's what Sammy told herself, but she bit her lips as she gazed doomedly at her clothes.Finally, she opted for a dark green silk dress, simple but elegant. It was almost new—Sammy had only worn it once a year ago, to her cousin's wedding. Picking up simple dark pumps and a thin gold chain, she belatedly thought that Travis would notice the absence of the pendant he had presented. Any reminder of the lost jewelry was given with pain in the heart, because it was his gift. But still nothing can be done, and Sammy decided to go down to her parents in order not to let herself b