Heart of a rogue

* Chapter 7 - Whips And School

"Get up, Lucille!"

I grunted and twisted away from the sound. I didn't want to get up. I decided when I would get up. Fuck that name, don't call me that.

"Fuck, she's doomed."

"She's crazy!"

Girls whispered around me, and then someone else tried to wake me. "Wake the fuck up, bitch!" Belle yelled before something collided with my head.

I growled out loud, searching for her. Belle stood beside my bed with a large grin on her face. "Get the fuck up. We're expected outside in two minutes!"

"Don't wanna..."

"Yeah, me neither," she replied, grabbing my wrist to loosen the binds and tug me up. I hadn't noticed the bindings during the night; I slept like a baby.

I growled at her, irritation bubbling in the pit of my stomach. It quickly shifted to rage. Anything seemed to piss me off lately. "Belle is so dead, she's crazy for trying to get her up," one girl whispered.

"Yeah, her head's gonna get bitten off..."

"She's got big balls for trying to get her out of bed."

The girls whispered about me. Did I come across as that feral? "Fine!" I grumbled, finally awake.

Belle threw my clothes at me, so I could pull them on quickly. She helped me lock the white bow around my neck and adjusted the collar neatly.

Alani entered the tent without knocking or announcing her presence. "Ready, girls?" She squinted at me while I was still casually pulling on socks and shoes.

I still loathed the idea of shoes.

"We'll start the day by handing out the punishments for yesterday. Starting with Miss Harding, of course. After that, you're expected in class, where you'll be given information about your learning process."

I wanted to bite her head off. Harding. Don't call me that either. 

We were herded out of our tent like sheep, walking toward the square where I was bound to that damn pole.

I passed Twinkle and waved at him excitedly. He just averted his eyes, which made me pout. At least acknowledge me, you dick. I also saw Sam in the men's group and waved at him. At least he had some manners and waved back.

Alani proudly addressed the group. "Welcome, rookies! I'm sure it's all very exciting to be here," she began.

Gross. I'd rather get a ticket out of here.

"Yesterday, there were three incidents. Two of them were fights. One of those was a feud between rookies. I'm going to say this loud and clear: you're not in the wild anymore. Fighting is not allowed and will be punished." Alani continued, speaking proudly without stammering a single word. Maybe she looked a bit badass.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Joshua emerging with Declan behind him. His eyes sought mine, and we met. I wanted to wave, but someone bumped into my side, pulling me back to Alani. "Hmm? What?" I muttered.

"She called your name," Belle whispered. "You're getting whipped, girl."

"Kinky," I replied, pushing past the people in front of me. My comment made a few of the others snicker.

I approached Alani with my head held high. "You know, whipping's fine and all. Gagging too, but man, please don't bring out the butt plugs. I'm not really into that."

Alani blushed slightly, but she didn't let her face falter. Not even when the rogues around me started cheering and laughing. To get them to stop, she cleared her throat and extended her leg, causing me to fall backward.