Bullied Once, Loved Twice

Chapter 19 - Dancing with knives

Narcia stood by her dorm's main entrance, unable to open the door. She knew Liam would be waiting behind there, and her friend's glare behind her did not help with the pressure.

"Can you stop staring, Tammy!"

"Can you open the door, alpha?" She teased, Narcia glaring at her before grabbing the doorknob and slamming the door wide open.

"Everything okay?" Liam said as he stood there, a brace on his foot instead of crutches. It made her smile that he seemed to be getting better already.

"Yes, everything is alright." She said as she tied her hair into a high pony tail before walking out, smiling to him as she looked him up and down. He was wearing his favorite leather jacket with a nice black t-shirt underneath. She liked how his black jeans wrapped tightly around his muscles and his crotch.

"You like what you see or something?" Liam teased, causing her to jump and blush. She hadn't realized just how long she had been checking him out. She didn't like how her body kept doing this to her. Even her wolf was purring from the imagery.

"I like your style is all..."

"That's not the area I caught you staring at."

"LIAM!"

"Your eyes were staring." He said before she punched his shoulder, causing him to chuckle and cover the spot she hit. He clearly enjoyed riling her up, and it frustrated her that he had such ease with it.

They both started to walk towards school, Silviano standing in the distance away from their view. His wolf was viciously growling at the view. There was no way he was going to accept this new turn of event, but for now, he would have to deal with something more important.

"Are you ready for your math test? I took extra time to study last night." Liam stated as he pulled out a notebook from his pocket, flipping through pages.

"Math test..?"

"Yeah, the one Teryn announced at the end of the class yesterday." Liam stated as if it was obvious. Narcia had completely zoned out by the end of the class. She had been so lost in her worry that she hadn't heard her uncle announcement for the test.

"Oh god! What am I going to do!?" She said in panick as she gripped her head, her eyes wide as Liam sighed and tore a page off, handing it over to Narcia.

"I figured as much, I marked those notes for you. He said we could bring notes as long as they aren't the actual answers. You seemed pretty shaken up yesterday, so I made sure to make notes just in case." He said a bit of guilt in his tone. He probably felt bad about her reaction she had regarding him abandoning her. She smiled at him as she took the piece of paper in her hands, glad he had thought of her.

"I appreciate it, Liam... Thank you." She said tenderly, both of them walking into the classroom to go and take their seats. She felt so much better, having spent the walk to her class with her mate.

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Liam groaned as he turned his sheet face down against the desk, pushing his hair back with a hand as he watched a few girls squirm at his action. It immediately caused him to smirk a bit. He wasn't quite used to attracting that kind of attention to himself. He glanced over to where Narcia sat, seeing her deeply focused on his notes, clearly needing it.

"Alright, everyone hand over your papers. The test is over." Teryn said, causing some of the students to gasp or even whine. Narcia smiled and folded the note paper before stowing it in her pocket.

Everyone made a line and handed over their papers whether they were finished or not. Some seemed even on the verge of crying, and Liam almost felt bad for them. The bell rang shortly after, signaling the end of the first period, Liam quickly walked over to Narcia with a smirk.