Chapter Twelve : Begins

Just when I assumed that nothing would probably go wrong on the first day at school, the misfortunes began to unfold. I was hailed to the principal chamber on the very first day at my new school. I entered the room, breaching the heavy atmosphere of the room. I found the girl from earlier sitting on the couch, crossing her legs. A woman in her mid-forties was by her side, caressing her shoulders as the girl continued to sob, noticing me. The woman's green sequin midi dress and the Gucci bag appeared too glam in the bland black and white office. The woman shot me a bitter glare as I entered. The board of teachers was already in the room as if they were waiting for me. "Miss Bailey, please, take a seat," my phase coordinator said calmly. It felt a bit awkward knowing she was a werewolf. I could feel the piercing eyes as I sat quietly opposite the girl. "No one ever dared to humiliate my daughter before," the girl's mother said bitterly. Wasn't she the one going around humiliating the commoners? I thought, not getting surprised. Indeed, Cassidy warned me that the girl was exemplary at playing the victim. "Miss Bailey, though you are the granddaughter of the CEO of the White Wolves, you can not go around creating troubles for others on your first day," the phase coordinator said. "Do not think we will allow you to ridicule others just because of your family's status," she warned me. I did not know how to respond. Shortly, the principal entered the room with my nightmare. I could hear the gasps as Caspian entered the room with the principal. The teachers and the guests were mesmerized by his majestic ambiance. Caspian's arctic blue eyes met mine as he ran his fingers through his hair seductively. The daughter had already forgotten to put on her act as she stared at Caspian with wide eyes. In a black suit with a grey waistcoat, Caspian appeared as if he had come out of a novel. It was a rare opportunity to meet him outside like this. Though the entire school was blessed to get a glimpse of Caspian, I shrunk in apprehension staring at Caspian's cold eyes. Undoubtedly, it would make a headline in the news again. Caspian sat by my side, leaning comfortably and crossing his legs. A sweet peachy fragrance hit my nose as Caspian came close to me. "What grievous crime accounts for calling me here like this?" Caspian asked, making a steeple of his fingers. Everyone was startled as they realized they were gawking at Caspain. "We apologize for calling you here abruptly like this, Sir. However, we have some grave allegations against Miss Bailey on her very first day, unfortunately," one of the teachers said. "That sounds pretty grave. So, whom did she kill?" Caspian asked indifferently. I almost choked at Caspian's words. After watching that man beating people to their deaths, it didn't ring sarcastically in my ears. The teachers stared at each other, getting perplexed. "Ah- your sense of humor is quite unexpected, Sir," my homeroom teacher said awkwardly. "Nevertheless, Miss Bailey has harassed Miss Bennet today." Caspian stared at the mother and daughter pair as the woman hastily fixed her composure. "I am Mrs. Chyle Bennet. My husband owns the Rosemerries. We had a lot of deals with the White wolves in the past," the woman said brightly. Caspian ignored the introduction and turned to the girl. The woman rapidly grabbed her daughter and introduced her, "This is my daughter, Winsley, Winsley Bennet." Mrs. Bennet's eyes glowed up as Caspian observed Winsley. Winsley tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear shyly. I exhaled deeply, getting annoyed. Wasn't the girl depressed just minutes ago because I harassed her? I frowned at Caspian, not fathoming why he was checking that girl out shamelessly in front of everyone. Indeed, Winsley was pretty. However, considering Caspian's popularity, weren't tons of attractive women after him already? "You claimed your daughter was harassed?'' Caspian asked Mrs. Bennet sharply. Mrs. Bennet was unprepared for Caspian's question. "But Miss Bennet doesn't appear injured anywhere," Caspian said calmly. "Ah- yes," Mrs. Bennet almost slurred. "It was only a misunderstanding among the young ladies, I assume," she said, smiling awkwardly. "But the authority informed me it was something grave," Caspian turned to the homeroom teacher and said coldly. The homeroom teacher was unprepared as the principal frowned at Mrs. Bennet. "Mrs. Bennet, didn't you complain of Miss Bailey bullying Miss Winsley?" the principal asked. Mrs. Bennet stared at her daughter and fixed her posture. "I believe my daughter's reaction was a bit exaggerated since she's really soft-heartened, you know. Winsley is so kind that she gets sentimental. If I knew Mr. Caspian would be bothered over such a tiny issue, we would talk it over with Miss Bailey," Mrs. Bennet said, smiling brightly. "I believe Miss Bailey and my daughter will be good friends soon," she added. "As if," I said in my mind, scrunching my nose at the shameless behavior of the woman. The sudden change in Mrs. Bennet's tone bewildered everyone in the room. The school authority seemed embarrassed to speak anything further. Caspian got up from his assigned place, shoving his hands into his pockets aimlessly. "Mr. Flynn, I believed the successor of the White Wolves had offended the school authority to such an extent that no one dared in the past twenty years. Was it all for which you had to ask me to come here? Weren't there several other complaints like Miss Bailey broke the concentration of the other students?'' Caspian asked the principal coldly. "I should have confirmed the accusations before calling you here," Mr. Flynn said, staring at Caspian apologetically. "We apologize for the inconvenience on your first day, Miss Bailey," the principal turned to me and said. I sighed, coming out of the room. Indeed, having rich guardians was a one-eighty turn in my life. Caspian didn't say a word to me inside the school ground. The classes had already ended. Hence, I followed Caspian to return home. The kids were stunned as Caspian walked past them. I could hear the murmurs about how attractive Caspian was in person. No one expected to see the rumored future CEO of the White Wolves in the school. "Why is the future CEO of the White Wolves picking her?" "Wasn't she a nobody even a few days before?" "I am so jealous! She gets to live with such an attractive man?'' "Aren't they competitors for the CEO's position? Are they on good terms?" I could tell Caspian could hear the murmurs since he was also a werewolf. Everyone was already aware of my incident with Winsley Bennet. However, Winsley had a reputation as an innocent girl in front of everyone. Thus, her bullying would often go unnoticed by the other students. Or perhaps, the other kids also possessed the same prejudice against the commoners. I could tell that Caspian was mad at me. He had warned me not to do anything unexpected that would put a scratch on the White Wolves' reputation. Suddenly, Cassidy yelled my name, dragging the attention of the entire hallway. "Bailey! Let's talk outside," Cassidy said, huffing. She came to me running, noticing me from the third floor. Caspian stared at Cassidy skeptically. Cassidy bowed apologetically for not noticing him with me. Caspian moved forward as Cassidy continued to talk with me. "I heard they called you in the principal office. I was aware that Winsley would pull something like this. She is a sly girl. You should be more careful from now on," Cassidy said. She seemed apologetic for the scandal I suffered. "Do not worry about it," I said in a tiny voice. "I should thank you, Bailey. You stood up for me though it cost you so many unexpected events. Winsley is always disgusted by the students who get here by a scholarship. Indeed, she wished to become friends with the successor of the White Wolves. But I guess she was mad because I approached you before her," Cassidy said. I was aware that Caspian used the word successor for sarcastic purposes. But I felt uneasy as others were mentioning it in front of Caspian. As we came out of the school ground, I bid Cassidy goodbye. I turned to Caspian awkwardly as he stared at me indifferently. Caspian leaned on his Lamborghini aimlessly as his eyes hovered over my body. "What are you? A walking pandora's box?" Caspian asked. "I apologize for being a damsel in distress. I will make sure the school doesn't bother you again," I said in a tiny voice. "Do you think whatever happens to you concerns me? Your every move is going to involve the White Wolves' name. You can not play with something just because you got hold of it out of the blue, without even trying," Caspian said coldly. It wasn't hard to comprehend that Caspian was talking about my inheritance. "I do not have any intention to achieve anything that I don't deserve," I said calmly. "Is this why you joined the shooting club? To prove your worth?" Caspian asked, tilting his head. I was perplexed by his question. I agreed to take shooting as my extra thinking Caspian had prepared it for me. However, Caspian didn't appear he was happy with me fighting back for the Alpha's throne. I wondered if it were the other mafia wolf clans who wanted to use me as bait to drag Caspian into this.