Chapter 58: Chapter 58

I bit my lips in panic, uneasiness spreading through me.

The incident with Oswald made me unhappy, but upon seeing Wyatt's text, pronounced weakness circulated throughout my entire system.

I bit my lower lip, fidgeting. I lowered my head, causing my hair to fall on my face. I quickly tucked the stray silver strands that fell on my face behind my ears.

I inhaled deeply and closed my eyes before tapping on the message.

'It's Oswald.' Wyatt texted knowingly. Of course, if no one knows, Wyatt, Rex, and Asher will know.

A wince fell from my lips, and my heart tightened.

Oswald's actions had saddened me, but upon seeing Wyatt's text, it felt as if I was never sad, and I was just getting sad.

My eyes turned moist, and I felt my whole body tremble due to sadness and remorse.

'Yes.' I admitted honestly, not bothering to lie, and immediately I did. My body shook, and I felt all my strength dissipate.

Seeing the image spreading around, I knew there'd likely be nothing between the both of us again. So it's all gone, isn't it? I pressed my lips together to stop the sob from spilling past my lips. I can't be weak. I…

'Okay,' he replied.

Okay? I froze at the casual reply.

That's it? Wyatt didn't care about the images, did he? Was I the one thinking too much?

It seems that Wyatt was disinterested, contrary to what I've been thinking, or is it that he was too annoyed? Although I know he's a person of few words, if he doesn't want me to, I won't be able to understand the meaning behind his words, but this time, I felt completely clueless, and it made different thoughts sour through my mind.

And the more it did, the more my stomach churned.

I bit my lip and inhaled slowly to build my courage. 'I'm sorry.' I typed and sent it to Wyatt with shaky fingers.

'He's your mate.' Wyatt simply replied, breaking the connection between us and simply linking Oswald and me together, making me freeze.

That's it! Wyatt didn't care. He really didn't put it in his heart.

A pathetic and halfhearted smile fell past my lips. Yes, Oswald is my mate; why will Wyatt care about rumors of me with a man? Of course, I was the one thinking too much about what he thought of me in his heart!

My eyes welled with tears, and the phone fell from my hands—my mood was turning for the worse.

I was stupid. It was all my fault. Wyatt and I had begun to get close, but I had messed it up all for that jerk. My chest tightened extremely, and I fell on the bed, curling like a fetus, trying to hold back the tears and sob from falling.

Arya gently sat on my bed and stared at me, pity written in her eyes. "Will your man come out for you?" She inquired in a thin voice filled with pity for me.

My heart tightened more, and a sigh fell past my lips. Even Arya had cared, but that damn Oswald, who was behind everything, didn't even bat his eyes. I felt myself raging between sadness and anger.

I bowed my head and ruffled my tousled hair in dejection before wrapping myself in the blanket.

That damn Oswald! He's not worthy at all!

However, I was the stupid one!

After all, I knew how much of a jerk Oswald was since the first day I met him, so he wasn't to blame. I'm the one to blame.

I'm really stupid. How could I let lust cloud my head? Was I that needy?

All because of that moment, everything had turned for the worse. Lorelei really had me feeling defeated this time. I'm pissed at Oswald; I can't face Wyatt; should I just leave with Rex…

Rex!!! My eyes widened in disbelief. I couldn't believe that I'd forgotten all about the training with strict Rex!

"Gosh! He's going to kill me. I'm late. Fucking late!" I shrieked and sat up before tossing the blanket onto the bed.

Arya's eyes widened, appearing shocked by my sudden outburst and actions. "What's wrong? Calm down." Arya tried to console me out of concern.

I ruffled my hair, got down from my bed, and began to speed toward my closet to find an outfit to wear—my heart racing.

"I can't calm down. Gosh. How could I forget? He'll think I purposely lazed off." I shrieked.

My heart was pounding due to the combination of all that was happening. Certainly, Rex and I could use the mind-link; why didn't he call out for me?

'What do you think we should do about the current rumors?' Maia suddenly asked me, which made me stop in my tracks.

'I can't keep on avoiding this, can I?' Even though I wanted to pretend that such didn't happen, it's not right. A brainless rumor like this might affect my reputation later on if it wasn't clarified. Besides, the school head is innocent.

I smacked my lips together and retraced my steps, heading toward the bed.

I picked up my phone and tapped on the school forum app to see what was going on.

A few minutes ago, the school head posted a clarification post coupled with a photo of the school head and his wife hugging each other with a bright smile on their faces.

'Hi. I'm with my wife all day. Thank you.' He had posted

Immediately, the post received a lot of criticism.

I smell lies. Why was it that, at this moment, you went out with your wife?

What do you mean? You came to school in the morning; what did you mean by being with your wife all day?

I can't believe you're this shameless to have an affair with someone younger than you.

I could feel a headache building, and I rubbed my head in distress. They shouldn't come at the man; they should come at me. It's all my fault that this is happening.

Arya sat on my bed and held my hand, looking unhappy. "Your man should be unhappy with all this scolding. Won't he come out to clarify all this nonsense?"

I felt rage build in me upon remembering that bastard.

I hissed unhappily and threw my phone onto the bed. "Who needs that idiot's clarification? He can eat his clarification for all I cared." I retorted coldly and got off the bed, pretending not to see the multiple questions written on Arya's face. After all, I returned to the hostel with my neck filled with hickeys. If my mate and I didn't relate well, how did we end up like this?

I picked up a white towel from my closet, took off my clothes, and tossed it into my empty basket.

I would've washed the clothes immediately; I took them off on normal days, but now that I'm late, I can't.

I wrapped the towel around my unclad body; immediately, the agarwood scent of Oswald drifted into my nose, making me seethe with anger.

That jerk! I still carry his stupid scent.

I stormed out of the closet, wanting nothing but to take a bath to get his scent off my body.

"You and your mate don't seem to relate well," Arya said behind me pitifully.

"He's simply a cocky and narcissistic idiot who thinks the world revolves around him." I scowled unhappily and stormed into the bathroom.

I sighed upon seeing that a warm bath had been made. Arya is simply an angel. She deserves all the love in the world.

I put on a black fighting outfit and packed my hair in a bun before walking toward the bed. Arya had headphones on, and she seemed to be on call with someone. Her expression was serious, so I didn't bother disturbing her.

I picked up my phone and opened the school forum. I've concluded to clarify things: the school head can't be the only one to.

"Sorry, I don't have an older man fetish. Please stop dragging the school head. He's innocent and doesn't deserve it." I wrote and threw my phone on the bed before speeding out of the hostel.

Perhaps because the school doesn't condone nonsense, there was no one outside the hostel, contrary to my thoughts, which means that the students were only able to cause trouble in the school forum.

Without waiting to arrange my chaotic thoughts, I sped into the forest.

Rex was perched on the tree, a leaf casually placed in between his lips and his right leg swinging mischievously. Next to the tree were 20 mid-level rogues, suppressed by Rex's fierce pressure.

My heart skipped a beat, suddenly having a bad premonition at heart.

Rex's bored eyes fell on my neck; a disapproving scowl surfaced on his face, and he snickered.

"You're late. 2 hours, 31 minutes late. Do you have such a good time with him that you forget the sense of time?" He growled unhappily.

Rex knows? Why did it seem as if I was falling from the frying pan to the fire? I took a step forward and massaged my brows. "Rex, it's really not what you think." I tried to explain

Rex gave me a bored stare and interrupted. "I've thought it through. Once you're in a dangerous situation, your instincts will naturally appear. Those are your friends to play with today." Rex declared and turned his back on me immediately.

My eyes widened in shock, and I took a step back. Why did Rex suddenly come to such a cruel decision? Is it because of the events with Oswald and me? Gosh! He can't let his emotions overrule him like this. Is he trying to get me killed? "Rex, you can't be like this..."

"Go." Rex raised his hand in the air and withdrew the pressure that was suppressing the rogues. Immediately, the rogues surrounded me!