The Healer's Awakening

through the towering gates o

ng courtyards, and shimmering glass windows reflecting the golden morning

thoughts. I turned to him swiftly, smiling because he had made the

him the last hug, it was the last hug because I

oes wrong here," he paused, glancing at the towering building with

vinced. He kept darting his gaze towards the school build

. "If there's anything you've not tol

you everything already. I just want

r gently with his hand. I lifted my luggages, one on my left hand

won't go around searching for a

r. Searching for my mum's history in starlight shifters academy

as he

etermination. I wasn't just here for classes or to make friends. I was here to find answe

lasses. Shifters of all kinds, wolves, bears, and even some rare avian

flicker of pride kept my should

I barely remembered anyone's names; my head was too full of wonder about the a

the air rich with the scent of fresh bread, ro

of chocolate cake for dessert. Finding a seat seeme

rward. My heart dropped as my entire pla

growl met my ea

boy towered over me, his muscular frame tense with barely r

" I stammered, panic risin

cident?" His voice was sharp, biti

led through t

ick," someone sa

he academ

added, their voice hu

arlight shifters academy. I swallowed hard, my vo

o the dessert section behind me. Before I could react, he

a cold smirk. "Let

e the pudding landed, thick, st

rupted wit

d onto my uniform. I clenched my fists, my throat tight with shame. I had

eered. "Guess

inked rapidly, my vision blurring with tears. But

inside m

ncontrollable. My palms tingle, and the air around me se

vanished, because h

l, the impact so hard that trays clattered from tables, a

le

eyes in the ro

faintly with a strange, flickering light. I stared

iends rushing to his side. Shock and

My stomach dropped. My puls

heir stares, their w

hen,

st the polished floors. My breath came in gasps as I darte

wn to the floor, my chest heaving. My hands were st

I stared at my palms, turning them over a

't und

a powerful shifter

l had I just do