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BELLA
Iawoke to a gentle voice.
“Bella, it’s time for class,” Cori was saying as she lightly touched my shoulder.
I sat up, trying to remember how I’d even gotten to bed.
Then Headmistress Hart’s words came back to me and I sank down again, unable to believe that it was real.
You will go to him tomorrow night. For three nights, you will share his bed.
I shivered.
“It’s going to be okay,” Cori said softly.
“I came here to learn,” I said. “I left college for this. I had a scholarship and a job and an apartment.”
To her credit, Cori just listened.
“Why does no one ever come back?” I asked. “And why don’t I remember going to bed?”
“I can’t answer the first question, but it’s probably the mate bond,” Cori said. “I read about them in the library for Mythical Creatures. Mate bonds are strong, and very hard to break. And you don’t remember going to bed because you were so panicked that Headmistress Hart had the nurse bring you some special tea.”
“She knocked me out?” I asked.
“She wanted you to get some rest,” Cori said. “And she was right, you were falling apart.”
That much was true. But I was still furious that I had been acted upon without my consent. It was my perfect right to be up all night freaking out.
“She does have your best interests at heart,” Cori said. “I know she seems tough, but she’s responsible for a lot here.”
Before I could formulate a response that articulated just how much of a damn I didn’t give about Headmistress Hart’s responsibilities, the door banged open and Kendall barged in with Anya at her heels. It occurred to me that the two must be roommates.
“Ready, Cori?” Kendall asked, ignoring me completely.
“Bella just woke up, so we’ll need a few more minutes,” Cori said. “You guys go on.”
Anya came over and sat on the edge of my bed, her wide eyes sympathetic.
“How are you doing?” she asked. “Did the tea work? Were you able to get some rest?”
“Did literally everyone know I was being drugged besides me?” I demanded, sitting up again.
Kendall rolled her eyes and walked out of the room, muttering something under her breath.
“What did she say?” I asked.
Cori and Anya exchanged a look.
“She saidbreeders,”Anya said carefully.
“What is that supposed to mean?” I asked.
“Nothing,” Cori said. “Let’s get you dressed.”
“No,” I said. “I want to know.”
Cori sighed. “Go ahead, Anya.”
