Chapter 247

• Anyone foolish enough to provoke Carmen always ended up as her personal punching bag.
• If Riley’s nature was pure and unyieldingly kind, Carmen was her perfect opposite—pure venom, honed cruelty wrapped in a deceptively human shell. She moved through the cafeteria with the lethal stride of a predator, her dominance so tangible that the three girls passing by her froze mid-step. They plastered on saccharine smiles, but Carmen didn’t so much as glance at them, gliding past without a flicker of acknowledgment.
• Only after she disappeared through the doors did the trio release shaky breaths, exchanging wide-eyed glances. They knew the truth of her nature better than anyone. Once, she used to put on a sweet façade outside the dorms. Now, she didn’t bother hiding the wolf beneath the skin.