Marked by her rejected mate

ng her bleeding arm with her left hand. The heads of everyone in the c

belle, you

ly, attempting to hide her wound

ured," the female lecturer asked, her sharp ey

, but I'm fine, ma'am," Annab

treatment," the lecturer insisted,

replied rudely, the pain from her

only stabbing Annabelle with a dagger bu

wondered as she glanced at the teacher, contemplating bringing a

d patiently for the lecturer, who was assigning them a

classroom, and Annabelle's tire

n, grabbed her backpack, an

g seen by the lecturer

abelle spotted her, she wou

defend herself because of her injured arm. Mirab

.

house, Annabelle stepped insi

chill ran down her spine, as if so

ed up earlier that morning, now loo

e screamed at the top of her lungs. She was already frustrated, with a

ains were torn. "He must have brought one of his drunk friends, and maybe they fought," she concluded. That was the only explanation she could come up with, as the house looked like a battleground. She was relieved that she hadn't left any of her

d, squinting as if someone was watching her, but she couldn't see anyone. She was alone in the large,

nd didn't know what to do about her ruined school skirt zipper. She was now only in black leather shorts and a

ustration evident, before hurrying into the bath

.

and put on a long loose black shirt that reached her knees

ng, she gulped down a glass of milk. When she finished, she washed t

ment she would need for her experiment, hoping that s

he cage where she had kept the

mpty; her rabb

he rabbit escape. Why couldn't he stay away from her things? He was making her life unbeara

n, and the rabbit couldn't

she no longer had any animals with four feet, she d

thought she could give it a try. She had seen her dad

equipment for her experiment. So she was left with no option but to venture into the unknown

woods, hoping that since it was noon, there wouldn't be any lurking shad

.

y animals with four feet, except for the birds, whi

therwise, she would have trap

med her to the extent that she wanted to crouch to the floor an

ls, she wouldn't have thought of going into the woods. But right now, she was regretting her decision of stepping foot in

about to give up, she spotted a rab

ftly, trying not to s

uld be found in the woods were birds and rabbits, so how come there was a dead antelope? She would have a

lt a strange presence, which made her heart skip. As a result, she missed her tar

ance," she complained

ecided it was best to head back home and borrow some money

d, confirming her suspicion that someth