Speaking the truth

Standing away from the main door, Julianna whispered," You think we will be allowed to attend the class"

Ariana who was biting her lips flinched when Julianna's hot breath fanned her earlobe. "God... Anna, can you please stop making me nervous" Her stern voice made her zip her lips.

For the past ten minutes, they had been fidgeting their mind on whether they should enter the classroom or not. It took them a while to reach the infirmary and aid Julianna's leg before they headed toward the classroom.

But the second they realized that they were running twenty minutes late, their footsteps halted a few distances away from the classroom.

Both didn't want to miss the class knowing how hard it was to catch up with the topic the next day, but they feared that the professor would let them in knowing they weren't punctual.

Standing there for a minute, Ariana finally straightened up. "Let's go, we can't waste our time standing here anymore" patting Julianna's hand she motioned her to follow.

Taking a few quick steps they finally reached the classroom. Ariana had made up her mind to tell the professor about what happened for them to attend the class late, but the second her eyes fell on the person in front of her, her entire body froze on the spot.

"I didn't know Professor Donovan will be replacing the class" Julianna mumbled standing next to Ariana who was completely flabbergasted by the man ahead.

Lucian was busy teaching the class when a strong fragrance hit his chords the very next second, he turned his head towards the door. His eyes which were dull the entire time shined the moment he saw Ariana in front of him.

After leaving the Donovan mansion, he drove back to the university. His mind and heart were in chaos and the only one who could calm him was his mate.

The way everyone was against him having a human mate made him feel miserable. 'Why don't they understand... I can't let her go' the thought to himself as he drove the car at its highest speed and reached the Orchids.

He just wanted to see Ariana and silence his beast, but when he went to look for her, he couldn't find her anywhere.

An unexpecting fear surged in his heart which he found unable to stop from increasing.

Dashing into the dean's cabin furiously, he questioned Ariana's whereabouts and it was then Klaus informed him that Ariana was in the canteen along with her friend.

The answer somewhat calmed his wrecking nerves, but it didn't silence him completely. There was no way he would leave without meeting his mate, so he switched the class and went ahead taking an unexpected lecture surprising the students.

Lucian thought he would be able to see Ariana but twenty minutes passed since the lecture started by the girl was nowhere to be found. He was losing his patience scaring the student with his deadly aura when suddenly he smelled her and there she was standing next to the door frame.

"Ahem... Professor Donovan, can we come in" Julianna's voice snapped them out of their trance as she requested him to let them attend the class.

Sensing everyone's eyes on them, Lucian returned to his normal self and turned to face the two girls who happen to forget the time.

Ariana was still in a daze but the second she noticed everyone's eyes on her she felt cautious.

"And what if I say you won't" Lucian's words caught both Ariana and Julianna off guard.

Clutching the strap of her backpack tightly, Ariana watched Lucian make his way toward them.

"God why is he coming here" Julianna mumbled under her breath scaring the shit out of both of them.

"Let's get comfortable on our seat girls. It shows time" came Stella's lazy remark.

Remy who sat next to her didn't blink once as she too was eagerly waiting on what was going to happen next.

Everyone knew Lucian was a disciplinarian and no one dared to irk him because of his bad temper. But today someone dare to piss him and that someone was none other than the girl he tagged along with this morning.

Her lips twitched noticing the pale faces. It was kind of soothing.

"I just hope Julianna doesn't disclose the canteen incidence" Natty blurt out of nowhere catching their attention.

Confused by their stern gaze, Natty shrug her shoulder. "What!.. I didn't blurt it out just like that. Didn't you see that ankle brace on her leg " she said pointing at Julianna's leg.

It was then they realized that the threat.

"What if she tells it's us who did that to her" Stella's laziness flew out of the window as she looked at Remy with worry.

"Don't worry she won't" Remy answered confidently as she gave the girls an assuring glance.

Stella and Natty gave Remy a strange look but soon gave in to her words and turned back their attention ahead.

Stopping in front of them, Lucian crossed his hands over his chest and asked," Don't you both know at what time the lecture starts" his voice was calm but the warning within his words was prominent.

Julianna lowered her head feeling guilty for Ariana. It was because of her they were late and now they had to face Professor Lucian's wrath.

The man had an angel-like face but carried a devilish aura. Though she had a crush on him like every other student here, still she didn't want to get into his bad list.

Ariana gulped as she looked straight into his eyes. There was something she was trying to find within those blue orbs which he masked after they broke the stare.

There was this relief that flashed across his eyes which she had seen the moment their eyes met, but now when she looked carefully into his eyes she couldn't find that emotion somehow. It was all blank within a blink of an eye.

The entire room had turned silent with only Lucian's voice echoing around the filled hall. Though it was normal but at that moment it felt quite intimidating not for the student but for the girls who were about to face the interrogation.

When Lucian didn't hear them respond, he asked again and this time he broke his eyes from Ariana and he turned his focus on Julianna.

Julianna was one of the brightest students and her being late for the class surprised him.

"I asked you both something" There was a hint of annoyance in his tone this time which didn't go unnoticed.

Ariana snapped out of her daze, feeling a void inside her heart the moment he turned his eyes from her. Following his gaze she watched him look at Juliana who stood next to her with her head down.

"Yes sir" Julianna answered but didn't dare to look up.

"Then why are you both late," Lucian asked. His eyes observed the girl when noticed the small bandage on her knee and an ankle brace on her ankle which made him frown.

Ariana sensed the threat in Lucian's voice and quickly defended themselves," We had a reason for being a late professor" Her soft voice held firmness which caught his attention back on her as he watched her arching his brow.

"Damn... we are screwed" Natty cried as she startled both Remy and Stella with surprise.

"Shut up..." Stella warned Natty as she gritted her teeth in annoyance.

Remy's face finally crumpled as she shifted her eyes from Ariana toward Julianna. "Damn, you Julianna. Dare if you spill our names"

Turning her head to the right Ariana began to speak," My friend sprained her ankle because of some leech who tried to pull a prank on her in the name of bullying" Her eyes moved toward the group of girls sitting on the last row.

Watching their face turn pale, she smirked mentally before turning back her eyes at Lucian and continued," Not only did she hurt her ankle, she also suffered a wound on her knee that led to bleeding. We had to rush to the infirmary to treat her injuries before they turned severe" Ariana stated the truth as there wasn't any lie in her words.

Julianna who had her eyed downcast snapped her head at Ariana in utter disbelief. She wasn't expecting her to tell him the truth but when she noticed Ariana assuring her with a meaningful glance, she somehow relaxed.

"If you think we are making up any stories you can ask the doctor in the infirmary" she concluded after speaking the entire truth and looked at Lucian with hopeful eyes.

Ariana had made up her mind to speak to the authority about the bullying happening behind their back and it was better if she started with Lucian since he owned half of the Orchid and was also one of the authoritative in the welfare of the Orchid.

The suffocating silence made the student hold on to their breath. Everyone knew who was the one who always bullied the students, but due to the threats, they received from them made them seal their mouths.