Helanie:
"What do you mean—?" I was stuttering because, just a minute ago, I was thinking about trusting his brother—that backfired—and now he knew about my past?
I just realized I should keep my secrets to myself, and yet, here I was, exposed.
"Your boyfriend or someone got you pregnant and then didn't want to take responsibility because you were probably an omega or without a wolf—or for some other stupid reason—so you came to the academy to become something and show him what he lost, right?" As he explained further what he knew, I began to relax.
"Oh! Yes!" I couldn't think of anything else in the moment and decided to agree with whatever assumptions he made.
"Fascinating." He tilted his head as if he were listening to a story or had just solved a puzzle.
"It is, isn't it?" I taunted, and he quickly straightened his posture.