Hood Academy by Shelley Wilson

Author:Shelley Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2019-07-18T00:00:00+00:00

WE SHUFFLED OUT into the night air and I took a deep breath. The scents of the flowers flooded my senses and I relished the clear air after the oppressive academy.

With one last look at my friends, I joined Terry and began jogging across the lawn.

‘It’s a couple of hours’ walk to the farmhouse,’ Terry said. ‘I’ll race you if you like. Winner gets to have the first hot bath.’

I snickered and thumped his arm just as a loud crack filled the air. Terry stumbled next to me, falling to his knees and releasing an anguished cry. I had no time to comprehend what had happened before I heard Sebastian’s voice calling my name.

I whirled around to see him rushing across the lawn with a gun in his hand. My head spun and I looked down at Terry who lay crumpled at my feet. Blood pooled on the lawn leaving a dark brown stain.

I grabbed at Terry’s arm and helped him to his feet, his shoulder hanging forward as he tried to protect the wound. The bullet had travelled clean through his shoulder and blood coated his back and chest.

‘I’m okay,’ he said, his voice nothing more than a faint whimper. ‘I’ll heal, don’t worry.’

I couldn’t help but worry as I struggled to support his muscular frame. Another gunshot rang through the night air, and I felt the bullet brush past our heads as we limped towards the cover of the trees.

Sebastian shouted again. I looked behind me and saw Felicity and Elena sprinting across the lawn alongside him.

I unhooked myself from Terry and looked into his kind eyes.

‘Go on without me. Get home so that your family can help you. I’ll be right behind you, I promise.’

Terry faltered until I motioned towards the forest, urging him to escape before Sebastian could finish the job.

He gave a curt nod of his head then vanished into the trees.

I spun around to face the academy building and waited for Sebastian, Felicity and Elena to come to a halt a few feet away.

In the distance, I could see my friends moving out across the darkened grass, heading in my direction.

‘I won’t allow you to leave, Mia.’ Sebastian’s hand shook from the adrenaline of firing a gun. Sweat covered his face, and his hair was unkempt and matted with blood from the wound caused by the cricket bat.

‘So you’re going to shoot me?’

‘It’s what you deserve, wolf girl,’ Felicity sneered at me, but I ignored her, keeping a wary eye on Sebastian and the gun in his hand.

‘Just let me go,’ I said. ‘It’s over, Sebastian.’

Under the pale light of the moon, he looked like a homicidal maniac. His eyes darted back and forth as he wrestled with his emotions.

Elena cried out as Elizabeth snuck up behind her, swiping her legs from under her and knocking her to the ground.

Felicity’s head shot around at the sound and she leapt at Elizabeth, grabbing her arms and shaking my friend with such force I heard her teeth rattle.

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