Fractured (by N.O Darling) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 0019 

“In my country, the consensual age to have sex is 16 years old,” sounds of giggles and shock hit my ears, age is it here?” 

“What 

“18, when we find our bonds. Does that mean you’ve already had sex with someone who wasn’t your bond?” he grins and then shoots Theo a fake sad pout. I feel the colour rise in my checks as multiple sets of judging eyes stare at me, the room falls awkwardly silent, as they wait for my answer. 

“That’s two questions, Matt, let’s move on,” Alice says when it’s clear I don’t want to answer. 

“Are there wolves in the human world?” a tall male with long dark hair asks. 

“There are, but they’re just regular wolves and they are rare in my country, I’ve only ever seen them in a zoo. What happens to your clothes when you shift to a wolf?” 

“We don’t really know, they stay on our human forms and are still there when we shift back,” he shrugs and takes his seat. 

A Barbie wannabe stands next and I can already tell from the look on her face that I’m not going to like her question. “Is it normal for students to hook up with their headmasters in the human realm?” she asks, raising her eyebrows, then she looks to Matt and winks at him. I’m willing to put money on it that those two are bonded. 

‘Okay, that’s enough,” Alice snaps, “Josie take your seat, please. I do apologise that some of my student’s mental age hasn’t caught up to their physical age. Anna and Matt, see me after class. The rest of you please hand in your questions to me, I will need to approve them before our next class. I hesitate before walking back to my seat, keeping my head low I make sure I don’t meet eyes with Theo or Luke. I don’t want to see any judgement from them. I’m not ashamed that I’m not a virgin, I grew up differently, I did nothing wrong. But I already feel so out of place here, I can’t take any more judgment right now, especially not from them. 

“You did good, Babe,” Theo whispers placing a hand on my knee and squeezing it. I look up at him, my eyes ready to spill with tears. He’s not judging me, he’s accepting me for who I am. I feel so overwhelmed with everything that I just want to go back to my room and cry. 

“I can’t stand that group,” Luke sneers. “They are just jealous that the attention is not all on them for once,” “We will finish the lesson listening to some popular human music. If anyone wants to revise their questions for Josie then do it now,” Alice announces giving the class a pointed look before she hits a button on her laptop, to my surprise Ed Sheeran begins to play. The song is one of my favourites and reminds me of my parents. I close my eyes, and for a moment I imagine I’m back home as I hum along to the words. When the song finishes and rolls into the next one I open my eyes and find Theo and Luke staring at me in concern. 

Sorry, I needed a moment,” I smile sadly, my parents and my old life still at the forefront of my mind. 

Theo clears his throat and shifts in his seat before talking, Jose, this is my friend, Damien,” he motions to the guy he’d recruited to his security team. 

“Hi Damien, I’m sorry you’ve been roped into my drama,”