Meredith waved me over. “You okay?”
“No.” But that was all I could get out before Mrs. Ramirez walked through the door.
She started lecturing, but I couldn’t pay attention. Meredith tried to pass me a note, but I shook my head. I could feel the wolf pacing inside me, aching to get out. To squash whatever hurt me. But there was no way I would let that happen. Not in the middle of class. I just needed to concentrate.
Hair sprouted along my arms as I tried to focus on taking notes. I inhaled slowly and exhaled but it didn’t help. My knuckles cracked and popped, forcing me to drop my pencil.
“Tessa?” Meredith whispered.
I caught Mrs. Ramirez’s gaze. “May I go to the restroom?”
She watched me for a second before nodding.
The chair screeched as I pushed back from my desk. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
Chapter Thirty-Three
In the hall I found my favorite person, Imogene, looking through my locker. Half its contents littered the hallway.
I lunged over to her. “What the hell is your problem?”
“You go through my stuff. I go through yours.” Imogene flicked one of my textbooks down the hall.
Okay. She had a point, but the girl was making a mess. “Can I help you find something?”
“Sure, bruja.” The metal clanged as she slammed it closed. “Where’s the gris-gris?”
“The what?” I didn’t need this. Not from her. Not when my wolf was so close to the surface.
“You know—the voodoo charm. The spell. Whatever the fuck it is that you did to him.” Imogene took a step toward me and crossed her arms. “I want it. Like yesterday.”
Was she serious? “I don’t have whatever it is that you’re talking about. I didn’t do anything to anyone.” I managed to get out the words through teeth that suddenly felt too sharp.
“There is no way he’d lose control like that without you doing something to make him lose it.” She moved closer. “No way he’d leave me. Especially not for some half-human half-witch loser.”
“It seemed to me that you two are still pretty damned cozy. So fine. You win. I’m not about to fight for some cheating asshole. He’s all yours. But you need to stay away from me.”
She took another step. I didn’t move back. I let her come.
“If only it were that easy.”
A frustrated laugh broke free. “You’re crazier than I thought.”
She shoved my shoulder until my back knocked into the lockers. “Give it to me.”
I didn’t like her touching me. And I sure as shit didn’t like the way she had me cornered. “I don’t have anything to give you. So get your hand. Off. Me.”
She snarled and pushed me again.
My tenuous control shattered. Heat burned my skin and my teeth lengthened, nipping my lip. “Get your hand off me.”
She moved her hand. Faster than I could track, her fist slammed into my face. My head whipped back, cracking against the lockers. I was too angry to feel any pain.
A door squeaked open.
“Tessa. Imogene. Stop fighting right now!”
I growled at Mrs. Ramirez. She looked at the ground and stepped back. Mrs. Ramirez whispered to someone to find Dastien or Mr. Dawson, but all my focus was on Imogene.