Nine Years Prior
“I heard Celia burned her pencil in her hand,” Landon commented as they walked the path back from school to the pack house.
Lucas grimaced. “Yeah. Teegan was whispering mean things to her in class and Celia got mad and then…” He made an explosive gesture with his hands.
“Man,” Landon half-laughed, “I wish I had seen it. I bet it was awesome.”
“It wasn’t awesome,” Lucas snapped. “Celia was so upset she started crying. The teacher was yelling at her.” His throat tightened as he remembered the look on her face. “Then, when she left, everyone was making fun of her. Calling her a freak and a witch and…” He broke off, chest heaving.
Landon frowned. “Relax, Luke.” They walked for a few moments in silence before Landon glanced sideways at him again. “What did you do?”
Lucas
