The Rejected True Heiress (Liora) novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56

“I’ll kill you,” Jessica spat, hair wild and lip split. “At homecoming, you’re dead. You hear me? We’re going to ruin you!”

I panted, still shoving against her weight as the teacher barked at us to stop, to separate, but I wasn’t done yet.

“Try it,” I growled, voice low and cold. “Like I haven’t seen your worst. If this is it? You’re pathetic.”

They finally yanked us apart. Jessica was dragged out first, still shrieking. I stood there, shaking, barely able to breathe, adrenaline thick in my throat.

My cheek burned. My heart thundered.

And then–soft hands.

Mia.

She didn’t say a word at first. Just slipped in beside me while the teacher still yelled at the others, her grip gentle as she guided me out into the hallway. My knees wobbled, adrenaline draining fast. She didn’t let go. Just kept one hand on my arm, steady and warm.

We stood near the water fountain, where the light flickered overhead and the rain kept tapping the windows like it was in no hurry to leave either.

“You okay?” she whispered eventually.

I nodded stiffly, wiping at my lip with the back of my sleeve. “Yeah. Just… tired.”

Mia gave me a look. Not pitying, just honest. “You kicked her ass.”

I let out a shaky laugh, surprised by how close it came to breaking into a sob. “Please, I just scratched her face.”

“She’s going to feel it. Trust me.” Mia’s voice lowered as she leaned against the lockers beside me. “But she’s not going to let it go. You know that, right?”

I didn’t answer.

“She’s going to make good on that threat,” Mia continued, glancing toward the classroom door. “I’ve been hear rumors, Liora… seriously, I’m worried about your safety. It’s getting to be… alot. Homecoming’s the stage, and she’s, with everyone else, had been waiting for a spotlight.‘

})

“Then I’ll break the damn light,” I muttered. “If that’s what it takes. I’m not going to pushed around, Mia.”

Mia blinked, like she was unsure if I truly meant it.

“She’ll try to humiliate you,” she said, more gently this time. “That’s their game. Public, loud, no way out. They’ll pull something. Trust me, I would know. And I’ll be honest, Liora… it won’t just be her. The others’ll

follow.”

“Then let them.”

She looked at me hard. “You keep can’t do this alone.”

I swallowed and stared at my scraped knuckles. “I’m not planning to.”

Mia raised an eyebrow. “Really? Because you have this whole lone–wolf, martyr thing going on. You barely let anyone in, or help. Including me.”

That one stung more than it should have. “I didn’t mean to.”

“I know,” she said, softer now. “You’re used to hiding. It’s a survival thing. As a wolfless, I get it. But maybe, just maybe, you don’t have to keep doing it. Not with me.”

I looked

up at her. She wasn’t angry. Just there. Steady. Solid. Everything I wasn’t sure I deserved.

“Thanks for pulling me off her,” I said finally. “I might’ve… done worse.”

“You would’ve gotten expelled.” She cracked a tired smile. “Which… wouldn’t have been too bad considering everything. But then I’d have to set Jessica on fire myself. Too much work.”

That actually got a laugh out of me.

Mia leaned closer. “We’ll figure it out.”

“You don’t have to get involved.”

“Did you not hear what I just said? Don’t be dumb,” she said. “You’re my friend. I don’t let my friends go to war alone.”

I blinked at that word, friend, because I hadn’t heard it in a while.

“Right,” I nodded. “Best friends or is that…”

“Pushing it?” She grinned, gently hooking my arm. “No it’s not, but I do hope one day you’ll tell me all your big secrets like why you nearly fought to death over a phone.”

I shook my head, “I just… have a lot of embarrassing screenshots of cooking recipes.”

Mia giggled at that. “Right, and I’m the Female Alpha. Ha!”

Remembering my father’s text, I glanced

“I’ll kill you,” Jessica spat, hair wild and lip split. “At homecoming, you’re dead. You hear me? We’re going to ruin you!”

I panted, still shoving against her weight as the teacher barked at us to stop, to separate, but I wasn’t done yet.

“Try it,” I growled, voice low and cold. “Like I haven’t seen your worst. If this is it? You’re pathetic.”

They finally yanked us apart. Jessica was dragged out first, still shrieking. I stood there, shaking, barely able to breathe, adrenaline thick in my throat.

My cheek burned. My heart thundered.

And then–soft hands.

Mia.

She didn’t say a word at first. Just slipped in beside me while the teacher still yelled at the others, her grip gentle as she guided me out into the hallway. My knees wobbled, adrenaline draining fast. She didn’t let go. Just kept one hand on my arm, steady and warm.

We stood near the water fountain, where the light flickered overhead and the rain kept tapping the windows like it was in no hurry to leave either.

“You okay?” she whispered eventually.

I nodded stiffly, wiping at my lip with the back of my sleeve. “Yeah. Just… tired.”

Mia gave me a look. Not pitying, just honest. “You kicked her ass.”

I let out a shaky laugh, surprised by how close it came to breaking into a sob. “Please, I just scratched her face.”

“She’s going to feel it. Trust me.” Mia’s voice lowered as she leaned against the lockers beside me. “But she’s not going to let it go. You know that, right?”

I didn’t answer.

“She’s going to make good on that threat,” Mia continued, glancing toward the classroom door. “I’ve been hear rumors, Liora… seriously, I’m worried about your safety. It’s getting to be… alot. Homecoming’s the stage, and she’s, with everyone else, had been waiting for a spotlight.‘

})

“Then I’ll break the damn light,” I muttered. “If that’s what it takes. I’m not going to pushed around, Mia.”

Mia blinked, like she was unsure if I truly meant it.

“She’ll try to humiliate you,” she said, more gently this time. “That’s their game. Public, loud, no way out. They’ll pull something. Trust me, I would know. And I’ll be honest, Liora… it won’t just be her. The others’ll

follow.”

“Then let them.”

She looked at me hard. “You keep can’t do this alone.”

I swallowed and stared at my scraped knuckles. “I’m not planning to.”

Mia raised an eyebrow. “Really? Because you have this whole lone–wolf, martyr thing going on. You barely let anyone in, or help. Including me.”

That one stung more than it should have. “I didn’t mean to.”

“I know,” she said, softer now. “You’re used to hiding. It’s a survival thing. As a wolfless, I get it. But maybe, just maybe, you don’t have to keep doing it. Not with me.”

I looked

up at her. She wasn’t angry. Just there. Steady. Solid. Everything I wasn’t sure I deserved.

“Thanks for pulling me off her,” I said finally. “I might’ve… done worse.”

“You would’ve gotten expelled.” She cracked a tired smile. “Which… wouldn’t have been too bad considering everything. But then I’d have to set Jessica on fire myself. Too much work.”

That actually got a laugh out of me.

Mia leaned closer. “We’ll figure it out.”

“You don’t have to get involved.”

“Did you not hear what I just said? Don’t be dumb,” she said. “You’re my friend. I don’t let my friends go to war alone.”

I blinked at that word, friend, because I hadn’t heard it in a while.

“Right,” I nodded. “Best friends or is that…”

“Pushing it?” She grinned, gently hooking my arm. “No it’s not, but I do hope one day you’ll tell me all your big secrets like why you nearly fought to death over a phone.”

I shook my head, “I just… have a lot of embarrassing screenshots of cooking recipes.”

Mia giggled at that. “Right, and I’m the Female Alpha. Ha!”

Remembering my father’s text, I glanced down at my phone,

Time is short. Live it well.

My memory was jogged like my world flipped. He was right. Homecoming wasn’t weeks away anymore.

It was just a day or two now… and closing in fast.

at my phone,

Time is short. Live it well.

My memory was jogged like my world flipped. He was right. Homecoming wasn’t weeks away anymore.

It was just a day or two now… and closing in fast.