Betrayed Then Back For Blood (Briar Jennings) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Mia, with a mischievous glint in her eye, gestured toward a bed labeled with Briar’s name. “That’s your spot,” she said, her voice dripping with feigned sweetness.

Briar glanced at it, her stomach turning. The bed was shoved into the dimmest corner of the room, far from the window’s reach, where even the midday sun barely touched it. Scuff marks around the bed’s legs betrayed its recent relocation, and the name tag, curling at the edges, looked like it had been hastily swapped.

Worse, the bed was littered with trash–three hole–riddled socks and a grimy pair of underwear.

They’re trying to get under my skin,‘ Briar thought, her jaw tighte

It didn’t take a genius to figure out who was behind this.

“Is that our new roommate?” a voice called from the hallway, be with barely concealed glee.

“Let’s check her out!” another chimed in, equally eager.

“Hurry up and clean your bed, set your safe’s code, and let’s get back

distinctly gleeful voices floated in from outside, cutting off Mia befoto

the lab. We don’t want to keep the others waiting… Those two she could offer any more fake help.

Briar and Mia turned toward the door as two girls sauntered in, arms linked, smirks plastered across their faces.

Briar knew these had to be her other roommates.

Their eyes, sharp with hostility, sized her up. Clearly, they weren’t rolling out the welcome mat either.

“Lydia, Abbie, you’re back!” Mia said brightly, seizing the chance to stir the pot. “Meet our new roommate, Briar Jennings, a freshman in Traditional Medicine. Oh, you know, the one everyone’s been buzzing about on the forum this afternoon–the gorgeous girl in the spotlight.”

She flashed Briar a saccharine smile before continuing. “Briar, this is Lydia Ponce and Abbie Cooper, both sophomores in Traditional Medicine. Lydia’s from the Ponce family, one of Shoneport’s elite. And Abbie? She’s Thomas’s little sister. You’ve met him. He’s one of our lab teammates. The Cooper family’s practically royalty in Astravia’s Traditional Medicine scene.”

Mia’s words were a calculated jab, a not–so–subtle reminder that these girls came from big names.

The message was clear: watch your step, Briar.

For a typical well–mannered heiress, this would’ve been the cue to play nice, at least on the surface.

The Jennings family, like the Ponce family, was second–tier Shoneport elite–neither outranked the other.

But Briar had never been one to back down from a challenge. If someone came for her, she hit back, no hesitation.

Meeting their scornful stares, she didn’t flinch. Instead, she raised an eyebrow, her voice cool and lazy. “Oh, cool. And?”

The room froze.

‘And?‘ Lydia’s mind reeled. ‘And you’re supposed to be polite and know your place!‘

Briar’s gaze locked onto Lydia, who was practically puffing up with self–importance. “So, you’re from the Ponce family? The ones who claim to deal in premium herbs but get caught peddling fakes? Or maybe the Ponce family that’s been blacklisted in Traditional Medicine for five years running for shady business practices?”

10.48 MONI,

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