Bonds at War: The Untouched is Mine novel Chapter 307

Chapter 307 Homewrecker

LUNA

I couldn’t miss another day of school.

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Even though my body begged me to rest, my mind wouldn’t allow it. I needed to go back, if only to pretend that my life was still normal after being sold by my stepmother.

The drive back from the docks had been quiet, my thoughts looping around one face and one name. Abel.

He was true to his words when he said they were going to be escorting us safely. They even arranged us with cabs and paid the fare beforehand.

By the time the taxi stopped in front of the school gates, lunch hour was already halfway through. The sun was high, glinting off the metal fences, and students moved in groups across the courtyard.

I stepped out and followed the familiar smell of the campus cafeteria. I was starving. I didn’t have time to eat before I left.

A hand suddenly tugged my arm.

“Luna!”

I turned around, startled, and saw Marcel.

Her brown curls were messy, her clothes slightly wrinkled, and her wide eyes were brimming with relief. Before I could even speak, she pulled me into a tight hug.

“Oh goodness,” she breathed against my shoulder. “You’re here. I was getting worried sick! You weren’t answering your phone. You didn’t come yesterday, either.”

“Sorry,” I muttered, hugging her back. “My phone died.”

The moment her arms wrapped around me, some of the tension in my chest eased. Marcel had always been my safe place.

“I thought I lost you, woman,” she said, pulling back just enough to look me in the were you?”

eye.

“Where

I hesitated. The truth was too heavy to say out loud. “It’s complicated,” I said softly.

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Her expression darkened, the way it always did when she sensed something was wrong. “It’s Queenie, isn’t it?”

I bit my lip. “Yeah. She did something unimaginable.”

“I knew it,” Marcel said under her breath, shaking her head. “You’ve been too good to her. She’s already evil as it is, so how could she do something even more unimaginable?

She then reached for my hands, squeezing them. “But are you okay? That’s all that matters right now.”

I nodded. “Yeah. I’m fine.”

That was a lie, but it was one I needed to tell. I couldn’t even begin to explain what had happened. I barely understood it myself.

Marcel sighed. “I wish I could help you,” she said, her tone heavy with guilt. “But you know about my situation, too.”

I nodded, squeezing her hand this time. Marcel had her own chaos to deal with–seven siblings packed into a single small house, her parents working double shifts just to keep them fed. She was already juggling her part–time job and taking care of her siblings just to pay for her own school fees. I couldn’t add to that weight.

“It’s okay,” I said gently. “You being here is already enough.”

She smiled sincerely. However, her smile fell quickly, and she puffed up her cheeks.

“Actually… I have bad news.”

“What now?” I asked, already dreading it.

She hesitated, biting her lower lip. “When you were gone, Princess started this stupid rumor.”

“About what?”

Marcel’s jaw tightened. “About you. She’s telling people that you were trying to seduce Joshua. That you’ve been trying to sneak around with him even though everyone knows they’re together.”

My stomach dropped. “What?”

“I know,” she said quickly. “It’s ridiculous. But you know how Princess is–people listen to her.” Marcel sighed. “I tried to defend you,” she said, her voice low. “But you know how people are.

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They love drama more than truth.”

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“Is she alright in the head?” I asked, feeling exhausted even though I hadn’t seen her yet.

Marcel groaned. “Clearly not.”

“It was Joshua,” I said, heat crawling up my neck. “He was the one who said he got close to me because of a dare. Not the other way around. He begged for a date for weeks, and I said no- every single time. Now she wants to twist the narrative?”

Marcel shook her head, her lips pressed into a thin line. “No offense, but your stepsister is the spawn of Satan.”

“None taken,” I muttered.

My heart was still pounding with irritation when I heard my name being called across the cafeteria.

Marcel and I looked up at the same time. Princess stood at the center of attention, one hand looped possessively through Joshua’s arm. They were surrounded by their usual circle of friends, a flock of well–dressed, self–satisfied spectators who thrived on drama that wasn’t theirs.

“Speak of the devil,” Marcel muttered.

I tugged on her sleeve. “Let’s go.”

She nodded immediately, but before we could slip past the crowd, Princess’s voice rang out, loud and smug.

“Oh, look who finally decided to show up!”

I stopped walking. The entire cafeteria was quiet now. My pulse thudded in my ears as a hundred pairs of eyes settled on us.

Princess smiled sweetly. “I was just telling everyone about you. You know, how it must’ve felt to seduce someone else’s boyfriend.”

A wave of murmurs spread through the room.

Seriously.

It felt like high school all over again.

And for all the talk that college kids are more mature, this was living proof that age didn’t fix

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stupidity. People didn’t grow up just because they got older. Some of them just learned how to be cruel with better vocabulary.

Princess was the perfect example of that.

“Isn’t it the homewrecker herself?” she said mockingly.

I bit my lip.

They weren’t even married. There was no home to wreck. They were just two shallow people playing house for attention!

“Goodbye, Princess,” I said quietly, taking Marcel’s hand again. “Class is starting soon.”

“Guilty?” she shot back, her voice rising.

I turned around slowly.

Her friends were lined up behind her like a pack of hyenas. Joshua was standing stiffly beside her, not saying a word, his eyes darting between us. I didn’t even know if he believed her–or if he just liked the attention.

I looked her straight in the eye. “Shouldn’t you be putting a leash on your boyfriend then?”

Her smile faltered. “What?”

I crossed my arms. “You’re blaming me for something your boyfriend did. If he was flirting around while he was with you, that’s not my problem. Maybe start asking him why he’s got wandering eyes.”

A few people snickered.

Princess’s face twitched. She didn’t like that.

Her painted nails tightened around her pink drink.

Then, before I could react, she threw it.

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