Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 939 215.5 - Finally

"But you can't."

The heat surging through her body, the high of his blood still in her veins, the satisfaction of finally being seen—everything halted.

She stilled, body tense, her breath caught somewhere between a snarl and a whimper.

"Why?"

The single word was sharper than it should have been, edged with something violent, something furious.

Why?

Why couldn't she?

She had waited.

Suffered.

Starved.

And still, still, she was being told she couldn't.

Why?

Why?!

Her nails dug into the fabric of his uniform, frustration curling inside her like a storm, dark and volatile. She had seen it. All of it.

She had seen Irina standing before him, standing too close. Had seen Sylvie by his side, watching him with those eyes.

And they could.

They could stand beside him. Speak with him. Laugh with him. Touch him.

But she couldn't.

She wasn't allowed to.

She had no form, no presence, no existence outside of Maya's hesitation and restraint.

She was forced to watch.

Always watch.

Her breathing turned heavier, unsteady, her grip tightening further.

She hated it.

She hated it.

She hated how they could have him. They could stand next to him, be around him, as if they had some kind of right.

As if they were stealing him from her.

Taking something that should have been hers.