Carnivals: Claimed By The Deranged Alpha Prince [BL]-Chapter 40: No Other Options

Jules’ pov

Immense shock coursed through my entire body as those words reechoed in my head over and over again. I found myself blinking a couple of times in disbelief.

A murmur went through the crowd which slowly parted until everyone was staring at me.

Color flooded my cheeks at once and I stiffened up at once underneath the sudden attention. They were all staring at me with shock and confusion on their faces, it was clear that neither of them had expected me of all people to be selected by Blaze.

Even I myself didn’t expect to be picked!

Dread gathered in my stomach as the class head began to speak after awkwardly clearing his throat.

"That’s settled then. The rest of the first set of students who arrived here, are gonna select their respectful roommates as well."

The rest of the students turned away after that, but a few of them were still throwing me curious glances. I could see blatant curiosity on some faces, and stark pity on others.

My heart was pounding against my chest so hard that I felt like it was gonna suddenly stop working. When I glanced up at the balcony, I realized that Blaze wasn’t there any longer.

With wide, panicked eyes, I turned towards a pale looking Taylor to grip his hands.

"What am I gonna do?!" I cried out as more fright consumed me inside. Taylor looked as stricken as I was currently feeling. For the first time, it looks like he was out of something to say.

"Fuck!" Josh breathed out and I suddenly felt like falling on the ground and wailing and such misfortune which has suddenly befallen me.

"H- how am I gonna survive?" I whispered through the lump in my throat. My mind instantly visited the last encounter I had with him, right at one of the hallways at school, whereby I had walked right into a scene consisting of him strangling a student.

I had been unable to get that scene out of my head and it had left me feeling very worked up and had made me stop thinking about him. I couldn’t believe that life would decide to pair me with him of all people for a trip which is gonna be two weeks.

Which means I was gonna be rooming with him for two good weeks.

Two weeks.

Fourteen days.

It’s so obvious that I wouldn’t survive. The students who had stared at me with pity in their eyes had every reason to feel pity for me. I hated being pitied, but in this situation, it was very justified, because Blaze... is a monster.

I didn’t know a single thing aside from the rumors I’ve heard about him. The two encounters I’ve had with him have only proved those rumors right.

Our first encounter consisted of him almost snapping my throat. free𝑤ebnovel.com

The second one consisted of him clearly reveling in the fact that I was scared of him.

And this is the person I’m supposed to spend two full weeks with?

Absolutely not.

I turned to Taylor who had now had a very worried look on his face. Most of the students were already scattering around, probably to go pick from the rooms which were left.

"Taylor, can I stay with you in your room? You know I can’t stay with Blaze, I absolutely cannot. Please let me stay with you, I’m small and can easily share a bed with you, I won’t be a bother, I promise, just please." As I spoke, the urgency and panic was very clear in my voice.

Taylor sighed before reaching for my hand, hands squeezing mine soothingly.

"You know the last thing you are to me is a bother. I’d let you stay with me if I could in the blink of an eye." He began to speak and I felt my heart shatter at once.

"It’s against the rules. The students need to sleep in their designated rooms, that way, the school can easily keep tabs of the students that way, I guess."

I glanced around frantically, like something would suddenly pop up which would be of immense help to me right now. But there was nothing except a few students still talking in twos and threes.

The class head was also announcing that our luggages had been taken to our respectful rooms. That made my heart squeeze tight in my chest, prompting me to turn towards Josh who shook his head with a sad look on his face.

"Taylor is right, we really can’t do a thing about it."

I suddenly felt the urge to burst into tears right now, but I pointedly refused to, because I knew that wouldn’t be of any tangible help.

Elio suddenly appeared at my side, worried eyes trailed on me. He reached out to brush my hair out of my face and I suddenly felt like falling into his arms and sobbing. Even though I’m yet to make a cam video with him, he has never stopped being nice to me.

"Did you get on Blaze’s wrong side?" He asked softly and I swallowed down a sob as I shook my head. I was certain that I’ve never angered him, because I only used to mind my business.

Or, have I unknowingly angered him? Is that why he’s choosing to punish me this way? So he could deal with me over the night?

That thought made me feel light headed.

Taylor chose to respond on my behalf, explaining that I had never crossed Blaze before. Elio then suggests we go to the teachers and principal in charge of this trip and request for a room change.

"That could actually work out! Why didn’t we think of that?" Josh asked, and I felt a relieved sigh easing past my throat.

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My hopes were squashed as soon as the teacher in charge of the room tabs informed us that my room couldn’t be changed.

I could have sworn that he considered changing it until he realized which room and roommate I was referring to, because fright blanketed his face at once, right before he adamantly informed us that the rooms couldn’t be changed.

After trying to pester him, he suggested we take it up with the school, but Taylor instantly advised against it, because taking anything up with the school only means that I was already tired of being its student.

And so, I got forced to accept my wretched fate.

I stayed with Taylor and Josh as long as I could, until I knew I couldn’t stall any longer and had to get up to the room which I’d be sharing with Blaze at one point.

"Good luck." Taylor whispered as he hugged me, and I gripped his tight while blinking back tears.

Good luck indeed.