From Fat Girl to Fated Mate Chapter 09

From Fat Girl to Fated Mate Chapter 09

Ethan let go of me immediately. 

We both turned. Julian stood in the doorway, a 

faint smile on his lips as his gaze swept lightly 

over us. 

For some reason, that smile seemed even colder 

than Ethan’s glare. 

Ethan spoke first. “What are you doing here?” 

“Just walking around,” Julian said, stepping inside. 

Ethan shifted awkwardly. “The dance competition. 

is over. I have a game in a bit. Want to watch?” 

“No. I have work at the hospital.” 

“Then I won’t see you out.” 

“Actually.” Julian said. “I’m not very familiar with 

your school’s layout. I might get lost. Walk me to 

the front gate?” 

Ethan’s jaw tightened instantly. He shot me an annoyed glance, but in the end, he followed Julian 

out. 

The moment they left, I ran. 

I stopped by a trash can. Inside was a bouquet of baby’s breath. My favorite flower. 

Students didn’t usually order those. They must 

have come from someone outside. 

Suddenly, I remembered the way Julian had looked 

at me earlier. 

My heart started pounding hard. 

It felt different from when Ethan had just 

confessed. Completely different. 

Was it him? I asked my wolf softly. 

After the competition, news spread fast. I was the 

new head cheerleader. 

All those old rumors, “fat pig” and “disgusting,” 

were completely buried by my sudden stunning 

transformation. People love an 

ugly–duckling–turns–into–a–swan story. 

And the even juicier gossip was that Ethan, the 

untouchable pack heir, was aggressively pursuing 

1. me. 

Two months later, I hit 110 pounds. I was 

unrecognizable from that girl before. 

My classmates stared in shock. “Oh my God, 

Josie got so hot!” 

“Losing weight is like magic.” 

“No wonder Ethan is so into her. He saw her 

potential.” 

“For real? I’d date her too.” 

“Get real. She already turned Ethan down. What 

chance do you have?” 

Just as things were going perfectly for me, 

Jessica’s life fell apart. 

The school disciplined her, and she lost her 

captain title. The followers who’d once flocked to 

her abandoned her, and some even came to 

apologize to me. 

Ethan made it clear he wanted nothing to do with her. Between that and the Carter family’s influence, Jessica backed all the way off. 

One morning, Ethan passed by my classroom. He set a coffee on my desk and reached out to ruffle my hair. “Don’t starve yourself just to keep the 

weight off.” 

I dodged his hand. “Thanks, but I already ate.” 

“You don’t have to be so polite with me.” 

He’d been getting way too comfortable lately. Way 

too comfortable. 

I frowned, pushing down my annoyance. “Ethan, I 

want to ask you something.” 

He leaned against the windowsill. “What?” 

I hesitated. “Do you know where Julian is? I haven’t 

seen him in weeks.” 

Ethan’s smile disappeared.