Anastacia POV

It was now Monday morning. I had spent the rest of last night finishing organizing my closet, then started reading the second Throne of Glass book. By the time I looked at the clock again, it was already 5 AM.

Sighing, I got up from my bed and headed to my closet, pulling on my workout clothes. No point in showering before I worked out—I'd just get sweaty again anyway. I could shower after my workout before school.

Yay, first day of school. Note the sarcasm.

I headed downstairs to the gym, the house still quiet as everyone else slept. The familiar routine of my workout helped ground me, letting me push away thoughts of the impending school day.

Once I was in the gym, I started with my usual warm-up stretches, loosening my muscles and preparing for the intense session ahead. I then moved on to my weight training, focusing on my upper body and core. The rhythmic lifting and lowering of weights was almost meditative.

After weights, I transitioned into my mixed martial arts routine, shadowboxing and practicing my kicks and strikes. The feel of my muscles working, the controlled power in each movement—it was a rush. The final part of my workout was intense cardio: sprints on the treadmill followed by a grueling HIIT routine. By the end of it, I was drenched in sweat, my heart pounding. But at least I no longer felt like I would murder everyone I saw.

Checking the clock, I saw it was nearing 7 AM. I grabbed my towel and wiped the sweat from my face before heading back upstairs to my room. The house was starting to stir, faint noises indicating others were waking up.

In my room, I jumped in the shower, the hot water washing away the sweat and lingering tension from my workout. After drying off, I wrapped myself in a towel and headed to my closet to pick out my outfit for the day. I couldnt really care less about what people thought of me so i just put on a black crop top with jeans and a jumper.

(Kinda like this:)

Next, I put on some simple makeup, to cover the few visible scars and tattoos as well as my eye bags, I didn't want to look like a zombie on my first day. Once I was ready, I headed downstairs to grab some breakfast and a much needed cup of coffee.

In the kitchen, I found it bustling with activity as everyone was getting ready for work/school. The smell of freshly brewed coffee and sizzling bacon filled the air. Ignoring the chatter and activity, I went straight to the coffee and poured my self a cup, then gave myself a small bowl of cereal before sitting down next to Ric.

While I was eating, I went through a few messages on my phone, mainly from Lily and Noah, saying that they would meet me at reception.

Just as I was finishing my breakfast, Cesco walked in, looking as stern as ever. He glanced at my outfit, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Ready for your first day?" he asked, his tone neutral.

"Yeah, as ready as I'll ever be," I replied, standing up and grabbing my backpack.

"Good. The twins will drive you in a few minutes. School starts at 8:30, so you guys have to leave by 8:15," Cesco said.

It was currently 8:05, so I just went to stand by the door and wait for the twins. A few minutes later, I heard shouting, and then Leo emerged with a very grumpy Enzo following behind him.

"Hurry the fuck up, we're leaving," Enzo snarled.

"Ignore him, he isn't much of a morning person," Leo said with a smile.

I rolled my eyes but followed them outside to the car. The drive to school was uneventful, filled with Leo's usual cheerful chatter and Enzo's silent brooding.

When our car pulled up to the school gates, everyone turned to look our way. Girls pushed their boobs up to try and look more appealing—it wasn't working.

"So, I suppose you guys are popular here?" I asked, well, stated.

"You could say that, yeah. But don't worry, Bambina, you'll be fine," Leo replied with a smile.

I internally rolled my eyes. Dude, I can handle myself. Besides, the triplets and I used to be very popular at our old school. With us—well, mainly me—constantly getting into fights, it was safe to say we were pretty feared.

I tried not to fight too many people, but with my IED (intermittent explosive disorder), it becomes hard not to lash out whenever someone pisses you off. And people always seem to find a way to piss me off.

Once Enzo had parked the car, we all got out. As soon as everyone saw me step out, girls started glaring and boys began eyeing me up and down.

Like, I know I'm gorgeous, but there's no need to eye-fuck me.

I rolled my eyes before heading over to reception. The building was bustling with students, but I kept my head high, ignoring the stares and whispers. The receptionist, a middle-aged woman with kind eyes, looked up as I approached.

"Hi, I'm new here," I said, giving her a brief smile.

"Name?" she asked, her fingers poised over the keyboard.

"Anastacia," I replied.

"Last name?" she continued.

I hesitated for a second before answering, "De Angelo"

As soon as she heard my last name she visibly paled before handing me my schedule and a map of the school, i didnt really need the map cause i hacked into the schools data base and memorized the layout as well as making sure Lily Noah and i had all the same classes.

"Thanks," I said, taking the papers from her.

Just then, I heard familiar voices calling my name. Turning around, I saw Lily and Noah running towards me, big smiles on their faces.

"Hey, Stace!" Noah greeted, tackling me into a big hug.

"Hey Noah, you do know its only been like 48 hours max since i last saw you guys right?" i replied

"Just shut up we missed you" Lily said also pulling me into a hug

I usually hate ohysical contact but the triplets have somehow wormed their way into my heart they are my family, my siblings, i would die before i let anything happen to them.

I smiled slightly, trying to keep up my cold facade but these two idiots always know how to make me laugh with their childishness

"Alright, let's get to class," Noah said, glancing at his watch. "We don't want to be late on the first day."

We all nodded, and the three of us made our way through the hallways, keeping my face stone cold, we arrived at our first lesson of the day, English.

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A/n

Okk so I decided to split this chapter into 2 chapters again,
I'm really sorry that this book is progressing so slowly but next chapter will be the first day and some introductions then there will be a time skip and we will start getting into the plot!

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Word count: 1210