Chapter 6 ~ The Warning

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• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 25 ~ In her room

  Atlas’s POV I walked back to my dorm room after the rogue attack, head pounding with the rhythmic throbbing of anger and something else I didn’t want to name. The hallways of Greystone were quiet at this hour, moonlight slanting through narrow slit windows onto cold stone floors. My bare feet thumped against the ancient marble as I slipped into our room. Jace was gone. Probably still out with Alex, parading around under the stars like the pretty boy he liked to pretend he wasn’t. I stripped off my bloodstained clothes, dropped them into the hamper, and stepped into the stone-tiled shower. Hot water sluiced over my skin, steam billowing against the glass panel. My black hair stuck to my forehead. My chest felt tight, too tight, like something inside me was curling its claws into my lungs. Echo had saved us tonight. Without his warning growl, I wouldn’t have noticed Zara’s scent spiking with terror. Liam and I had been on our way to the eastern cliffs to watch the moonrise. I coul

• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 24 ~ Greystone

  Zara’s POV I hated school trips. Always had. They reminded me of long childhood bus rides with kids I couldn’t relate to, the smell of old leather seats and hot plastic, and teachers telling us to look at scenery while my mind reeled with other things. But this trip to Greystone Island felt worse. The boat rocked under my feet as we crossed the narrow river from mainland to the academy’s original home. Wind slapped my hair across my face. Seagulls circled overhead, their shrieks echoing through my skull. Students chartered around me, excitement buzzing in the salty breeze. Atlas stood near the prow with Liam, black hair whipping behind him like a fallen god. Jace leaned against the side rails further down, eyes half-lidded, wind tugging at his brown waves. He glanced at me only once, then away, like I was a star in a distant galaxy he didn’t care to observe. Alex stood beside him, laughing at something he said. My chest tightened. I turned away. “Did you hear about the dorm placem

• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 23 ~ Shadows on the field

  Zara’s POV Saturday dawned cold and bright, frost silvering the grass beyond my dorm window. I woke up shivering under thin covers, my breath fogging in the dim dawn light. Wolf sports day. Great. The entire academy was buzzing about it all week, but all I cared about was calling Aunt May. My mind burned with questions — about Mira Blackwood, about the journal hidden under my pillow, about why my name kept popping up in places it didn’t belong. But calls weren’t allowed until after sports ended. I clenched my fists under the blanket. Why does everything here feel like a cage? I dragged myself up, showered and pulled on my thickest sweater, and met Talia at breakfast. She was humming under her breath as she sprinkled cinnamon onto her porridge. The dining hall was rowdy today, packed with students chattering about which wolf team would win the territory run. Above us, giant banners shimmered with house sigils. “You look dead,” Talia said cheerfully, biting into a buttered roll. “T

• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 22 ~ Vanishing point

  Zara’s POV THE NEXT DAY… The sun rose through the low rolling mist that morning, making the academy spires look like jagged islands floating in pale gold clouds. I watched it from my dorm window, arms wrapped around my knees, chin balanced between them. My thoughts felt heavy, sluggish, like soaked wool. I should have been studying for midterms — my notebooks lay scattered across my duvet, equations and incantation runes half-memorised. But all I could think about was the way Atlas had looked at me yesterday in Herbal Studies. As though he was reading secrets off my bones. As though he already knew something I didn’t. A sharp knock at my door snapped me out of my daze. I flinched, throat tight. “Yeah?” I croaked, voice hoarse. The door creaked open and Talia poked her head in. Her dark curls were half-tamed by a thin red ribbon today, her eyes lined with smudged black kohl. She looked… uneasy. “Did you hear?” she whispered, stepping fully into the room and closing the door behin

• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 21 ~ Stamps

  Zara’s POV I woke up with a tightness in my chest. The memory of that letter clung to me no matter how much I tried to piece the possibility in. No doubt, it was Aunt May’s neat handwriting, the slight floral scent of her perfume embedded into the paper fibres… and yet, something was off. Something so deeply wrong it made my stomach twist every time I remembered. My boots thudded against the waxed hallway floors as I stormed down the east corridor towards the Letter Office. The morning air still carried the cool bite of dawn, but my palms were sweaty with impatience. The academy’s white walls were lined with black iron lanterns humming softly. I shoved past a few first-years huddled over a single textbook, ignoring their startled squeaks. When I reached the Letter Office, the smell of parchment and melted sealing wax hit me. The room was narrow, with pigeonhole cubbies stacked to the ceiling, each labelled with brass plates for dorm wings and family codes. Behind the tall wooden co

• The Top Boy Is My Mate   Chapter 20 ~ The crack begins

  Zara’s POV The hallway outside the East Dorm was darker than usual. The sconces that usually flickered with enchantment light barely glowed. I rubbed my arms, nerves crackling under my skin. My shoes were too loud on the marble, echoing like warning bells. Midnight felt heavier tonight, like the walls themselves were listening. It started this morning. The Academy newsletter, The Howl & Fang, plastered across every screen in the cafeteria. Their “Midterm Romance Rankings” was supposed to be a joke. Until I saw the names. #1: Jace & Alex — Power Couple Goals #2: Atlas & Zara — Reigniting the Flame? I’d nearly choked on my water. Alex had looked ready to crawl under the table. Jace had remained calm, expression unreadable. Atlas? He smirked like it was hilarious. Like I hadn’t just been publicly paired with the most emotionally annoying confusing male in the entire school. I’d tried to avoid them all day. Even skipped training. Hid out in the East Wing garden until curfew. But no