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"I think we should roll out a red carpet for you, Mr. Laurent," Professor Harris said sarcastically."Wouldn't mind that," Ethan replied, sliding into the empty seat.The entire class burst into laughter. Ethan could breathe wrong and they’d still find a reason to laugh. He had a hold on them—one that was both fascinating and impossible to understand Professor Harris wasn’t as entertained. He lifted a hand and curled his finger, signalling Ethan to the front Ethan exhaled, dragging himself up like it was the greatest inconvenience of his life. His hands tucked in his pockets, his posture lazy“Miss Bailey will be your partner for the community project," Professor Harris said. "You know the drill, but she’s new. Show her how it works."Ethan's face darkened. "I'd rather work alone than deal with little trouble here.""That is not my name," Lydia snapped."It is what I am calling you," he said flatly. "Get used to it.""Enough," Professor Harris cut in. "This is a partnership project,
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Lydia left for her dormitory early to avoid attending any more courses for the day. The cafeteria disaster drained her so much that she lacked sufficient energy to stay for her classes.She tossed and turned in bed all day, but she was unable to fall asleep. She saw the looks, the laughs, and the way Ethan had stepped over her as if she were nothing every time she closed her eyes. When Vanessa returned from class, Lydia lay backing the door with her body in a cramped position, pretending to sleep, but she was unsuccessful.After entering, Vanessa paused for a moment before taking a seat at Lydia's bed's edge. "Hey...you okay?"Lydia stayed quiet. Maybe if she didn't move, Vanessa would drop it."Okay, so...we're ignoring people now,"Vanessa muttered. Still nothing from LydiaVanessa sighed and nudged her lightly. "Come on, I know you are not sleeping. Your breathing is all wrong."Lydia turned her face deeper into the pillow.Vanessa folded her arms. "So, you are just going to spen
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They made their way to Solstice Hall. If Elysian Hall was impressive, this was on another level entirely. The architecture was flawless. Security guards stood at the entrance, arms crossed, faces blank. These weren't school staff—these were private security, hired by students whose parents thought regular protection wasn't good enough for their precious heirs. "They have their own guards?" Lydia whispered, eyeing the men in dark suits.Vanessa just smirked. "Welcome to how the other half lives."But that wasn't quite right. At LuxeMount, there wasn't just one "other half." The school wasn't about unity—it thrived on a hierarchy so rigid even the blind could sense it. And the dorms reflected that. Everyone had their place, whether they liked it or not.Solstice Hall was at the very top, home to those who owned everything. Their families weren't just wealthy; they controlled entire packs, territories, and businesses that kept the supernatural world running. These were the Apex wolves,
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“Hey.”Vanessa's voice forced Lydia to break free from her thoughts. As Vanessa grabbed her in a firm embrace Lydia had no chance to respond.She softly stated, "There are plenty of guys in LuxeMount aside Ethan."That was the problem. He was not just any guy. He was the guy. The one whose presence remains unavoidable in her life. The one who made her stomach twist, whether in anger, humiliation, or something she did not want to name. But that was not what mattered right now.“What do you know about the Vhoryn Relic?”Vanessa’s grip on her loosened instantly. She broke the hug, stepping back as if Lydia had just said something she was not supposed to.“Why?”Lydia tried to keep her tone casual. “I just...wanted to know something about this new life of mine.”Vanessa frowned but started walking, and Lydia fell into step beside her. “Look, I get that I have not exactly been the best guide to all things LuxeMount, but if I were you, I would not even bother with that.”That caught Lydia’s
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A painful shriek tore through Riley's bedroom space. The bone-shattering sound produced an ear-splitting shriek which seemed to come from every direction at once. The loud noise caused so much vibration that it produced a shaking effect on both the window glass and her desk furniture while making her books crash to the floor.The sudden screaming made Riley intensely angry as she rose from her bed. Her whole body was on fire with anger. Whatever had the audacity to shatter her sleep was about to be utterly destroyed. Her teeth itched as her canines lengthened slightly and her muscles coiled, ready to strike.“I’m going to kill someone,” she snarled She stepped out of her room expecting chaos. After a noise like that, everyone should have been wide awake. Doors should be slamming open, people shouting, demanding to know what the hell just happened, but there was nothing. The hallway was dead silent. Dead silent in a way that made zero sense. No footsteps. No whispers. No lights from p
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Lydia felt something hard next to her. Her hands froze against something warm. Something that definitely wasn't supposed to be there. She NEVER shared her bed with anyone. EVER.Slowly, her eyes open, still heavy from whatever nightmare she'd been through. And then she saw him. ETHAN?!?!She sat upright so fast her head spun, panic shooting through every inch of her body. What. The. Actual. Hell?? Ethan Laurent was lying next to her, his eyes closed, breathing steadily. Ethan freaking Laurent was in bed with her. Or she was in bed with him. Either way, this was bad.The last thing she remembered was Wraithwood. The darkness. The feeling of being watched. The trees closing in around her...and then...nothing.She quickly lifted the blanket and looked down at herself. Her clothes were gone. Instead, she was wearing an oversized t-shirt that definitely was not hers"Oh my god," she whispered, her face burning hot. Her stomach dropped as the realization hit her. He had seen her naked. He h
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With her legs bent in front, Lydia supported her forehead by pressing it against her kneecaps. Every muscle in her body felt completely exhausted. She fell asleep momentarily before being awoken by a hard knock on the door.Her heartbeat spiked as panic took over. Alexandra? Her friends? Someone else ready to humiliate her?She jumped up, staring at the door and trying to figure out what to do. “Okay, okay…think. Was there anywhere to hide? A way to escape? Moon Goddess, if you exist, please just let me catch a break today. I am already at my limit.”The knock grew louder, more forceful. Then a voice called out. “Little Trouble.”Lydia blinked. Her shoulders slumped in relief, but she would never admit it. Ethan was the only one who called her that. Not that she wanted to see him, but between him and the pack of wolves waiting to tear her apart, he was the safer option. She quickly opened the door, squinting up at him. “Hello?”Ethan did not return the greeting. He just leaned agains
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Lydia could not sleep. She lay on her side, staring at the beam of the ceiling, she felt like several eyes were watching her all at once.Her finger curled around the blanket. Grimholt was too strange, and she could feel it deep within her bones. She rolled onto her back and grabbed her phone from the nightstand. No missed calls. No messages. The unease sitting in her stomach was not going away so she did the only thing she could think of and that was calling Vanessa It rang and rang then went to voicemail. Lydia chewed her lips, debating whether to leave a message, but ended up hanging up instead. She needed any form of distraction and Mason came to mind. She hesitated for only a second before giving in and calling him He picked up on the first ring “Woah, that was so fast,” Lydia said, forcing a weak laugh “Gotta stay alert. Never know when someone needs rescuing,” Mason joked but there was something else in his voice. “You okay?”“Not really,” she sat up, pulling her knees c
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Sleep had finally claimed both of them. Thank the moon goddess because honestly? After all that Shadowbreed drama, they both needed their beauty rest.Everything was peaceful until sometime around 3 AM when Ethan started moving. It startled Lydia awake, and for a second she thought they were being attacked again.But nope. Just Ethan having what looked like the nightmare from hell.He was sweating even though the room was freezing cold. His face was all scrunched up in that broody way of his, but this time it was not for show. Whatever he was seeing behind those closed eyelids was seriously messing him up."Ethan," Lydia whispered, poking his shoulder. No answer.She whispered again, softer this time, like maybe gentleness would work where volume would not. “Ethan, hey..."His lips moved, forming words that never quite made it into sound. She leaned in, holding her breath, trying to catch whatever pieces she could“Do not...no...” It was barely a whisper, like whatever he was seeing w
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She walked into the bedroom like it might hurt her. The blanket on the bed was still messy from earlier, the fear still clinging to it like it had not really gone. Without saying anything, she grabbed it and pulled hard, letting it drop to the floor.“I can not sleep with that on the bed.”Ethan did not argue. Wolves remembered through scent. Even if she could not smell what he did, her body still remembered.“Use mine,” he said, disappearing for a moment and returning with a thick, dark blue blanket. “It is clean.”She took it quietly. Their hands nearly touched but did not. Lydia made the bed fast, like keeping busy would keep her mind from thinking too much. When she was done, she stood staring at the bed, like she had just realized what it meant—two people. One room.“I am just gonna…” she waved toward the bathroom. “Get ready.”Ethan nodded and sat down in the chair by the window. He listened to her move behind the closed door. Water running. A drawer opening. Toothbrush tapping
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“Perfect. We should just start preparing for death.”Lydia’s voice was dry, almost sarcastic, but not enough to hide the tremor under it.Ethan turned, a corner of his mouth twitching like he was trying to fight off a smile.“What is so funny?” she asked, folding her arms. “Not scared of dying?”He shrugged. “Death is for everyone. We all die eventually. Why waste energy fearing something that is guaranteed?”Lydia scoffed. “Wow. Morbid and emotionally unavailable. What a combo.”But Ethan’s eyes did not carry their usual detachment. They were darker tonight. Not just brooding, haunted.She let out a breath and leaned back against the counter, fingers tightening around her mug like it was the only solid thing left. “It was not dying that scared me,” she said quietly. “I think…I could have handled that. The pain, the ending. I have made peace with the idea that it might not be a long life for someone like me.” Her voice cracked, but she kept going. “I was scared for my mom. For what i
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Ethan did not know what the hell was wrong with him. Lydia was not his type. She never had been. Too stubborn. Too soft. Too…much, and yet, here he was, haunted by the scent of her skin, the tremble in her voice, the way she looked at him. A look he did not deserve.Every cell in his body screamed to turn around, to look at her, to finish what they had started against that tree. But he would not. He could not.He had spent the last two days telling himself he was fine with the silence between them. That the distance was necessary. But every hour without seeing her felt like something crawling under his skin. He found himself pacing. Listening for her voice like it might steady something in him. It did not. Nothing did.Because the truth he would not say out loud, not even to himself, was simple: Lydia was not just getting under his skin. She was already there. Deep and that terrified him.The memory of her pressed against him, soft and yielding yet somehow strong enough to push him aw
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They walked in silence. The kind that stretches too long and coils itself around your spine like a warning. Every step Lydia took felt heavy like the earth was watching. The woods had gone still again, the way it did before a storm or after something bad.She did not look at Ethan. Would not. Could not. Not with the way her skin prickled just being near him. Not with how her body still remembered his. How he had thrown himself over her like a human shield, heat and muscle and growl. That stupid heroic instinct of his, like saving her was something he did not even need to think about.It made her chest feel tight.She focused on her boots instead. Watched the mud cling to the soles. Let herself listen to the crunch of twigs and not the way his breathing sounded when he was close. Not the way the scent of pine and heat and Ethan kept messing with her brain.And still, he said nothing.“You are quiet,” he muttered finally. “What is the matter? Cat got your tongue?”She scoffed, folding h
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Avoiding Ethan was harder than Lydia thought. For someone who acted like he wanted to be left alone, he sure had a knack for showing up everywhere. She found herself ducking behind trees, taking the long way around town and slipping out early to run errands just to avoid him. It was exhausting, really. Who knew avoiding one person could become a full-time job?Two days had passed since the fight with the creature and Grimholt had fallen into an uneasy silence. No strange noises. No shadows creeping through the woods. Just silence. Lydia would have given anything to keep it that way.She kept telling herself it was better to steer clear of Ethan. Better to give him space, better to give herself space. After everything he said, it was safer to keep her distance. Hating him wasn’t an option not anymore. She couldn’t hate him even if she tried. But she also couldn’t bear to be near him not when his presence made her feel like she was being slowly torn apart from the inside.Ethan seemed f
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Almost dying makes you see things differently. Colors look brighter. Sounds are clearer. Even the air tastes better when you know you almost stopped breathing forever.But fear sticks to you. It follows you like a shadow.Walking back to their cabin was so long for Lydia. She helped hurt Ethan through the scary woods, always thinking that the monster might jump out. Every sound made her heart jump. The weird trees seemed to laugh at them.Ethan's blood was wet on her shirt. It showed her that even strong people can bleed. Can get hurt. Can die.She kept thinking: What if things went wrong? What would she tell the Alpha? "Sorry, I got your heir killed?"She almost laughed. Who was she kidding? If Ethan had not fought that monster, she would be dead. Just a sad story people would tell. "Remember Lydia? Poor girl died."She looked at Ethan. His jaw was tight, eyes looking ahead. He had not spoken since they left. That's Ethan for you. Bleeding but too proud to show it hurts.But Lydia kn
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Lydia jumped at every noise as they walked to Fay's cabin. She kept thinking about Alain's cut-off head."You feel it too?" Ethan asked.Lydia nodded. "These woods feel wrong." The air felt sticky. "Like eyes are watching.""They are," Ethan said."What do you mean?""Look at the tree." He pointed.At first, Lydia saw nothing odd. Then she saw it, a face in the bark with empty eyes and an open mouth. She stepped closer, thinking it was just shadows.Then it blinked. Lydia fell back against Ethan. He held her shoulders."Don't look too long," he said softly. "The more you look, the more they see you.""What are they?" Lydia whispered."I don't know yet," Ethan said.As they walked, Lydia saw faces in all the trees. Some looked asleep, others watched them. None looked human."I've never seen this," she said. "This isn't normal, right?""Right," Ethan agreed. "Something opened a door that should've stayed closed."The path got smaller. Ethan went first with Lydia behind. She looked at hi
