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KANEThis probably was a mistake. I knew that much, but I couldn't stop. I didn't want to stop. Kara went rigid at first, but quickly surrendered to my embrace. I pulled her closer, letting myself feel every lush curve in that small body of hers. My tongue slid into her mouth, tasting her slowly. She moaned against my lips, and the sound traveled straight to my cock.My beast growled inside me, urging me to do things that shouldn't have crossed my mind while standing in the center of a patio, surrounded by more than forty students. And yet, claiming every inch of her was all I could think about.Her hands moved to my shoulders, fingers hesitantly curling, as if she could barely stop herself from digging her nails into my flesh. I had a feeling my Starfish could be quite possessive once she figured something was hers, but right now, she was still confused.I couldn't blame her. Announcing in front of everyone that I was her boyfriend wasn't part of the plan. I'd done it on a whim, but
I stared at the large banner covering nearly half of the frontal façade of the main building called the Silver Castle. The members of my pack began to laugh, pointing their fingers at me. Situations like this one used to bring tears to my eyes, but now? I felt nothing but rage.“What's the matter, Kara?” Lexa sauntered to the center of the veranda. “We all thought you should appreciate our gift. We made it especially for you.”“Weakling?” Sora huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. Then she glanced at me and smirked. “They really have no idea, do they?”“You're as rude as always, cousin.” Delphina stepped out of the Silver Castle as if she owned the place. “You should at least thank us for welcoming you properly.”My wolf roared in my head, asking for permission to tear her apart. Honestly, I liked that idea, but that would result in a drastic shortening of my own lifespan. Definitely not a good outcome.“That's for me? You should have written my name, then,” I said dryly.A hummed
The Evermore War College greeted us with silence. No students had come to the gates as the forty-three of us entered the campus. The guards watched us as if we were a bunch of thieves preparing to steal their greatest treasure. Hostility used to make me cower, but now it had given me more power and determination than I had ever felt.I didn't hide inside the crowd. Sora, Anika, Sati, and I marched in the first line with our chins high. We walked with our bags for more than ten minutes before we noticed Director Crowell and his right-hand man, Professor Teller, standing in the main courtyard. The so-called official speech made it clear how little we meant to this school and how grateful we should be for their allowing us to study there.Most of us rolled our eyes as we listened to this bullshit. Despite what Evermore wanted us to think, the group sent here wasn't in any way inferior to them, and no patronizing words would change that. Of course, the speech was only an intro. Next, we w
KARAI had a strange dream. In this dream, I saw a hospital bed and myself lying on it. I was like a spirit floating above my unconscious body. A tall man dressed in black sat by my bed. Kane.His fingertips brushed my hand, as if he couldn't decide whether he should be allowed to touch me. “Things will be different from now on,” he whispered. “I promise.”His voice sounded odd. It sounded almost as if he truly cared. His fingers brushed my hand again, and a faint smile curved his lips. For a moment, he didn't resemble the cold man who had wanted to choke me, but someone every hot-blooded woman would have fallen in love with.I wished I knew where his thoughts went as he looked at my sleeping face. Honestly, had he looked at me once this way when I was awake, my body would have melted.Then he rose from his seat and walked to the door. “Wake up soon, Kara,” he murmured, opening the door. I wanted to stop him, to ask him about his previous words, but I could only watch him disappear as
KANEA smiling nurse gently placed a fresh dressing on the wound on my shoulder. “I hope it doesn't hurt.” Her voice was breathy, almost flirtatious.I didn't smile back; I merely gave her a curt nod. “I'm good. Thank you.”Her fingers lingered on my skin a bit too long. She wet her lips and took a deep breath, preparing to speak, but I removed her hand from my body and stood up. “The rest will heal,” I told her, grabbing my shirt and pulling it over my head.Her smile tightened. “If you need anything else, I'm always happy to—”“I'm sure there are other patients needing your help.” I inclined my head, then pivoted to the exit.The clinic's main hall was filled with wounded guards and soldiers. I was certain that at least twenty percent of them wouldn't make it through the night. Six students had died during the attack, but fuckers like Cannavaro didn't have a single scratch on their bodies, and not because of their excellent fighting skills. This man and those who worked for him were
Thick smoke crawled down from the upper floors. The missile, or whatever the enemy had used, hit somewhere between the fourth and fifth stories, where the administration rooms were. Now I had several minutes, maybe less, before the flames spread and reached the cells in the basement.The academy's prison wasn't large. There were perhaps twenty cells in two underground rows. The evacuation might have taken minutes had the guards moved swiftly. The problem was that now all the corridors were empty…The water dispenser stood in the corner, right by the stairs. Without thinking, I tore off the lower part of my top, poured water over the strap of fabric, and pressed it to my mouth and nose, using it as a filter. “Hello? Is anyone here?” I called out as I ran down the stairs.The red lights were flashing all over the basement levels, but the guards securing these spots were nowhere to be found. The smoke had yet to reach this level, but soon the entire basement would turn into a deadly trap.







