LOGINThe night settled softly, like it wasn’t ready to make demands.Lola sat cross legged on the bed, laptop open but untouched, the glow of the screen reflecting thoughts she wasn’t ready to face. Outside, laughter drifted up from the quad college life in motion, unaware of the quiet gravity in her roo
Morning didn’t rush them.Sunlight slipped in gently, catching dust in the air and painting the room in soft gold. Lola woke with a strange, unfamiliar feeling peace. The kind that didn’t disappear the moment she opened her eyes.She was still in the middle.Jake lay on his back to her left, arm ben
The lights were off, but no one was asleep.Lola lay on her side, facing the wall, listening to the soft rhythm of breathing behind her. The room felt different in the dark smaller, warmer, more honest. There was no tension pressing down anymore, no threat humming under the surface.Just awareness.
Night arrived quietly.Not like before no alarms in Lola’s chest, no edge in the air. Just the soft hum of the dorm settling down, doors closing, laughter fading into low conversations and music drifting through walls.Lola stood at the window, arms folded loosely, watching the lights outside blink
The afternoon stretched out in a way that felt unfamiliar.Not tense.Not hurried.Just… open.Lola walked across campus with Jake and Damon flanking her not guarding, not hovering, simply there. The whispers still existed, but they were background noise now, like traffic she no longer needed to loo
Morning light slipped through the blinds in thin, pale lines.Lola woke slowly, awareness returning in layers. Warmth first. Then weight. Then the quiet certainty that she wasn’t alone.Jake was half-reclined against the headboard, one arm relaxed behind her shoulders, his breathing slow and even. D
A crash echoed from somewhere deeper in the campus metal clanging, footsteps rushing. Shouts followed, distant but drawing closer. Security. Students. People were waking up to the chaos. Damien’s head snapped toward the sound. He swore under his breath. “We can’t be seen. Not like this.” He stagger
The claws came down. But at the very last second, Damien twisted, rolling with a surge of sheer desperation. The strike missed his chest by inches, tearing into the earth instead. The ground split open like paper, dust and stone flying into the air. Lola gasped in relief but it was short lived. Da
But the stranger vanished, slipping into the shadows only to reappear behind him. He swung, claws arcing toward Damien’s ribs. “Damien!” Lola screamed. Damien twisted, catching the blow with his blade. The clash shook the room, knocking books from shelves and rattling the dorm walls. The intruder
Damien reacted instantly. He crossed the room in two long strides, motioning with a sharp jerk of his chin for her to stay back. The blade glinted as he raised it, his movements calm but deadly precise, the predator in him unmistakable. “Don’t”. Lola started, but her whisper broke on her tongue. D







