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
Killian ripped through another beast, his claws drenched in shadowy ichor. His chest heaved, sweat and blood streaking down his bare torso, but his golden eyes glowed brighter with every kill. The Alpha in him thrived on the carnage. “Stay with me, Lola!” he barked, teeth flashing as he lunged at t
The fire inside her shivered. But this time, Lola didn’t shrink back. She lifted her chin, heart pounding with something fierce and new. “Then let them come,” she whispered. Killian’s golden eyes gleamed in approval, but also fear. Because even as the rogues closed in, he realized Lola was no lon
And then another howl split the night. Closer this time. Killian’s body tensed. He pulled her tighter against him, his voice dropping to a lethal growl. “Lesson two starts now. They found us.” The second howl didn’t fade it multiplied, one after another, a chorus of predators threading through th
The distant howl echoed like a death knell, carrying across the campus night. It wasn’t human, and it wasn’t Killian’s pack. Lola’s chest tightened as the sound dug into her bones, awakening that restless fire she barely contained. Killian didn’t waste a second. He turned, his grip unyielding as he







