I manage to land on my feet and extend my arms out in an attempt to catch him. I grab him in my arms, but the weight of him sends my knees buckling and my previously injured ankle bends at an unusual angle.I cry out as I fully fall onto that side, still supporting Vedant’s weight. I release him, bu
AliceI watch as Chiara and Vedant laugh from the training field. They’ve been out there every day this week after school sparring and training together. When Vedant told everyone to go ahead at the end of class, I knew there was something going on with him and that slut again so I decided to wait a
VedantThe last guest leaves and my father rounds on me immediately. “How could you reject Alice so casually? She comes from the second strongest family in this pack. She is the best choice!”My voice is thick with anger when I reply. “I want to mate for love, and I could never love Alice, not like
I avoid the flurry of women tying to make conversation and make my way to Simon, who I assume is here to accompany Alice. “Welcome to hell. Having fun?”Simon laughs and looks around the room. “I’m not sure that a party full of women, who all want to get with me is quite my idea of hell, but to each
VedantI return home after rescuing Chiara from her own stupidity once again. What is it with that girl? She always seems to land herself in the worst positions.I shrug as I push my way through my front door. It doesn’t matter. I just wish the bond would stop alerting me.I walk through the foyer a
When the lunch bell rings, I rush to the training field to spend my break training. It’s not ideal to train alone, but I’ve made it work before, and I will again.I start by running laps. I’m in pretty good shape from my long walks to and from school, but I know that I could be faster. Molly’s stren