I scrubbed a hand over my face, trying to shake the fear. It wasn’t just about me. If I chose her, I’d be dragging her into this mess too. She’d face the pack’s judgment, maybe worse. Her brother, Zade, he’d lose it if he knew. He’d trusted me, called me his brother, and here I was, sneaking around
Lanvin POVI woke up to the feeling of eyes on me. Not the bad kind, but intense, like someone was studying every inch of my face. I cracked one eye open, and there she was, Zuleika, propped up on her elbow, staring at me with those big, dark eyes of hers. Her hair was a mess, falling over one shou
I stood up, grabbing my bag. “I don’t owe you answers. Stay out of my life, Dorian.”He opened his mouth to say something, but I was already walking out, my heart pounding. The nerve of him, acting like he had a right to know anything about me. I was done letting him mess with my head.Back at the l
"What if he was done with me? What if he thought I’d encouraged Dorian?" The idea made me sick. I couldn’t lose him, not now, not when we’d just figured out how much we meant to each other.I got to the cafeteria, where Freckles was already waiting, her tray loaded with eggs and toast. She waved m
Zuleika POVI stood frozen at the window, my hands gripping the sill so hard my knuckles hurt. Lanvin was gone, his shadow disappearing into the woods, and then there was a loud howl, very deep, raw, and angry, ripped through the night. It was him. I knew it. My chest tightened, like someone had pun
I shrugged, not taking my eyes off the ice. "Got here early."She followed my gaze to Lanvin, who was circling the puck like a predator. "Uh-huh. So, you been with him all day? Library, now here?"My head snapped toward her. "What? No. I was in the library alone, then... stuff."She raised an eyebro