INICIAR SESIĂNđ±ïžJaydenđ±ïžâThis is all my fault.âI said it for maybe the fifth time in the last ten minutes while pacing our room like a madman. Back and forth. Window to door. Door to bed. Bed to window again. If pacing burned calories, I would have been skinny by now.River sat on the edge of his bed, arms crossed, watching me like I was a documentary he did not sign up for. Jane leaned against the desk, chewing on a pen like it personally offended her.âYou did not post the video,â River said calmly, for the third time. âSo explain to me again how this is somehow your fault.ââI should have wiped that dragon princessâs head clean,â I snapped. âShe is the only one unhinged enough to do something like this.âJaneâs pen paused mid chew.âAnd how the hell are you so sure she is the one that posted it,â she asked.I stopped pacing and turned to them both.âBecause Victor would never do this to me,â I said immediately. âAnd none of you in here would either.âThey exchanged a look.A long one.Then R
đ±ïžVictorđ±ïžI could not believe I was actually doing this.Standing here, dressed in royal black, waiting to sit across from the dragon princess like this was some normal political dinner and not the worst timing of my existence. The fabric of my coat felt too tight around my chest, not because it was uncomfortable, but because my thoughts refused to stay still. Everything in me wanted to be somewhere else.With him.Jayden needed me.After seeing the mess going on wippygram, I so much wanted to be by his side. Every part of me wanted to vanish from this place, break every rule, ignore every consequence, and show up at his side just to make sure he was breathing and safe and still smiling that stupid soft smile that ruined my self control.This was one of those moments I truly wished I had the power to disappear.Not invisibility or teleportation. Just the ability to be where I was needed without tearing the world apart in the process.But I could not.There were too many eyes on me
đ±ïžSammyđ±ïžWatching my professor leave my personal study felt like the air finally returned to the room. That exam stressed the life out of me, and the only thing keeping me upright through it was the promise that once it ended I could breathe again. I stayed seated for a moment, staring at the closed door, replaying questions in my head and wondering if I actually answered anything correctly or if I just wrote vibes and hope.My wolf stretched lazily inside me, clearly satisfied, which was unfair because I was still spiraling.I leaned back in my chair and let out a long breath. This study felt small right now. Everything felt small compared to the single thought that kept circling my mind without permission.Jayden.Just thinking his name made my chest feel warm and stupid in the best way. The image of him smiling in the hallway. The way he laughed when he was nervous. The way he held onto me like I was the only thing keeping him steady that night. I wanted to call him. I needed to
đ±ïžJaydenđ±ïžâDo you even remember what you wrote in the exam hall,â Jane asked, eyeing me like I had finally lost my mind, âor are you smiling like this just because of a text.âI looked up from my phone slowly, still smiling like an idiot, and gave her a look that clearly said mind your business but also I am very much in love and confused.âYou will be surprised when the results come out,â I said, sliding my phone into my pocket. âI was not even expecting myself to do that well.âThat part alone shocked me too because normally after exams I feel empty headed and spiritually bankrupt, but this time I walked out feeling like my brain actually showed up for me. Everything made sense in there. The formulas. The theory. Even the questions that usually make me want to cry quietly. It was like my head was calm for once, which was suspicious, but I was not about to complain.Jane narrowed her eyes.âYou are lying,â she said. âThis has nothing to do with the exam.ââOkay,â I replied easily.
đ±ïžVictorđ±ïžThe smile on my face refused to leave no matter how hard I tried to act normal while getting ready for my exam. I caught my reflection in the mirror and paused because this was not the face of someone who got beaten half to death two days ago. This was not the face of someone who slept with pain stitched into his bones. I looked⊠fine. Better than fine. I looked rested. Calm. Almost happy.That alone scared the shit out of me.I rolled my shoulders, waiting for the usual sharp reminder in my ribs, the dull ache in my side, the stiffness that normally made breathing feel like work. Nothing came. No pain. No burn. No warning. Just a body that worked like it had never been broken.Fuck.I ran my fingers through my hair and laughed under my breath because if this was what one night of cuddling with a human did to me, then I was completely cooked. Burnt. Finished. I was a powerful vampire prince who survived wars and rituals and blood magic, and somehow one human with soft han
đ±ïžJaydenđ±ïž I could feel someone kissing me and the first thing my half asleep brain registered was that this was definitely not Jane. Jane does not kiss like this. Jane kisses like a quick tap on the cheek before yelling at me to wake up and do something productive with my life. This was slow. Soft. Annoyingly tender. The kind of kiss that lingers like the person doing it has nowhere else to be. Which immediately raised a bigger problem in my head. Who entered my room and why did Jane not stop them. My eyes flew open and for half a second I panicked, ready to fight, scream, or embarrass myself in some dramatic way. Then I saw him. Victor. Smiling at me like I was something fragile and precious and not the chaos magnet I usually am. God. I forgot I slept over last night. Memory rushed back all at once. His injuries. The way he looked when he tried to act fine but was clearly not. The way I stayed because leaving suddenly felt impossible. The way I fell asleep without meaning







