Eleonore’s POV My alarm went off at eight in the morning. I’d miss the breakfast hours in the caf getting up this late, but the morning called for a coffee and pastry which I could easily get from one of the nearby coffee shops. It was the first day of classes and I couldn’t have been more excited for them. I’d have my preceptorial course first thing in the morning, followed by a mandatory math class I wasn’t looking forward to, and then my elective course, the whole reason I was here.Introductions to Architecture and Design. The same course my mother took decades ago when she first attended Oakwood University.I quickly got ready, going through my morning routine. After getting dressed and brushing my hair, I picked up an orange pill bottle and popped out two pills, the required dose, before swallowing them dry.Another stipulation for attending. If I attended then I had to remember to take my medicine every morning and if I forgot, there would be hell to pay. I knew
Gabriel’s POVHer eyes were green. That’s what I noticed about her.It was bordering on hazel but no, they were closer to green than anything else. When I went to the library it was with the intention of getting some books on business to get a head start on my courses. Micro and Macroeconomics were unfortunately a required course and not something I was looking forward to either.After university father would be shifting a lot of responsibilities onto me so I could get used to leading the pack as the future alpha. That also meant managing the businesses we had that kept us funded.I had just been there for books, then I saw her. It seemed that I wasn’t the only one trying to get a head start.Seeing the person that had caught Missael’s attention had me making the decision to confront her myself. I knew that Missael wanted to drop the whole thing and forget about it, but I couldn’t, not when he acted so odd afterwards.Normally, Missael was the most levelheaded out of
Eleonore’s POVOnce? Happenstance. I could live with that. Survived worse, was paranoid from less. Twice? Time to PANIC.The moment the werewolf in front of me faltered and got distracted, I booked it out of there like killing me in the library was his modus operandi.Not that he would’ve, looking back on it, seeing as a murder like that would’ve been as easy to figure out as a game of Clue, but still. The panic was in charge after that.Not one werewolf but two seemed interested in me, from an accident. It felt so unfair that a moment of distraction could wreck my campus life but here we were.I wondered if I would have to look over my shoulder now, looking out for gold eyes and anything else that was supernatural that I wasn’t supposed to be involved in.That was the RULE. The lines I had to stay in to have what I wanted, and they were severely messing up the scant few opportunities I DID have under my father’s rule.I had managed to get back to my dorm after escapin
Gael’s POVI slammed the door to our apartment open as soon as I returned. After leaving the library I practically sprinted back. I wished there was dinner waiting like I said in my lie if only to give me something to do to avoid the messy thoughts in my head.I finally understood why Gabriel and Missael were so confused about what happened, and what they felt because it wasn’t what it was supposed to be.When I handed her my phone our fingers brushed. It was a test, just a test. Had to check if my instincts would flare up on me, make sure some territorial thing going on between us wasn’t the reason for all this.That sure as hell wasn’t the reason but I wished it was!We touched, there was a small spark, and I practically lost it. Missael, okay, I always thought he’d feel the matebond first. Gabriel, it wasn’t necessary, but he was always going to find a mate, and he had enough luck for a fated mate. Me? Maybe, I was social enough for it.All three of us, well we had ho
Eleonore’s POV“How do you eat that first thing in the morning?” I asked, staring at Gael as he went to town on not one, or two, but four chocolate chip banana waffles.There was a little waffle machine near the toasters with waffle batter. So not only did you have to make them yourself, but you had to go one by one since there were only two machines and you couldn’t just take both of them, especially during the breakfast rush. It was a sugar bomb, paired with milk, orange juice, fruit, bacon, sausage, and a side of oatmeal. Gael was trying to have Sunday brunch all by himself on a Wednesday at 7:45 AM—and this wasn’t the first time he had stacked his plates sky high.“Gotta make sure I have the energy to make it to lunch. What about you?”“What about me?” I asked, looking at my plate. “My breakfast is normal, thank you.”“It’s a cup of black coffee and a muffin. I have a right to judge you,” Gael protested, and I rolled my eyes. I didn’t usually eat breakfast, bac
Darius's POV*Somewhere in the Everwood world*It was late in the evening. Most of the services at the Everwood Hotel would’ve stopped for the night. The pool was closed, room service was no longer in service, and the front desk was down to half its normal workforce, but those weren’t things Darius Everwood had to think about at the moment.Normally he would, his family’s hotel chain was his life’s work and part of the empire he’d been building ever since his father told him he was going to inherit everything. He couldn’t stand it when things were out of place or work was sloppy when it came to the things that were his.There were currently bigger things at play though, things he’d been working on for years and he couldn’t allow it to slip out of his fingers.He was currently on the road, headlights on low as he drove down a path so old there was no asphalt, only overgrowth, and flattened grass. There weren’t too many old buildings left in the area, but this one was a sigh
Eleonore’s POV“I’m not sure…”“Come on, it’s already been a month and you haven’t been to a single party on campus! I’m not saying that you, like, have to go, but I think you should have the experience while you’re here. You need to go to at least one and see what it’s like.”“Still…” I bit my lip.The first month of university had passed with little fanfare. No werewolves or supernatural beyond the books Professor Cross had recommended to me. Just homework and friends and it was wonderful.It made sense that Charlie was worried. Normally people joined clubs or sports or whatnot to fill their day with something to do and while a few clubs were interesting to me I hadn’t really joined or participated in any meetings.Maybe I was a bit scared, maybe I was a bit wary about interacting with more people, but I’d been going at my own pace! The book club on campus was more than understanding and even gave me a copy of the book they were currently reading in case I ever wanted
Gabriel’s POVWho the FUCK did this guy think he was?It was a dangerous thought for me to have at the moment, but I couldn’t have cared less, especially with the scene I stumbled upon after Gael hadn’t checked in like he said he would when he went to that party.A party that seemed almost out of control with how big and loud it had gotten.A round of rock paper scissors between Missael and me that I lost had me putting on shoes and heading out, following the noise to round up our stupid brother before he got us all into trouble.Father was already upset with us for forgetting to call after getting swept up in the whole ‘mate-not mate-mate?’ thing that was going on with all of us and he was getting suspicious because of that.That meant that Gael wasn’t supposed to be causing trouble and forgetting to answer his phone. He was supposed to check in and reassure us that he wasn’t causing trouble or was in trouble—and not doing so probably meant the exact opposite was happen