Teya's POV
The shock on his face was evident as I told him to reject me. It was like he couldn't fathom why I was rejecting him. Why I didn't want to accept him. Wasn't it a simple rejection? "Should I proceed with the rejection, Professor. I've watched and read enough werewolf movies and books to know that it's just words. Okay. Let me go first then you just have to accept my rejection. I, Teya..............." I didn't get to complete the statement before he slammed his lips against mine. My eyes widened. My first kiss. This bastard just stole it from me. Angrily I pushed him away and slapped him. Well I tried to anyway. The motherfuker just gripped my hands in his. "Why the fuck would you do that?" I questioned angrily. I stared at him with burning hatred right now. "I'm sorry. I'm usually all about consent and all but you can't reject me. Do you know how many she-wolves and even human females in this school want to be mated to me? How many of them beg for my attention? How they beg for me to even look their way?" The arrogant bastard. "Then you can go and kiss them for all I care." I spat out at him. He just smirked and grabbed my waist with one hand, the other still having a firm grip on my hand. He pressed me closer to himself. "But little mate do you feel that? I can ONLY get hard for my mate. My dick can only respond to you. Well my mate actually but seeing as that's you then........." He said. I looked up at him mortified and a little disgusted. But if I was honest with myself. A little ting, just a little though, of lust sparkled within me. I shifted and he groaned out. My lips parted as I took him in. The way his green eyes seemed to darkened as they flickered between green and gold. His control was slipping. All because of me. I shook my head and pushed myself away from him. "How can you say that? You're a man. Of course you're bound to get a ................ reaction when a girl is pressed against you." I said. The words sounded blehh to my ears too. "You see. I'm suffering from erectile dysfunction. Before you say anything. I know how that sounds. But I assure you that it is the truth. When I found my first mate, I didn't want her. This is for personal reasons which I shan't disclose at this moment but as I was saying. I rejected her and we moved along. Only for me to find out that I can't get hard for anywho isn't my mate. The goddess's punishment for me perhaps but you are the first woman I've gotten hard for in five years.". He said. I just stared at him in wonder. Shock. All of the above really. But then I really didn't care. "How is this any of my business Professor? I really am sorry for what happened to you but I do not want a mate or an anything." He just stared at me before he continued. "You see. I know the actual reason you're in this school. I know that you changed your name so be able to come here and avenge your sister. Find her sister and perhaps do the same to her. Now. If you do not accept me as your mate Miss Teya, I assure that the higher ups might just come to know of your ......... adventures. To know that the image of a school that has been carefully crafted is about to be tarnished by a mere human. And I can only imagine the things they'll do to you. After all, you're just an insignificant human. And we wouldn't want that now would we?" I stared up at him in shock. He wouldn't. But the glint in his eyes told me otherwise. Ohh he definitely would. Before I could open my mouth to speak he continued. "But, if you accept me as your mate, well maybe not accept me. Perhaps we could come to an agreement of the sorts. But still you shall not reject me. Do this and I could just help you find your sister's killer and you can get your revenge. This is a good and fair proposal is it not. The ball is in your court now." He walked behind his desk and sat down as he continued shuffling the stupid papers. I bit my lips as I thought about his offer. If the owners really find out about my existence then my mother would really mourn another daughter. But what did I have to lose of I accepted to be his mate. I turned around to face him. I slammed my hands in the desk. " What do you want me to do?" The cocky smirk that took over his mouth. Like he had expected me to accept him. Ohh what desperation has made me do. "My terms are simple. You have two years in this school, no? For those two years you're mine. A very simple and fair proposal. You may be free to go after these two years are exhausted. Nothing before that. Also you are free to date anyone you like. But you'll be bonded to me. Think of it as an open relationship. It's your choice as usual." I rolled my eyes at that. My choice. It sure as hell didn't feel like that. Be his mate. Be his lover. Or walk away and risk losing everything— my life, my answers. "If I agree, you promise that you will help me find my sister's killer? And this contract ends when I leave this goddamn school?" His eyes focused on me. The intensity of his stare almost brought me to my knees. "Be my mate and we will avenge your sister's death." He said seriously. Here goes my freedom. "Fine. I agree. Where do I sign?" He stood up and pulled me close to him. "What's the rush my little mate? I'll draft the contract and bring them for you to sign tomorrow. Ahh before I forget. This thing between us has to be a secret. Nobody can know. As you know I'm your professor and it's against the code of conduct." I nodded my head. I had no problem with that. "Good girl. Now come give me a kiss". Ohh fuck. I hope I made the right choice.Lucien’s POVThe courtyard was quiet.For once, the academy breathed in silence, the chaos of the day held at bay by golden shafts of sunlight filtering through the treetops. I sat on the worn bench under the east arch, half-tilted toward the sun, a book open in my lap though I wasn’t really reading it. My fingers traced the weathered edge of the page as my mind wandered,.drifting into memories I wasn’t sure I wanted to examine too closely.Teya’s laugh echoed here once. That small, surprised giggle she let slip when I dropped a stack of scrolls because she startled me, how her eyes lit up when she teased me for being too serious. Those tiny moments had lodged themselves somewhere deep inside me, like hooks I hadn’t known I’d swallowed.But I should’ve known peace wouldn’t last long.It hit me all at once, like a pressure drop in the air, a sudden crackle across my skin that made my wolf stir inside me.She’s coming.The hair on the back of my neck stood upright as the scent hit nex
TEYA'S POVYou know how sometimes, life throws you a curveball, and you can't even remember how you got into the mess you're in? Yeah, that was me right then. I couldn’t recall how I had left the studio, but the chaos inside me was unmistakable. My heart was pounding like a drum stuck on fast-forward, that tightness in my throat felt like a boulder lodged there, and the air around me? It was thick and heavy, as if I were trying to breathe underwater.One moment, I stood there, completely frozen, processing the craziness swirling in my head, and the next, I was bolting down the hallway. I sprinted past the mirrors, all those reflections reminding me of the absurdity of what was happening, while the sound of my own footsteps echoed back, taunting me like some cruel joke. It was like my body was on autopilot, but my brain? Oh man, my brain was going into overdrive.**Lucien. Reya. Lucien.** Each name rang out in my head like church bells, loud and clanging, drowning out any sense of cal
Teya’s POVThe silver wolf’s words—“You’ll know soon enough” kept playing over and over in my head like a song I didn’t ask for. I’d jolted awake with my heart trying to hammer its way out of my chest, the sheets twisted around my legs, damp with sweat. The room felt wrong. Off. Too quiet, too still. Like the world had paused, just slightly, waiting for something to catch up. Like I was looking at my life from the outside.I sat up, blinking, trying to hold onto the dream, but it was slipping through my fingers like water. Still, those words stuck. They weren’t just part of the dream. They felt… planted. Heavy. Important. The kind of thing that doesn’t just fade with daylight.And then Reya’s name clawed back into my thoughts, followed by the whispers from the day before. Her and “that guy.” Whoever the hell that was. It sounded stupid on the surface, just gossip, just idle talk. But it hadn’t felt idle. It had felt sharp. Like something underneath it mattered. Like the dream and t
Teya’s POVI never really noticed when we fell into this unusual rhythm—this almost unspoken connection that had developed between Lucien and me. It wasn’t something we sat down and mapped out over coffee or talked about in-depth during our breaks. It just sort of evolved, like plants finding their way toward the sunlight, without any intentional planning on our part. Every time I showed up at the studio, it was like he had a sixth sense about it. I mean, how did he always seem to know? It was kind of impressive, really. And of course, I never hesitated to let him in. There was something comforting about the way he stepped into the space; it felt like I was inviting in a slice of calm amidst a whirlwind of thoughts and insecurities.At first, those towering mirrors felt menacing, reflecting not just my physical form but also my doubts, amplifying everything I feared. The silence in the room could be deafening, almost mocking, echoing my every misstep. But over time, something shifted
Teya’s POVI didn’t know what was happening anymore.One minute I was bracing for the fall—again—and the next, Lucien was standing between me and the edge like it was the most natural thing in the world. Like this wasn’t all backwards and twisted and humiliating as hell.I could still feel his eyes on me as I walked out, even though I never looked back. I couldn’t.If I did, I’d shatter into tiny, bloody, embarrassing pieces right there on the damn floor.I didn’t get far before the door creaked open again behind me.I tensed.Footsteps.Lucien’s voice, lower now. Softer. “Sorry.”I blinked.He caught up beside me, walking just a bit behind like he wasn’t sure he was allowed to be next to me anymore.“I shouldn’t have barged in like that. It was reckless.”Then he stopped, stepping slightly aside and dipping his head.I frowned. “What are you—?”But then I heard it.Boots. Not school-issued. Not military. Something heavier. Calmer.Like they didn’t need to rush because the ground move
TEYA'S POVWhen morning rolled around, it was as if the entire world had just... hit pause.No whispers floated through the air. No curious stares bored into my skin. Nothing.Silence.An eerie silence.I stood there in the middle of the hallway, frozen like a deer caught in headlights, feeling like a total idiot. I was just waiting. Waiting for someone—anyone—to barrel into me as if by accident, or shoot me that glance, you know, the kind that felt like it could burn a hole right through you. I half-expected someone to hurl a cruel remark loud enough for everyone to hear, to remind me that I was still in their line of fire.But it never happened. There were no hostile looks, no whispered insults, not even a single phone aimed in my direction.It was like I was wrapped in this invisible cloak again.And oh man—who would have thought I’d actually miss being invisible?At first, I figured it had to be some kind of trick. Maybe they’d moved the whole circus online, laughing behind their