MasukNadia The song ended; another began. Another, and then another. Still, we held each other close in our warm, thrumming bubble of silence, staring into each other’s eyes. Sparks poured through my body at his touch. Even under his tight shirt, I felt goosebumps scatter along his back in the wake of
Nadia My new dance partner pressed closer to me as the music swelled. I felt their hands running up and down my spine. Their touch didn’t draw out any sparks beneath my skin, not like Vincent’s did (or Kael’s, long ago). But I leaned into them anyways, enjoying the closeness and the electric thril
Nadia The Valentine’s Day party that year was held in the grand ballrooms of Fenris Hall’s central building. Always an elegant place, tonight it had been transformed into a living manifestation of romance and desire. The high windows surrounding each ballroom had been flung open to the woods outsi
“Hey, you okay?” I asked. Anna sighed, her hands stilling. “Yeah, I’m…it’s fine. It’s stupid, actually. It’s just…even if I did find someone tonight…my dad is still really, really pushing me to keep going after Kael.” “What? But everyone knows Kael’s with Freda now. It’s like…the biggest thing hap
Nadia Anna was still fuming at Freda when we arrived back in our dorm juggling dozens of shopping bags an hour later. “The nerve of that bitch! Right there in the store in front of everybody, as if she’s sooo special – what, for being born? Because from where I’m standing, that’s literally all she
“Oh,” breathed Freda, her big eyes damp and downcast. “Well…I didn’t mean to be hurtful. I’m sure Nadia understands that. Right, Nadia?” Everyone turned to look at Nadia, who swallowed hard. Kael couldn’t imagine what was going through her mind in that moment. Finally, though, she just nodded in ag
Nadia Quiet descended after Kael left. In his absence, the chilly anger and toughness I’d armoured myself with began to fade. My heart thumped with the aftereffects of adrenalin. I felt myself slumping. The arms around me shifted, bearing up my limp weight just as they had been, I suddenly realis
Nadia I’d dreaded the idea of one-on-one tutoring from Vincent. But despite his new crispness towards me, I’d begun to realise that he was actually a good teacher. Having all his attention – and not being distracted by packs of bullying classmates – was making a huge difference in my learning. Don
I bent into myself, palm against my knees, air heavy on my tongue. “Fuck you,” I seethed, glaring at Kael and his unbothered, unexerted form. “Just help me up.”“You’re standing,” he deadpanned.I growled, shoving my hand in his direction. With a shake of his head, he took it.His hand was warm, ski
NadiaWolfless.It was the same word Vincent had used earlier to describe me, but the way he had said it—voice clear, tone matter-of-fact—had made it seem like it was normal, not having a wolf spirit at eighteen. That it wasn’t truly a big deal, considering that I would gain one. Eventually.But Kae







