LOGINEllie’s POVThe kiss should have stopped there. I should have stopped it when I first tasted his lips, the very moment he had pulled me onto his lap and drew me close and made the mate bond alight in my chest.Hell, it should have never happened at all. I was an idiot for letting it go this far, jus
Ellie’s POVI was running before I even realized I’d started moving.The crowd around the gazebo was already gathering, people shouting and pointing. I shoved past them, my heart pounding so hard I could barely hear anything else over the sound of my blood rushing through my ears.“Move,” I said, pu
I stopped in the doorway and gawked. The bathroom was spick and span. It actually smelled like cleaning solution and not… all of the other horrible things in public bathrooms.“How’s it going?” I asked, my voice echoing in the space.“Good,” he called back. He stepped out of the stall, wearing elbow
Ellie’s POVBefore Dominic could reach me, I ducked my head, pretending I hadn’t noticed him, and grabbed a stack of paperwork on the table. I turned and slipped into the crowd. Or at least, I tried to. But I only made it a few steps away before his hand came around my upper arm, pulling me back.“H
Ellie’s POVI was already sitting at the kitchen table with my coffee when they came back inside.Dominic entered first, holding the door open. Vivian followed, leaning heavily on his arm. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as I watched him help her over to a seat like she couldn’t do it herself.“
I took a seat, perching a little nervously on my knees. With the door shut behind us, the living room felt more intimate than it ever had before; we usually only used it for more formal meetings or guests. But now, it felt like it was being used for what it was supposed to be used for, and it was we
Dominic POV Vivian is talking.A lot.She’s bouncing beside me as the guys and I walk from the basketball court toward the hallway, her ponytail swishing like it’s personally powered by pure optimism. She’s going on about our “first real date,” even though I haven’t agreed to anything.“…so I was t
I change the subject before he can ask more questions.“So… I wanted your help. The Healer Academy. Tell me the truth, can you help me get in? Division exams already ended, I know.”Lucas taps his fingers thoughtfully. “You? A healer? You could always ask Ryan,” he says with a perfectly straight fac
She steps forward, chin up, eyes blazing. “Oh, shut up. You don’t get to judge anyone!”“Watch you’re tone! I think I do—”“Really?” she cuts in, voice sharp enough to gut me. “I couldn’t wait five minutes?! You could wait two seconds! What about your video, Dominic?”I blink. “What video?”“The one
Ellie POV I find Lucas waiting in the back corner of the library, feet kicked up on a chair, hair a little messy from the wind outside. He’s flipping through a folder on his tablet when I walk over.“There she is,” he says, grinning. “Future medic extraordinaire.”I roll my eyes, but I can’t help s







