LOGINThe common room was bustling at this hour as students rushed around, getting ready for classes. I made my way to the kitchen and threw a bagel in the toaster, leaning against the counter as I waited.“Callum?”Bianca stepped into view, appearing out of seemingly nowhere. My jaw tightened, wolf insti
Callum’s POVI woke to the feeling of something warm in my chest.For a moment, I almost could have sworn that I had something small and delicate gathered up in my arms. A gentle heart beating against my own. A lock of soft hair fluttering against my cheek.Liora.A smile touched my lips. I tightene
It might have been laughable, had circumstances not been so… sad.“So your parents took it badly, I imagine,” I pointed out.Callum huffed and looked into his bottle. “My dad beat the shit out of me.”I pulled my head back. “He what?”Wordlessly, Callum turned, pulling his shirt up to reveal his bac
Liora’s POVI just barely made it into the parking space before the car let out one final groan, then sputtered to a stop, rocking back and forth on the wheels.“Sorry about that, girl,” I said, patting the steering wheel. “That was a lot more driving in one day than I anticipated.”Shirley almost s
“Twenty lashes,” he said. “We’ll see if you change your mind then.”I grit my teeth. “I don’t have to put up with this anymore.”“Would you rather take it, or would you prefer if that little wolfless whore of yours took it instead?”The moment he said those words, I felt all the blood drain from my
Callum’s POVMy father’s shadow darkened the room.There was a time in my life when my father’s presence seemed enormous and all-consuming, like a black hole filling any space he entered. When I was a child, I remembered thinking that he was big enough to reach the moon, or to blot out the sun.I’d
Liora’s POVMy jaw went slack.“Excuse me?” I said, turning slowly to face Bianca.“You heard me.” Bianca folded her arms across her chest and lifted her chin, sneering at me down her nose. “I saw the whole thing, Liora. I saw you recklessly throw yourself in front of that rogue like some kind of he
Liora’s POV“Emma Parson?”“Here.”“Jacob Perkins.”“Here.”“Marissa Price?”There was no answer. The professor looked up, glancing around the room over the rims of his glasses. “Marissa Price?” he repeated.Still no response. I lifted my head, looking over at the empty desk at the front of the room
Liora’s POVCallum and I walked in silence for a while, the only sound between us the crunching of our boots on the ground and the occasional shout.“Marissa!” I called out, cupping my hands around my mouth. My voice echoed into the ravine below, bouncing back at me several times before the silence
It made no sense, but I put the topic on the back burner for now and headed to the principal’s office. Mr. Alder was waiting for me when I arrived. He wasn’t alone; the school’s head security guard was in his office with him.“Callum. Thank you for coming.” Mr. Alder gestured to the guard. “This is







