CallumI stayed under the bleachers long after she was gone, staring at the space she’d just occupied, as if the air itself still held her shape.I’d told myself, again and again, that I was done. That the bond breaking meant I could start over. That I could choose Bianca and everything that came wi
“Talk?” I laughed once, sharp. “What could you possibly have to say to me? Haven’t you made yourself very, so earth shakingly clear? We are not mates, we’re not even friends. Go away.”“You think this is clear?” He gestured at me, at himself. “Do you think any of this makes sense? You, walking away,
LioraMy bed felt more like coffin, it’s usual silky sheets encirling me like hands.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw that hallway, Bianca’s smirk, the way they all laughed when nothing happened.When I opened them, I was still here.Still wolfless.I tried a hundred and thirty times that night. A
A murmur ran through the hall.Bianca’s smirk flickered in fear, just for a heartbeat.I straightened my shoulders and closed my eyes, reaching for the part of me that had always been there. The wolf that had always answered when I called.It should have been easy.I focused on the wild pulse in my
LioraI hadn’t planned on walking these halls again. Not as Liora the nobody. But here I am, and after last night, there’s a strange satisfaction in it. Another day lived on my own terms, why wouldn’t that make me smile?By the time Mia and I walked into the hall, the whole school was buzzing like a
I turned my gaze on him, letting my voice cool to ice. “I broke off that bond. Officially. By the Moon goddess heself, I feel nothing.”That made him blink. For a moment he seemed to believe me, then he laughed, low and incredulous. “You’re impossible to figure out.”“Thank you,” I said, deadpan.“S