Se connecterAurelya “Rae” Rivers has spent her entire life surviving in a world that was never meant for her. Raised in a wolf pack that isn’t hers, she’s the girl everyone tolerates—but no one claims. Not even Grant Kingston, the future Alpha… and the boy who used to be hers. Until he got his wolf. Until he started looking at her like she was something he couldn’t touch. Rae’s plan is simple: graduate, leave, and never look back. But Ravenwood Academy has other plans. Because suddenly, the most powerful wolves in school won’t leave her alone. The Beta who watches her like she’s a puzzle he needs to solve. The Gamma who will break bones for her without hesitation. The Delta who knows when she’s hurting before she says a word. And Grant? Grant is losing control. Because no matter how hard he tries to stay away… his wolf won’t let him. Especially not when another Alpha heir starts circling her. Now Rae is caught in the middle of something dangerous—whispers, jealousy, and a pull she doesn’t understand. They say she’s manipulating them. Using them. Taking what was never hers to begin with. They have no idea how wrong they are. Because Rae isn’t human. And when the truth finally breaks free… So will everything else. Including the bond that ties her not to one wolf— —but to all four.
Voir plusRaeBy breakfast, everyone knew Grant and Quinn had broken up.Quinn had apparently told someone before returning to her dorm, and Ravenwood had done the rest. I heard versions of the story behind closed classroom doors, near the stairwell, and from the floor below as Chrissy and I crossed the academic wing.According to one group, Quinn had caught Grant outside my dorm after curfew. Another claimed Grant had ended things the moment he learned I might possess a wolf after all.A girl inside the classroom beside us lowered her voice. “Maybe Rae wants all four command heirs.”I stopped walking.Chrissy turned back. “What?”“Nothing worth repeating.”She glanced at the closed door. She could not hear the conversation, but my expression told her enough.“We can take breakfast back to the room.”Avoiding the dining hall would have been easier. It would also look like I was hiding from something I had not done.“No. I’m hungry.”“You ate half a piece of toast yesterday.”“Today I’m eating a
GrantQuinn was waiting inside the command residence when I returned from Dorm B.She sat on the arm of the couch in the fitted black dress she had chosen for dinner, her coat folded beside her. Julien, Brax, and Linc were nowhere in sight, which meant they had either gone to their rooms or recognized Quinn’s mood and decided distance was wise.Her gaze moved over me as I closed the door. “You smell like warding herbs.”“I was checking the anchors around Dorm B.”“Of course you were.”The bitterness in her voice had become familiar. It appeared whenever Rae entered a room, whenever someone mentioned the investigation, or whenever Quinn noticed my attention drifting toward the east dormitory.Tonight, I did not have the patience to pretend I missed it.“One of the wards had weakened.”“And Ravenwood has no security officers capable of handling that?”“They were handling it. I wanted to inspect the damage.”“You wanted to see her.”I removed my jacket and placed it over the chair near t
RaeThe warning lingered after Jesse pulled away.Careful.My wolf did not growl again or send another surge of emotion through me. She retreated beneath the moonstone, leaving me with Jesse’s hand against my cheek and the taste of his kiss still warm on my lips.“Tell me you trust me more than him,” he had said.The words felt different now that the kiss was no longer distracting me from them.I stepped back.Jesse’s hand fell to his side. “That wasn’t the reaction I was hoping for.”“I told you I wasn’t going to rank you against Grant.”“I know.” His smile returned, lighter and more careful than before. “I pushed too hard.”The apology came easily enough that some of the tension inside me eased, though my wolf remained watchful.“You did.”“I’m jealous.” J
RaeThe growl followed me back to the dorm.Jesse had not heard it. He had continued discussing the Vicker archives while we crossed the courtyard, unaware that something beneath the moonstone had responded to his promise that I would be safer with him.By the time Chrissy and I reached our room, I had replayed the moment enough times to make the words sound harmless again. Jesse had offered me answers and a temporary escape from Ravenwood. Neither should have upset my wolf.Chrissy dropped her bag beside the desk and studied me. “You’ve been quiet since the courtyard.”“I’m thinking.”“You’ve also been rubbing the necklace.”I lowered my hand from the silver crescent and sat on my bed. The metal had cooled, though the skin beneath it remained tender from the burn.“My wolf reacted to Jesse.”Chrissy stopped untying her braid
RaeAnd when I finally looked up, it wasn’t who I expected.Not even close.Brax Weston stood in the doorway balancing two pizza boxes, four sodas, and enough confidence to make it seem like he’d been invited.Chrissy’s eyes widened.Brax grinned.“Good,” he announced. “You’re alive.”I blinked.“W
RaeBy the time I made it back to my dorm room, the box in my hands felt heavier than it had any right to.It wasn’t the weight of the things inside it. It was everything attached to them—the way Sonya had looked at me, the way Julien hadn’t backed down, the way Grant had stepped into the conversat
RaeBy the time classes ended, I understood something I hadn’t been prepared for when I walked into Ravenwood Academy that morning.Being ignored had been easier.At least when I was invisible, people didn’t look at me like I was something to be figured out.Now they did.The whispers had changed.
RaeJulien Bennett’s hand remained extended in front of me, steady and patient, as if the weight of the entire courtyard staring at him didn’t exist.For a moment, I didn’t move—not because I needed help getting up, but because of what that gesture meant. Wolves like Julien didn’t involve themselve
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