เข้าสู่ระบบI pressed myself against a large tree, holding my breath. There were no other wolves around that I could see—I could only hear them in the distance, howling and laughing and shouting. The prize was ours so long as we worked together.Peering around the tree, I spotted Luca from the other side of the
LyraBianca looked stunning in her dress. It was a deep burgundy velvet with a plunging neckline, full skirts swishing around her legs as she moved. The color had always looked good on her. It was also the color she’d worn when she let me die.I snapped my gaze away before either of them could spot
Luca’s words snapped me out of it, and I finally realized what I was doing. I was acting a fool—hurting Luca wouldn’t make Lyra any less distant toward me. It was only going to make things worse.For all I knew, he was responsible for this sudden change in her. If I wanted to snap her out of it and
Kael & LyraKaelThe moment Lyra was gone, I whirled on Luca. My fury returned tenfold, every Alpha instinct in me itching to pin him to the ground and put him in his place. Luca was my friend—and he had betrayed me by flirting with Lyra when I had specifically told him to leave her alone.“She’s no
I didn’t think. I just moved, skidding to a halt between them.“Stop!”I squeezed my eyes shut as their forms hurtled toward me from either side. They wouldn’t stop. They would both slam into me in a flurry of fangs and claws and—But the impact never came. I cracked one eye open, then the other, to
Lyra“Kael,” Luca said, stepping forward, “you’re back.”“I’m back.” Red eyes flicked over to me, and Kael’s mouth pressed into a thin line. I hadn’t seen him in a few days; all I knew was that he had returned home to handle some matters. Right now, I wished her hadn’t returned at all. “I appreciate
Third Person POVThe other students’ laughter followed Cassidy as she ran from the classroom, hot tears stinging her eyes. Even worse was the look on the professor’s face when he automatically failed her on her assignment and gave her a permanent mark on her record right in front of the entire class
Lyra“I’m not trying to avoid you.” I pulled my arm away and tried to ignore the heat his palm had left behind. “I don’t even know what you’re talking about.”“Don’t play stupid, Lyra. You’ve been acting strangely for days now, avoiding me every chance you get. Treating me like a stranger.”His word
LyraCassidy was immediately expelled and sent home from Ravencrest after the incident. Once she was gone, other students came out about how much they couldn’t stand her and how glad they were that she was gone.Her bad behavior quickly became the talk of the university, and even her friends who had
Before anyone could react, a blur had shot across the room and slammed the student into the blackboard, cracking the slate around him. Kael’s hand curled into a fist in the student’s shirt, fangs flashing in the light. His eyes were no longer onyx, but rather red with fury.“You’re lucky I don’t rip







