The college cafeteria was alive with its usual midday clamor: the chatter of students at crowded tables, the metallic clink of cutlery on plates, the occasional whoosh of a blender behind the café counter. In the far corner, tucked away from the largest crowds, Lily sat with Lucas, Liam, Graham, and Maya, a half-eaten plate of fries between them.Lily slumped forward, her cheek nearly touching her coffee cup. “I swear, I’m going to fail that exam,” she groaned, rubbing her temples.Maya leaned forward, her eyes wide with sympathy. “It couldn’t have been that bad.”“It was worse,” Lily moaned. “I thought I had prepared enough, but every question looked like it was written in a different language. I’m done for. Alpha Dean is going to kill me if I don’t pass. You know how he is.”Lucas let out a low whistle. “My dad doesn’t care about your exam scores that much,” he said, trying to soothe her.Lily’s eyes snapped up. “Yes, he does! I’m the mate of his sons. That means I can’t be the
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