KAELI was at the school cafeteria with the guys, deep in our usual round of banter, laughing, tossing insults, and half-arguing about the upcoming combat trials, when it hit me.A faint scent drifted through the air, subtle at first, but enough to make my wolf, Blade, jolt awake.A blend of citrus and freshly brewed coffee. Warm, sharp and inviting.It snaked into my lungs, settling deep. And suddenly, whatever I’d been saying dissolved into nothing.Blade growled low in my mind, alert and restless.'Mate.'The word echoed through me like a strike of lightning.My eyes darted around the cafeteria, searching, desperate. The chair I sat on scraped the floor as I stood, causing heads to turn. I don’t care. I sniffed the air again, trying to lock onto the scent, but it was already starting to fade.“Kael?” Mike called from behind me, confusion in his voice. “Dude, what’s up?”I heard him, but it was distant, irrelevant. My entire focus was now on the faint trail of the scent, whoever it
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