Zara’s POVFor a long, breathless moment after his question, I forgot how to move.Kai’s eyes burned into mine, molten and dangerous, his hand still resting against my neck. The air around us shimmered with something that felt alive, so much raw energy pulsing through every nerve ending in my body.My throat went dry. I wanted to say yes.The word formed, trembling, on my tongue.But then the stupid fucken academy bell rang.Its sharp clang sliced through the air like a sword, echoing down every corridor.My body jerked away instinctively, my wolf whimpering inside me.The announcement that followed was clipped and mechanical, the same every year: “All unmated females return to your dorms immediately. The heat begins at dusk.”The heat.We all knew what that was.I didn’t need anyone to explain what that meant. The heat, that wild, merciless tide was coming.Kai exhaled slowly, stepping back, his jaw tightening as though fighting himself. His scent, dangerous, cedar and storm still l
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