All Chapters of Wolf Academy: The Silver Blood: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I should have left. That was the sensible thing to do. Go back to my dorm. Lock the door. Get into bed. Pretend I hadn't just spent twenty minutes standing beneath a full moon waiting for something impossible to happen. Instead, I stayed. Because apparently emotional self-destruction was one of my new hobbies. I stood at the edge of the training field while hundreds of wolves ran beneath the moon. They were beautiful. I hated that they were beautiful. It would have been much easier to feel sorry for myself if they were all ugly. A reddish-brown wolf approached slowly. Anna.“I know.”She stopped.“I know you're trying to make me feel better.”Her head tilted.“And I appreciate it.”She took another step.“But if you lick me, our friendship is over.”Anna sat. I narrowed my eyes.“You're considering it.”Her tail moved. Despite everything, I smiled.“Fine. We're still friends.”She came closer and pushed her head beneath my hand. I ran my fingers through her fur. Warm. Soft. Wolf. The

By breakfast, everyone knew. Not about the crack in my amulet. Thankfully. Not about the fact that I could hear heartbeats. Also thankfully. They knew about Evan. More specifically, they knew that Evan's wolf had lost control during the full moon, ignored everyone around him, and tried repeatedly to reach me. The details became less accurate every time I heard the story.“He attacked three Alphas.”There had been two.“Violet stopped him with one word.”Definitely not.“Her eyes turned silver.”Absolutely not.“He smelled her from the other side of the field.”Unfortunately, that part was close enough. I pushed my breakfast around my plate. Anna sat opposite me.“Stop listening.”“I'm not.”“You're holding your fork in the air.”I looked at it. Apparently I was. I put it down.“I hate this school.”“No, you don't.”“I hate approximately thirty percent of this school.”“Better.”At the table behind us, someone whispered,“But she doesn't have a scent.”There it was. I closed my eyes. A

Matteo found me after my last class.I knew it was him before I turned around.Not because of my new heartbeat problem.Because nobody else at Wolf Academy leaned against walls like the building had personally invited him to improve its appearance.I stopped.“No.”He raised an eyebrow.“I haven't said anything.”“I'm saving time.”“You don't even know what I want.”“Statistically, it will be annoying.”He pushed away from the wall.“Dinner.”I blinked.“What?”“Have dinner with me.”“We already had coffee.”“I know.”“That was surprisingly normal.”“Thank you.”“It wasn't entirely a compliment.”“I'll take it.”He stepped closer.“Dinner.”I narrowed my eyes.“Why?”“Because people generally eat in the evening.”“Matteo.”“Because I want to spend time with you.”Oh.No joke.No arrogant smile.Just that.I adjusted the books in my arms.“Where?”“Off campus.”“Absolutely not.”“You went off campus with me before.”“For coffee.”“And survived.”“Barely. You ordered espresso.”His mout

I did not go directly to my dorm.Technically.I went to the dining hall first because Anna had made me promise to tell her what Luca said.So really, this was about honesty.Not disobedience.There was a difference.Anna was still at the same table, surrounded by books and two cups of coffee.She looked up.“Well?”“He said to keep wearing it.”Her face fell.“That's it?”“He also became deeply mysterious, demanded I promise not to remove it, and called Isara after I left.”Anna stared at me.“You heard him?”“Heartbeats aren't the only thing I can hear.”“What did he say?”“He wants the restricted archive opened.”Her eyes widened.“Why?”I dropped into the chair opposite her.“Apparently the protection is weakening.”Anna went completely still.“What protection?”“Excellent question.”“Did you ask?”“I wasn't supposed to hear that part.”“Oh.”“Exactly.”I grabbed her second coffee.She pulled it away.“No.”“I've had a difficult day.”“So have I.”“You weren't almost kissed by Mat

By the time we reached Luca's office, I had stopped laughing.Mostly.The image of Rafael catching Matteo under the umbrella was going to stay with me forever.Possibly become my happiest memory.Unfortunately, neither Alpha seemed to share my appreciation.Matteo was dripping water across Luca's floor.Rafael stood beside me holding the folded umbrella.And Luca—Luca looked like a man who regretted every decision that had led to the three of us entering his office together.His gaze moved to Matteo.“Why are you wet?”“It was raining.”“I can see that.”“Then why did you ask?”Luca closed his eyes.I smiled.Rafael didn't.“Why did you want Violet?” Rafael asked.Luca's eyes opened.“I wanted to speak with her.”“About the amulet?”“Yes.”“What did you find?”Luca looked at me.“Did you tell them?”“Not exactly.”Matteo dropped into a chair.“She didn't have to. You sent me across the academy looking for her and mentioned the amulet.”“I told you to find Violet.”“You said it was im