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“Of course,” Elijah murmured to himself when we were forced to stop at a red light.My eyes unconsciously trailed over to him as his muscles flexed and bunched when he maneuvered the gear shift, then lifted a hand to run it through his hair. Unruly dark strands fell over golden eyes that darted in my direction—like he could feel my stare—and then crinkled when he realized he’d caught me staring for what might have been the fifteenth time in what was supposed to be a short drive.My eyes narrowed at the thought. This was supposed to be a short drive.“Somehow, the drive there seems a lot longer than when I’m walking,” I said pointedly.He grinned, utterly shameless. “Strange, isn’t it?”I should have been more irritated that he was deliberately delaying our arrival at school, but something about the thought of spending more time with him didn’t seem so thoroughly unpleasant—even though I wanted to convince myself that it was.“You never did answer my question, Professor. How come you’r
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Without really thinking, I followed the sound down the hallway, my pulse picking up when it became clearer—so soft and broken that it made something tighten in my chest.A few more steps forward, and then I rounded the corner and froze.Sophie North was curled into herself, sobbing into her palms, trembling with the force of her cries.I stood there for a moment, lips parted as concern and the urge to just turn around and mind my business warred within me.On one hand, I couldn’t bring myself to ignore her—the image of her terrified face at dinner nearly a week ago still haunted me. It was clear that Sophie North was a very, very sad girl, and there was something about her that reminded me of… well, me. And that alone compelled me to take a small step forward, lips parting to call her name.But something stopped me.On the other hand, she was Victor North’s daughter, and showing concern probably meant weaving myself even deeper into her family’s complicated dynamics.I was already for
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Sophie wasn’t answering my calls.I rubbed a hand over my mouth, staring at my phone—the string of unanswered texts, each one marked as seen.Leave it, I told myself. Give her time. She’ll call you back.Before the thought even settled, I was already pressing the call button again. The phone rang. Once. Twice. Three times. Four—The line went dead.Cursing under my breath, I hung my head, squeezing my eyes shut.Sophie and I hadn’t spoken since the night she broke down at home. Not because I hadn’t tried, but because she didn’t want to. She avoided me at school, ignored my calls, and even when I went to her apartment, she wouldn’t let me in. I spent hours knocking, pleading, trying to get through to her, but nothing.Hell, that was why I was late to school that day—why I ran into Lenora. I’d been outside Sophie’s door for hours, hoping she’d cave. But she didn’t.And since she lived alone and had no friends, I had no one to call to check on her.Cameron was an option, but a dangerous
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I was late.By the time I walked into the library where our session was supposed to take place, the sun had set, casting long shadows through the tall windows, and I was already thirty minutes behind schedule.The library was mostly empty, much like last time, the only lights on were the ones near where Lenora sat, hunched over a spread of textbooks and papers. Her brows were creased in concentration as she absorbed the contents in front of her, unaware of my presence.I stood still for a moment, watching her. The smooth curve of her shoulders, the way her hair spilled over them, unbound and soft in the dim lighting. The way she absentmindedly tapped her pen against the wooden table, her lips caught between her teeth as she shifted in her seat.Every gesture, every movement, insignificant as it was, held my attention.Luka’s voice echoed in my head. Leave it in the past.I wished I could. But it was like the moment I was anywhere near her, my own convictions melted into nothing.She w
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The ball blurred in my vision, bouncing erratically, almost as if it had a mind of its own. My hands felt disconnected from my body, slippery and uncooperative. My heart pounded, not with adrenaline but with a frantic, disjointed rhythm that made my chest tight and my breathing shallow. The stadium air felt stifling behind my helmet, the lights glaring down like a spotlight on my every mistake. My legs were heavy, like they were sinking into the polished wood floor. My head swam, the edges of my vision darkening as I struggled to focus. “Move, Elijah!” Lukas’s voice cut through the haze, sharp and commanding, but it sounded distant, as though he were shouting from underwater. Move. Move, I told myself. We were a few seconds away from winning or losing and with one right move, I could change the odds. I always did that, it was something that I was good at. But not right now, not in this state. I forced my feet to respond, to push forward, to do something. But my body betray
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“Who the hell plays football high?” Lukas’s voice boomed through the locker room, ricocheting off the metal walls. He was pacing like a caged animal, his eyes blazing with frustration. I rubbed my temples, the remnants of the game still pounding in my head. I certainly wouldn’t have played football high, but there was a meeting with my father the day before and I needed something to numb the emotions. “Keep your voice down, man.” “Don’t ‘man’ me,” Lukas snapped, spinning to face me. “Do you even know how bad you looked out there? You cost us the championship, Elijah! You put the whole team at risk! What if you’d gotten tested before the match?! What do you think your father would have done? What the hell were you thinking?” “I don’t need the lecture,” I muttered, slumping onto the bench, I rolled my shoulders back, the weight of Luka’s stare digging into my back. “And I’m not high.” “Are you fucking kidding me? You’re actually trying to lie to me?” He took a threatening ste
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“What’s a beautiful woman like you doing alone in a place like this?” The man’s voice was smooth, low and confident. I rolled my eyes and turned, ready to shoot down another hopeful suitor when my words got thoroughly stuck in my throat. He was younger than me—barely in his mid-twenties, I guessed—wavy black hair that fell over his forehead and just nearly brushing over his eyelids, his face was beautifully sculpted, high cheekbones, sharp jaw, slender nose all joined together to create a masculine and yet somewhat feminine look. Beneath his oversized hoodie, I could tell he was well built and even with the multicoloured lights bouncing about the walls of the bar, his gold eyes managed to shine even though it was faintly. But it wasn’t his good looks that got to me, it was him, as a person. Something within me stirred at his presence, I wanted to get closer to him, I wanted to know everything about him, my body seemed to burn from him and there was this movement under my skin
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The room was dark, the soft hum of a distant city filling the silence. I stirred slowly, my body aching with a dull, persistent ache. My head throbbed as my memories began to surface—vivid, haunting, and unmistakable. The bar. The music. The dance. Him. The weight of it all pressed down on me, suffocating and relentless. I opened my eyes, my breath catching as they settled on the man next to me. His golden eyes were closed, his dark hair tousled, his expression soft in sleep. He looked peaceful. Elijah. A jolt of panic ran through me. What had I done? What had we done? I sat up quickly, the blanket slipping from my shoulders. My heart pounded in my chest, my breath uneven. I grabbed the edge of the blanket, clutching it tightly around me as though it could protect me from the memory, from him. My memories of last night were vivid, but it felt like I was watching someone else do all those things. The conversation, the dance, the desperation I felt, the need, the sex, the way
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I was late.By the time I walked into the library where our session was supposed to take place, the sun had set, casting long shadows through the tall windows, and I was already thirty minutes behind schedule.The library was mostly empty, much like last time, the only lights on were the ones near where Lenora sat, hunched over a spread of textbooks and papers. Her brows were creased in concentration as she absorbed the contents in front of her, unaware of my presence.I stood still for a moment, watching her. The smooth curve of her shoulders, the way her hair spilled over them, unbound and soft in the dim lighting. The way she absentmindedly tapped her pen against the wooden table, her lips caught between her teeth as she shifted in her seat.Every gesture, every movement, insignificant as it was, held my attention.Luka’s voice echoed in my head. Leave it in the past.I wished I could. But it was like the moment I was anywhere near her, my own convictions melted into nothing.She w
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Sophie wasn’t answering my calls.I rubbed a hand over my mouth, staring at my phone—the string of unanswered texts, each one marked as seen.Leave it, I told myself. Give her time. She’ll call you back.Before the thought even settled, I was already pressing the call button again. The phone rang. Once. Twice. Three times. Four—The line went dead.Cursing under my breath, I hung my head, squeezing my eyes shut.Sophie and I hadn’t spoken since the night she broke down at home. Not because I hadn’t tried, but because she didn’t want to. She avoided me at school, ignored my calls, and even when I went to her apartment, she wouldn’t let me in. I spent hours knocking, pleading, trying to get through to her, but nothing.Hell, that was why I was late to school that day—why I ran into Lenora. I’d been outside Sophie’s door for hours, hoping she’d cave. But she didn’t.And since she lived alone and had no friends, I had no one to call to check on her.Cameron was an option, but a dangerous
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Without really thinking, I followed the sound down the hallway, my pulse picking up when it became clearer—so soft and broken that it made something tighten in my chest.A few more steps forward, and then I rounded the corner and froze.Sophie North was curled into herself, sobbing into her palms, trembling with the force of her cries.I stood there for a moment, lips parted as concern and the urge to just turn around and mind my business warred within me.On one hand, I couldn’t bring myself to ignore her—the image of her terrified face at dinner nearly a week ago still haunted me. It was clear that Sophie North was a very, very sad girl, and there was something about her that reminded me of… well, me. And that alone compelled me to take a small step forward, lips parting to call her name.But something stopped me.On the other hand, she was Victor North’s daughter, and showing concern probably meant weaving myself even deeper into her family’s complicated dynamics.I was already for
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“Of course,” Elijah murmured to himself when we were forced to stop at a red light.My eyes unconsciously trailed over to him as his muscles flexed and bunched when he maneuvered the gear shift, then lifted a hand to run it through his hair. Unruly dark strands fell over golden eyes that darted in my direction—like he could feel my stare—and then crinkled when he realized he’d caught me staring for what might have been the fifteenth time in what was supposed to be a short drive.My eyes narrowed at the thought. This was supposed to be a short drive.“Somehow, the drive there seems a lot longer than when I’m walking,” I said pointedly.He grinned, utterly shameless. “Strange, isn’t it?”I should have been more irritated that he was deliberately delaying our arrival at school, but something about the thought of spending more time with him didn’t seem so thoroughly unpleasant—even though I wanted to convince myself that it was.“You never did answer my question, Professor. How come you’r
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But… I did end up having to leave that spot when fatigue made my figure hunch over, and the image of my darkened living room started to blur as sleep slowly took over my vision.Still, I took slow, cautious steps back to my room, checking every corner as I went. I had almost convinced myself that I’d simply forgotten to lock the door and that the feeling of my home being invaded was just paranoia. But at the same time, every muscle in my body remained coiled with anticipation and fear.The slightest noise—a creak of the floorboards, the faintest shift of air—had me jolting upright, fingers twitching toward the knife that now had a permanent place on my bedside table.It was almost funny. I hadn’t been this jumpy since I left Shadow Gulf. Back in my home pack, I had lived in a constant state of tension, flinching at the smallest movement, jolting at the sound of approaching footsteps.It was how you learned to survive when raised hands were always poised to strike.Since moving to Lupi
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After double checking to make sure the doors were properly locked, I packed up my things and made my way back to my apartment. It was as dark as you’d expect it to be at 9pm. The streets were only dimly lit by the streetlights hanging overhead and barely anyone was out and about except a few people walking their dogs or the occasional car speeding past. Maybe I would have found the combination of all of these things scary if my mind wasn’t in a whole other place entirely, a place it probably shouldn’t be—back in the library with Elijah leaning forward to grab my hand. I tried to shake off the memory by visibly shaking my head as if that could dislodge it—anyone who walked past me right at that moment would probably think I was crazy—but not matter what I did, I could still feel the warmth of his hand against mine. The tantalising sparks, the smoothness of his skin when he cradled my palm in his and I could remeber the temptation I felt… the temptation to beg him to let his arms tr
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The library was eerily quiet at this hour, the dim glow of overhead lamps casting elongated shadows across the wooden tables. It was the perfect setting for an undisturbed study session—isolated, structured, predictable.Which was why Elijah North did not belong here.He sprawled in his chair like he had nowhere better to be, one arm draped lazily over the backrest, the other drumming absentmindedly against the wooden table.Dressed in a long-sleeved black shirt and loose sweatpants, his tousled hair fell over his golden eyes, his demeanor relaxed. And yet, his gaze was fixed on me.It was just the two of us in the library. The librarian had handed me the keys before she left, droning on about making sure nothing was damaged and reminding me to lock up when I was done.I had been surprised to find Elijah already waiting when I arrived. I might’ve thought it was his enthusiasm for learning finally shining through, but the mischievous glint in his eyes when I approached with a stack of
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“Elijah,” she called, her voice sugary sweet, her smile so wide I almost expected it to stretch too far. Her eyes flickered to Luka for a fraction of a second before they locked back on me, completely dismissing him. It was as if he were invisible. Luka scoffed and walked off, muttering something under his breath that sounded like, “Good luck,” but it was clear he didn’t need to stick around for this. I didn’t blame him. She stopped just a few feet from me, the space between us suddenly feeling too small, too heavy. Before I could even open my mouth, she leaned forward. Her arms slid around my neck, and her body pressed against mine with a familiarity that made my skin crawl. I stiffened instinctively, confusion mixing with an unsettling sense of repulsion I couldn’t shake. It wasn’t disgust, not exactly, but it was the last thing I wanted—her. Not now. Not anymore. When she pulled back to look at me, she tried to close the gap again, her lips parting, but I leaned back, instin
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Even when she disappeared from sight, even when I knew she was gone, I kept staring after her, my heart hammering, my blood roaring, my wolf restless with the loss. And that’s when something—or someone—slammed into me, knocking me off my feet and sending me sprawling onto the grassy earth. I heard gasps resound from around me and had to squeeze my eyes shut, biting my lip to keep from screaming when pain shot through my injured shoulder. Above me, I heard Luka curse, then yell at someone. “What the fuck was that, Hunter?” Ah, of course, it was him. My eyes flew open, and I looked up to see Luka staring down the vice-captain with tension lining his shoulders. Around us, the rest of the team had drawn closer, including the spectators from the bleachers. “What? It was an accident,” Hunter said, not even bothering to lie. His tone dripped with mockery as he stared down at me. “But he could’ve easily dodged me… y’know, if he’d been paying any attention.” I got up, my movements flui
