Ivy’s POVThe day I’d been waiting for finally arrived–it was time to go off to college. I’d spent the last week preparing, packing and shopping for the move.I wanted to live in the dorms so I could avoid Sean completely. Ken had suggested that I share Sean’s off-campus apartment, but I’d declined the offer right away.I’d waited so long for this opportunity to get away from him. No amount of convenience would make me want to live with him outside our house.While I’d spent the past week preparing, somehow, I still had packing to do on reporting day. I couldn’t quite decide what clothes to take, and there didn’t seem to be enough space for everything. While deciding between two dresses, my phone pinged with a message.I picked it up and looked at it cursorily. But when I saw that it was a message from Luke, I scoffed. I’d already cut ties with him, but he did not want to back off. That day after I saw Sean at the hospital, I contacted him and told him that I coudn’t cntinue seeing hi
Sean’s POVTwo weeks after my accident, I finally had my cast removed. It had been a total nuisance, so I was glad to see it gone.Laphel and Tan, on the other hand, saw it as a perfect reason to party.“You’re finally free,” Laphel said, throwing his arm around my shoulder. “Let’s go celebrate.”“Yeah, it’s time to make up for all those nights you couldn’t go out,” Tan said. “Let’s go to The Vibe.”The Vibe was a popular bar near campus. On any given night, it was bound to be full of college students drinking and dancing the night away.The Vibe was a great hang-out spot for students who lived on-campus. Not for me. I’d lived in the dorms with Laphel and Tan for a while, but I could not stand it. It was rowdy and stunk of sweat and smelly feet. I ended up asking my dad to buy me an off-campus apartment.“No thanks,” I said. If I wanted to party, The Vibe would be the last spot on my list.“Come on,” Tan insisted. “It’s going to be a special night tonight. There’s a special event for
Ivy’s POVAfter parking my car, I unloaded my suitcase and walked towards the dorm. Ten minutes later, I realised that I was lost. I had a map, but I must have a horrible sense of direction because it wasn’t helping much.After heading up at the third wrong dormitory, I paused to take a hard look at the map. It’s either I was looking at it wrongly or I’d become illiterate overnight.“Hey, do you need help?” a kind feminine voice asked.I looked up and found a girl with a friendly smile approaching me.“I’m Samantha,” she introduced herself. She was slender and tall and wore her dark brown hair in a wavy bob that flattered her oval face. She looked like she could be a model. “Sorry if I’m wrong, but you looked a bit lost.”“I am,” I said, returning her smile. “I can’t find my way to my dorm. I’m Ivy.”“It’s great to meet you, Ivy. You can call me Sam. What’s your dorm? Maybe I can help.”“Grand Hall,” I told her.“Oh, dear. You are truly lost,” she said with a chuckle. “Come on, I’ll t
Ivy’s POV“Perfect!” Sam said, stepping back and clapping her hands together.I looked at my reflection in the mirror. She had just finished doing my makeup. It was light but pretty. As expected, someone who looked like she could hop onto a runway any moment would know just how to give the perfect makeup do.“Now, on to the dress,” she said. She reached for a black dress lying on my bed and held it up. “You’ll look smashing in this one. Trust me.”I shook my head. “No, not that one.”I’d already said no to it when she dug it out of her closet, claiming it was perfect for me.“No, hear me out,” she said, turning to Eve. “Eve, what do you think?”Eve gave it an assessing up and down look. “It’s perfect,” she said.“I’m not saying it’s bad,” I said. “It’s just too revealing.”“And that’s what we’re going for, right?” Sam asked, wiggling her brow.“I don’t know…”“Come on, put it on first,” Sam told me. “Don’t say no before you try it on. If you don’t like how you look in it, fine.”I rea
Ivy’s POVI looked away, sucking in a breath. I was trying to act normal, but inside, I was going nuts. My heart was racing like crazy while my mind went blank.Why was he here? I had not thought for a second that he would show up here.“Holy shit, Sean Harris is here,” a girl on the table next to ours shrieked. “Oh my god.”“I swear he gets hotter everyday,” another one said. “Look at him…why is he so handsome?”“Who is that?” Eve asked, following everybody’s gaze.“That’s Sean Harris,” Sam supplied. “He is the famous Alpha that every girl on campus covets.”“Oh,” Eve said. “I totally see why.”All around us, more admirers sang his praises.“Shit, it’s Sean!”“He’s so hot!”One of the girls started fixing her dress to make her breasts look plumper. “I’ll definitely get him tonight,” she said.“Keep dreaming,” her friend told her. “You’ll be lucky if he so much as looks at you.”“What’s that supposed to mean?” the girl asked angrily.“Just saying,” the other girl said. “Don’t you reme
Sean’s POVAs soon as I saw Ivy, it was like a switch inside my body got flipped. I hadn’t been a fan of this outing, but suddenly, this was exactly where I wanted to be.My wolf stirred excitedly while my cock twitched in my pants. It was impossible to not crave her instantly when she looked like that.She was wearing a short backless dress that hugged her curves snuggly and left little to the imagination. If I got my hands on her, that dress would be gone in a flash.The problem was that I was not the only one noticing just how sexy she looked. I caught sight of several males whose eyes were stuck on her like glue, the only thing missing was drool down their chins. I had the urge to drag her away and bring her somewhere only I could look at her.‘What are you waiting for?’ Dax growled. ‘Claim her!’I almost jumped forward to do just that. But then, I remembered that she had chosen another male over me. She wanted nothing to do with me. She was likely here to meet her boyfriend.“The
Ivy’s POVI had to reject Sean.That was the only clear thought in my mind as I made my escape towards the restroom. I had tried and failed to move on from him. My feelings were too strong, and all it took was a small trigger to bring them back to the surface.Since they’d proven too much for me, rejecting him was the only way to end the connection between us. Once I rejected him, I would sever the bond between us. Maybe then, I could move on.Without the bond, I could be attracted to other guys and stop feeling like my world was ending whenever I saw him with another girl. Only then would I be able to look at him as who he was–my step brother and nothing more.It was the best thing I could do for everyone involved. I would be free from this uncontrollable need and unbearable pain. I would no longer jeopardise my mother’s marriage. Sean and I would finally be able to act like proper step siblings.I wiped away tears that spilled down my cheeks. Realising what I had to do hurt. It hurt
Ivy’s POVBefore entering the dorm room the next morning, I stopped outside the door for a few moments. I knew Sam and Eve would definitely have questions about last night. Hopefully, they were not in the room and I could skip–or at least delay–the questioning.Taking a deep breath, I reached for the handle. The door was unlocked. They were inside. I hoped it would just be Becky inside, but as my luck would have it, I found Sam and Eve inside.“She finally returns,” Eve said as soon as I walked through the door.“Ooh,” Sam cooed, “I wonder where she disappeared to?”They looked at each other and wiggled their brows.“Nowhere,” I said, casually taking a seat at the table in the middle of the room. “I met an old friend and got distracted.”Eve hopped onto the table and raised her brow at me. “For the whole night?”I nodded. “Yeah. We had a lot to catch up on.”Eve gave me a smile and then said, “Drop it. We saw you leaving with Sean Harris.”What?“Me?” I asked, feigning confusion.“Don
Sean’s POV“Here, like this. Keep your shoulders straight…yeah, like that. And always remember to keep your core stable…that’s very important.”I groaned and scoffed.When I showed up to pick Ivy up after her last class of the day, I hadn’t expected to find her getting a one-on-one training session with my cousin.I had to stop myself from stepping in and stopping them multiple times. That bastard was using all kinds of excuses to be close to her. Like now. He was placing his hands on her waist, pretending to be correcting her posture.If it’d been anyone else, I would have ripped their hands from her a long time ago. But this was Ezra, my cousin who I’d always admired. He wasn’t just some sleazy bastard using excuses to cop a feel…right?The more I looked at the two of them, the more he looked like a sleazy bastard.He needed to back off from my mate by at least ten feet. But I couldn’t just jump between them, could I? Not only was my cousin Ivy’s trainer, but apparently, they were o
Ivy’s POVEach pair of students sparred in turn while the rest of us watched and Ezra evaluated their performance. I was nervous about my turn. I didn’t think I was extraordinarily bad, but my partner was the trainer, so I would probably look worse than I truly was.Finally, it was our turn and we took our positions facing each other.“Ready?” Ezra asked me.The rest of the class was watching more attentively than before. I’m sure they were all eager to see what the wolfless half-human was capable of.“Yeah,” I said, raising my hands up to my face.Even though Ezra was taller and stronger than me, I wasn’t scared. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me. But I also didn’t think he would go easy on me. Which was fine, because I didn’t want him to think that he had to go easy on me because I didn’t have a wolf.After all, this was a combat exercise in human form. In a real life situation, I wouldn’t be able to choose my opponent. I had to give it my all.Ezra threw the first punch, and I stepped bac
Ivy’s POVEzra walked into the class with an authoritative air around him. The class went as quiet as a graveyard as he made his way towards the group. When he stopped, his grey gaze swept over the class.“My name is Ezra Walker,” he introduced himself. “I’ll be your trainer for this class throughout the semester. I expect total cooperation and discipline from all of you. I don’t like slackers. If you’re not ready to put in a hundred percent effort, you might as well leave now.”He paused, as if giving any people with second thoughts a chance to walk out. When everybody remained still, he continued, “I also expect everyone to respect everyone in this room. In my class, the only thing that separates you from each other is your performance. I don’t care who you are or which pack you’re from. If you don’t play by my rules, I’ll strike you out immediately. Do I make myself clear?”Scattered replies came from the students. Demi, who had previously placed herself in front of the group, slow
Ivy’s POVBefore entering the dorm room the next morning, I stopped outside the door for a few moments. I knew Sam and Eve would definitely have questions about last night. Hopefully, they were not in the room and I could skip–or at least delay–the questioning.Taking a deep breath, I reached for the handle. The door was unlocked. They were inside. I hoped it would just be Becky inside, but as my luck would have it, I found Sam and Eve inside.“She finally returns,” Eve said as soon as I walked through the door.“Ooh,” Sam cooed, “I wonder where she disappeared to?”They looked at each other and wiggled their brows.“Nowhere,” I said, casually taking a seat at the table in the middle of the room. “I met an old friend and got distracted.”Eve hopped onto the table and raised her brow at me. “For the whole night?”I nodded. “Yeah. We had a lot to catch up on.”Eve gave me a smile and then said, “Drop it. We saw you leaving with Sean Harris.”What?“Me?” I asked, feigning confusion.“Don
Ivy’s POVI had to reject Sean.That was the only clear thought in my mind as I made my escape towards the restroom. I had tried and failed to move on from him. My feelings were too strong, and all it took was a small trigger to bring them back to the surface.Since they’d proven too much for me, rejecting him was the only way to end the connection between us. Once I rejected him, I would sever the bond between us. Maybe then, I could move on.Without the bond, I could be attracted to other guys and stop feeling like my world was ending whenever I saw him with another girl. Only then would I be able to look at him as who he was–my step brother and nothing more.It was the best thing I could do for everyone involved. I would be free from this uncontrollable need and unbearable pain. I would no longer jeopardise my mother’s marriage. Sean and I would finally be able to act like proper step siblings.I wiped away tears that spilled down my cheeks. Realising what I had to do hurt. It hurt
Sean’s POVAs soon as I saw Ivy, it was like a switch inside my body got flipped. I hadn’t been a fan of this outing, but suddenly, this was exactly where I wanted to be.My wolf stirred excitedly while my cock twitched in my pants. It was impossible to not crave her instantly when she looked like that.She was wearing a short backless dress that hugged her curves snuggly and left little to the imagination. If I got my hands on her, that dress would be gone in a flash.The problem was that I was not the only one noticing just how sexy she looked. I caught sight of several males whose eyes were stuck on her like glue, the only thing missing was drool down their chins. I had the urge to drag her away and bring her somewhere only I could look at her.‘What are you waiting for?’ Dax growled. ‘Claim her!’I almost jumped forward to do just that. But then, I remembered that she had chosen another male over me. She wanted nothing to do with me. She was likely here to meet her boyfriend.“The
Ivy’s POVI looked away, sucking in a breath. I was trying to act normal, but inside, I was going nuts. My heart was racing like crazy while my mind went blank.Why was he here? I had not thought for a second that he would show up here.“Holy shit, Sean Harris is here,” a girl on the table next to ours shrieked. “Oh my god.”“I swear he gets hotter everyday,” another one said. “Look at him…why is he so handsome?”“Who is that?” Eve asked, following everybody’s gaze.“That’s Sean Harris,” Sam supplied. “He is the famous Alpha that every girl on campus covets.”“Oh,” Eve said. “I totally see why.”All around us, more admirers sang his praises.“Shit, it’s Sean!”“He’s so hot!”One of the girls started fixing her dress to make her breasts look plumper. “I’ll definitely get him tonight,” she said.“Keep dreaming,” her friend told her. “You’ll be lucky if he so much as looks at you.”“What’s that supposed to mean?” the girl asked angrily.“Just saying,” the other girl said. “Don’t you reme
Ivy’s POV“Perfect!” Sam said, stepping back and clapping her hands together.I looked at my reflection in the mirror. She had just finished doing my makeup. It was light but pretty. As expected, someone who looked like she could hop onto a runway any moment would know just how to give the perfect makeup do.“Now, on to the dress,” she said. She reached for a black dress lying on my bed and held it up. “You’ll look smashing in this one. Trust me.”I shook my head. “No, not that one.”I’d already said no to it when she dug it out of her closet, claiming it was perfect for me.“No, hear me out,” she said, turning to Eve. “Eve, what do you think?”Eve gave it an assessing up and down look. “It’s perfect,” she said.“I’m not saying it’s bad,” I said. “It’s just too revealing.”“And that’s what we’re going for, right?” Sam asked, wiggling her brow.“I don’t know…”“Come on, put it on first,” Sam told me. “Don’t say no before you try it on. If you don’t like how you look in it, fine.”I rea
Ivy’s POVAfter parking my car, I unloaded my suitcase and walked towards the dorm. Ten minutes later, I realised that I was lost. I had a map, but I must have a horrible sense of direction because it wasn’t helping much.After heading up at the third wrong dormitory, I paused to take a hard look at the map. It’s either I was looking at it wrongly or I’d become illiterate overnight.“Hey, do you need help?” a kind feminine voice asked.I looked up and found a girl with a friendly smile approaching me.“I’m Samantha,” she introduced herself. She was slender and tall and wore her dark brown hair in a wavy bob that flattered her oval face. She looked like she could be a model. “Sorry if I’m wrong, but you looked a bit lost.”“I am,” I said, returning her smile. “I can’t find my way to my dorm. I’m Ivy.”“It’s great to meet you, Ivy. You can call me Sam. What’s your dorm? Maybe I can help.”“Grand Hall,” I told her.“Oh, dear. You are truly lost,” she said with a chuckle. “Come on, I’ll t