. My skin still stung from the bond, our bond. I glared at Ad

d hard. "This is not happening.

rms across his chest, his huge body blocking the doorway. "Reject you?" he echoed ta

eeth. "Because

ld. "Hate me, huh?" He took a slow step closer, and I

going to let him see fear.

ad, holding me in place. His heat was unbearable, and the

, "because you think that'll make this go away." He leaned closer, his m

hing searing and caustic. "Goo

ed into the same

ists clenched a

Why would I let you off that easily?" His voice dropped, his tone he

ted. "You're in

ise and catch my own pulse racing within me. "But I find maki

unruly snarl of hair from my face. I tensed into a sti

his head as if considering something. "You're already shaking," he whis

ody tense. "You're disgusting," I s

a man whose heart is racing," he jeer

y wolf clawing at my chest, baying for our mate.

id, his voice falling into a

d

ne, so I could feel his breath on my lips. I di

th

oors creaked open as students started pouring out, their voic

ething in his expression shifted, annoyanc

ing once more into that infuriating gr

body rigid, my heart th

ce, "But don't get too comfortable, Skyla." His eyes burned

, his broad shoulders disappearing into the crow

sh still burning from the embers of the bond and th

led them up into tight fists u

go to my d

ed to get into their beds, and the last thing I needed was to have

re m

ague. I brushed it off, wrapping my arms around myself as

the first thing

g shadows down between tall shelves. The air was heavy with the smell of old

partment, tracing the spines of books with my fingers until one stopped

another hand extended to

e a girl with short black hair, dark e

s," she sta

d my hand.

illing to release it. She had this look of quiet dete

d. "I'll read it first

considering. "Or we c

ly something so private as this. But... she wasn't

xing my grip slightly a

of the library, away from the busy walkways. The chair

looking over the aged pages, s

I replied

ugh pages, eyes scanning the lines in quiet determination. "I'm looking for any

her. "What

now is that my mother attended here before she... vanished." Her fingers ran over the edges of the book, which

on. "I'm looking for info on my mom, too," I admitted. "She was here, but

. "Guess we're looking for the same thin

for some reason did not annoy

to make a sarcast

d stoc

as my gaze fell on a photogr

face, smiled at me. Stomach churned, m

as th

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yn Sm