BOUND BY BLOOD AND CLAWS

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hatting, laughing, and hurrying to their next classes. Amid the bustle, Elena walked briskly, clutching he

it her with an almost magnetic pull was both exhilarating and unnerving. She shook her head,

thought

ainst a nearby lamppost, a faint smirk playing on his lips. He w

ng to sound composed. "W

ooth grace of a predator. "I thought I'd help you find your

l smile tugged at her lips. "I'm not

an teased, falling

ing. He wanted to ask her a thousand questions-what she liked, what made her laugh, what

ing the scene unfold from a distance. His wolf instincts br

de him, arms crossed. "You're j

his isn't a game. If I make a move

re about subtlety? The pack's been no

lowing faintly. "Stay out of it, Lucas

e their leader's son. If you get too close to her, it'll spark questions we

ned. "That's not y

uring over her notes in a quiet corner. The faint scent of old b

f I joi

an standing there, his broad frame

d, blinking. "Su

gaze locking onto hers. "You've been busy," he rem

gging. "What about you? Don't you have a pack of

s eyes glinting.

ouldn't shake the tension in the air. There was something ab

hesitantly, "can I

ightly, his interest

drian seem to...

his chair, crossing his arms. "Let's just say we

lena pressed

jaw clenching. "

ll across the table, and Adrian appear

said smoothly, his gaze flicke

balling into fists und

ed, his tone dripping

sion growing. "Okay, what is going o

and Ethan looked away,

er now, "Ethan and I are from two very differe

"That doesn't e

u're better off not knowing." Without another word, he strode o

nt, his mind racing. He poured himself a glass o

uman?" Marcus asked, loung

He stared out the window, his crim

he said finally, his voic

ression serious for on

something about her blood. I can feel

ying a dangerous game, Adri

pted, his tone firm. "Not un

stood beneath the full moon, h

nd him, his tone cold. "Fragile. We

his voice low and guttural. "She's... diffe

his head. "You're goin

the horizon, where the lights of the unive

t on her bed, staring at h

ten myself into?

Ethan. But there was something deeper-a nagging sense that

outside her window seemed to whisper