I stared at the dean of the university like I had seen a ghost. Wrinkled face. Potbelly. A face only a mother could love.Edgar. I never liked the man. He thought of himself too highly and enjoyed making others squirm. I oculi break the man with the snap of my finger but I knew I had to play nice. I was not in a place where I could act out. I hated it. But his time would come soon enough. "Rescue me?" I said, tilting my head sideways."But of course." He set his mug down. "She was so worried about you. She thought that you were dead." "What are you talking about, Edgar?" "Who else would have the idiotic inclination to want to care for you? Dawn, clearly. The poor girl was hysterical when she woke up and couldn't find you. We had to sedate her to keep her from harming herself."I growled. "Where is she?"If he had harmed a single hair on her head, treaty or not, I would rip his heart out of his chest and feed it to him. There were few things in this world I
Chapter 36: Homecoming Six hours later, I was back on campus grounds. I had contacted Jared to let him know of the situation here and asked him to hurry with any and all intel he had on the bond between Jason and Dawn. My wolf had had enough time to cool, and all my anger had depleted. I would deal with Serena at a later date, and Edgar would likely have words for me, but right now, my sole focus was my mate. The sun was setting beyond the horizon, which meant that Dawn was likely in her room, but when I went to knock and check on her, it was her roommate who answered the door."Oh, it's you. Aren't you supposed to be on some fancy island with my friend right now?" Candice leaned against the doorframe in sweats looking like she was only just getting out of bed. Her head was a close replica of a bird's nest, and I was sure she had residue makeup on from the night before. Was this truly the company Dawn had chosen to keep? Oh well, who was I to judge?"Are you going to
*Craig*I would be lying if I said that it didn't hurt because it did. It had been three days since I had my talk with Dawn, and my heart was still trying to play catch up with my brain. She didn't want to think about us as mates at the moment, and I had to respect that. I had to keep my distance and give her the space she needed to breathe. But all the while, my heart was in shambles over the prospect of possibly losing her. Her birthday was two months away, and the competition was due to finish in 35 days. I was running out of time. Last night, we were given our new assignments. We were meant to present a piece that depicted harmonious conflict but to do it through a different medium from our chosen one, which we entered the competition in. Surprisingly, we both came to an agreement that we should do oil painting. It was something we didn't at all do, but we're quite skilled at. The first session was nothing but pure torture for me. I found myself staring at her more
*Dawn*For two weeks, we worked on the art piece. Oil painting was not my strong suit, but I did my best. I was worried that I would be the weak link in this one. I had practiced and practiced before I finally worked up the nerve to start the real thing. Craig was amazingly rough the whole process. He had helped me to sketch out everything and make sure that it all melded together. But I won't lie; having him so close was hard for me. Keeping things strictly platonic took a lot of effort on my part.I was completely enamoured with him. Everything he did was entrancing. His smile, his laugh and his gaze. I was merciful to the pull between us. There were many times I questioned if I had made the right decision in telling him I couldn't give him what he wanted. Because the truth was…I wanted what he wanted. I wanted him—us. What did that say about me, though? The man had massacred my people in cold blood, but yet, I still looked at him like he had put the sun in the sky and r
“You really didn’t have to do all of this,” I noted. The wind from the jet engine blew my hair all over the place. Craig and I stood on the tarmac while the jet waited for me to board. “Nonsense. If I have the money, I should spend it. Besides, you’re my mate and if I don’t spend on you, then who would I spend on?” He laughed it my sideways stare at the word ‘mate’. “It’s fine, Dawn. And I would feel better anyway having some of my men looking out for you. It’s just a shame they can’t take you all the way to your aunt’s house but they will get you as far as they can.”I nodded. “Thank you Craig, for everything.”A boyish grin took over his face. “Come now, why are you acting like this is goodbye? You will be back in a few days.”I nodded but I didn’t know why I was getting so worked up over this. It wasn’t like I was leaving for a long time or maybe it was the fact that I would be seeing my aunt after I had basically told her to get out of my life forever.I bit down o
I stared at him like I had seen a ghost. I had only ever seen the man once in my life, but his image was branded in my mind for life. I knew what he was capable of. He was dangerous and demanding. Even though I sat all the way across the room from him, I could still feel the power rolling off of him in waves.He kicked off the wall and stepped into the room. My aunt stood ot her feet and bowed her head. “Alpha.”Jason didn’t take his eyes off of me when he spoke. “Leave us.” My aunt obeyed and left me alone with the man who was condemning me to a life imprisonment. He stood on the other side of the loveseat I was sitting on. He tilted his head to the side analysing me for a moment. “What are you doing here, Jason? Last I checked, you lived in a cabin in the mountains.” I pushed my back further into the couch. I knew that if I tried to run he would only catch me. Running activated the primal instinct in him to hunt. My best bet was to stay still and feign confidence even
I laid on my bed completely lost in my thoughts. I didn’t know what to fully make of my visit to see my aunt. I wanted to believe that she had my best interests at heart, but I knew that she was blinded. “Are you seriously just going to mope all day?” Candice asked as she walked out of the bathroom filled with steam.“I’m not moping.”“Your face shows that you’re moping.” “It’s just my face.” I turned to look at her stripping right before my eyes. “We are way too comfortable with each other. I don’t need to be seeing your tits, please.”“You have what I have.” She shook them at me. “Now, are you going to tell me what’s really going on or no?”How did I even begin to explain anything? “There is nothing going on, I swear.”Cadence was like a bullshit reader. She could smell my lies from a mile away but this time, she didn’t press me on it. I was thankful because I had no idea how I was even going to respond to her if she did call me out. Candice got dressed and l
As the words left my lips, I knew that I had made a mistake. His nostrils flared and his eyes raged with an anger I had never seen before. His fists were balled on the table as he held onto his metal knife for dear life. The man looked like he was ready to murder me, or at the very least, maim me. Shit.I had messed up dismally and now, I was about to pay the price for what I had done. “I have been nothing but patient with you, Dawn. I have taken your disrespect and I have even allowed you time to frolic here without a single care in the world. But you have taken it too far. Do you not understand how many sacrificed their lives just so you could be breathing right now?”The ice in his words hit right in the centre of my chest. “You think that this man will love you? That he will treat you any better than a common whore?” He slammed his fist only the table sending the food in my plate flying. “You are far more stupid than I had initially realized! How can you not see his tr