Lilith’s POV 4th period ended up being boring. The teacher was super strict with us not speaking, but that didn’t stop Simon from giving me small pokes or knee bumps. Occasionally, he would lean back and throw his arm across my shoulders. Susi would catch him from the other side of me and shove his arm off. Shaking her finger at him, mouthing “No!”. These two had me going back and forth the entire class. I did like Simon. He was blunt and not afraid to go for what he wanted. Even if he tried to push my boundaries, I at least knew where I stood with him. The bell rang, and we hopped out of our seats. The three of us tried to race out of the room at the same time and got stuck in the doorway until Alexa was kind enough to shove us through. Giggling like little girls, yes, even Simon, we headed for the cafeteria to have lunch. The lunch lady slopped gooey mac and cheese onto each of our trays and asked if we preferred a burger or pizza. I’m a p

Lilith's POV While Simon drove to the little town at the end of the mountain’s road, we talked about our parents, which led to more. Just like mine, his parents loved him dearly. Their parents treated Opal and he as equals and considered them both to be Golden Children. He told me how they watched Opal be mentally tougher, whereas him being physically tougher. It made them the perfect unit. It turns out the reason Opal was so shy was because of girls at school choosing to be friends with her just to get close to her brother. She couldn’t find genuine friends and kept getting used. With guys wanting to date her, they were afraid of the aftermath of Simon and refused to act on their feelings. Opal had never had a boyfriend, thanks to Simon, and Simon had never had a girlfriend who hadn’t tried to take advantage of his sister. “At least you guys can still come home to a house full of love. It’s like life decided you had too many good th

Lilith's POVMy phone's alarm went off and almost fell when I felt for it in the dark. A mini heart attack ached my chest as I caught it by its charger mid-drop. Hissing under my breath as the screen's brightness burned my eyes, I climbed out of bed and slipped on knee-length gray gym shorts and a black tank top. This school seemed pretty lax on the dress code for girls, so I wasn't too worried about the spaghetti straps showing. My sports bra underneath was wearing down enough to allow the shapes of my nipples to be identified.It was 6 in the morning, and thanks to it being Summer time, the sun was just peaking through my blinds. Tim would not be awake yet, even if he was an early riser. My plan was to wake up before him today, rush downstairs to grab a snack, and sneak out. I wasn't playing nice for him anymore. Especially after he almost killed me last night. I hadn't expected him to come chasing after me with a butcher knife. He reminded

Taking the chance to relax in my 1st period class before Connor came in, I laid my head and arms across my desk. I closed my eyes and inhaled. Playing everything that happened in the clinic back in my head, I couldn't stop being curious about how he knew someone was coming. Maybe I was so focused on him and just didn't catch the approaching steps. Desire spread through me as I considered what would've resulted if the random student who skinned his knee hadn't interrupted us looking for the nurse. I glanced up to observe each student that attended class. Susi was not in her usual place and her bubbliness had yet to grace me this morning. I checked my phone to see no texts from her still. Feeling annoyed and frustrated, I typed in the memorised number of my bestie in Michigan and sent her a quick text when the last bell rang, signaling the start of class. To Laurel from me - "Hey, lady! It's Lili. This is my #. We need 2 talk soon. I have so much to tell u..."

Connor’s POV She finally asked the right question. Yes, she asked several ones that all led to the main one. She got it right. My control? Gone. I barely stopped myself earlier in the clinic, and now this Alpha could no longer pull himself from his mate. “Let’s just say someone destined us for each other.” I smirked at her. She squirmed, rolling her eyes. “Seriously? You’re going to spout that ‘destined’ bullshit?” Smelling her arousal, I flattened myself against her harder. “It’s not ‘bullshit’. I just can’t go into more details with you yet.” Lili shoved at my chest and begged me with anger in her eyes. “Please back off of me. This is school, not a whorehouse.” I chuckled, breathing through my mouth, trying not to smell her excitement. She said no, but she meant yes, she just didn’t know why yet. Her lykos was affecting her, even without being created. Raising my hands in defen