Benedict Focusing on finals was extremely difficult, made more so because Marrok kept up a steady purring sound at Sloane leaving her hair down just for us. Seriously, the woman is more beautiful than any woman has a right to be. “So ... you and Sloane? When did that happen?” Ellis asks after our first final. “Over the weekend,” I say. I knew the entire school would be buzzing about my claim on Sloane, and I was right. Everywhere I walk, people whisper, some not so subtly, about what it is that I see in her, what they might have missed about her, or the ones that cause me to growl, am I simply using her? “When were you planning to tell me, Alpha? I am your Beta.” I stop and look at Ellis. “When has my personal life ever mattered to you, Ellis? You’ve never cared about who I was dating

