Chapter 37
They sat together in the library late one evening, textbooks spread across the table between them, though neither of them had actually opened a single page in the last twenty minutes.
"You've been quiet today," Sol said, glancing up from his notebook. "More than usual, I mean."
Luca sighed, rubbing a hand over his face. "My family's got some big ceremony coming up soon. My adoptive sister's getting mated to some Alpha. Big political thing, apparently. Everyone's stressed about it back home."
"Sounds complicated," Sol said carefully, keeping his tone light, casual, like this was just ordinary conversation between friends.
"It is," Luca said. "Honestly, my family's kind of a mess. Always has been. Lots of drama, lots of gossip. That's actually part of why I'm here, studying s
