"Well, at least that makes one person," I muttered. “I know you don’t care about titles. You never have. You’re not chasing the Luna crown—you see people for who they are, not what they are.” “Try telling that to the rest of the school. Half of these people have known me my entire life, and the second I disappear for a year, they assume I’ve turned into some kind of slut. It's bullshit,” I said, turning my attention back to my homework. Landon stayed with me as I worked, chatting quietly. But soon, he started fidgeting, clearly uncomfortable. “What’s wrong?” I asked, noticing his nervous shifting. “The Alpha is staring at us,” he said through barely parted lips. I turned to look through the library windows and sure enough—Alpha Axel was standing just outside, watching us. I gave him

