And somewhere in the back of the room, Daren shifted in his seat, confused and unsettled, completely unaware that he had just made a very powerful enemy.
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The classroom had never felt so small.
Lori kept her eyes fixed on her notebook, but her gaze kept betraying her—drifting upward, searching, finding him every single time. And every single time their eyes met, her breath stopped.
It was like drowning and flying at the same time.
Her wolf, Layla, was howling inside her—a soundless, ecstatic cry that vibrated through Lori's entire body. “Mate. He is looking at us. He is always looking.”
Lori tried to focus on the lecture. Attia was explaining something about defensive barriers, his deep voice filling the room, but she heard none of it. All she could do was drink him in with her eye
