Reed POV
After my father's nagging lecture, I should've stayed at the pack. Slept like a normal alpha heir and come back in the morning like a decent son. But no—I didn't.
My wolf is to blame. Stupid animal couldn't stop thinking about the human.
This wolf of mine is going to land us in serious trouble one day.
So I shifted. Ran all the way from my father's domain back to the neutral zone, where the academy stood—this sick excuse of a place where vampires and wolves "learn" to coexist. Where humans are nothing more than entertainment. Pets. Toys.
And I came back just because I wanted to see him.
Well… my wolf mostly.
But the second I neared his room, I caught another scent inside. Not his. Not mine. Another.
My wolf was already on edge from my father's nagging—telling me to choose someone else, to settle, to pick a Luna like I could just slap a mark on anyone and pretend it meant something.
But we're still waiting for our mate.
