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and the room spun around me. Even Gigi, my wolf, was silent inside me. Normally, s
But I couldn't. Omegas had obligations. Rights? We had none. I h
han any summer I could remember. Every step
I arrived. Mrs. Karen Smith, a professor known to be close wit
, voice shaking. I wanted to refuse. I wanted to c
every step making my head spin. I tried to focus o
laughter. High-pitch
were waiting at the edg
ook who's here. How did you eve
they helped me. But I swallowed it down. If I said
my head. Trash followed, tumbling over
t the wall. "Did you think you
y drenched hair. "Look at her!
ll puddle toward my feet. "Is this a
lf tell you to run faster? Or a
ttle omega, remember your place. Never look at Larson. He's m
uice over me. "I'll make sure you regret it.
er, echoing down the hallway as I s
faint. The heat, the sickness, t
he mess. "You didn't do your work!" she snapped
oor, scrubbing the mess. The dizzine
hed it down toward my own puke. "You omega! You're disgusting wor
trembled as I finished the cleaning, finishing every corner, every stai
r-but it was locked. Mrs. Smit
heavier than the last. My vision blurre
trong arms
deep, command
k up. My wolf growled so
King Carlton Davis. He held me in h
, bowing instinctively. Fear and r
said gently, ign
. Secure. The dizziness ebbed slightly. I rested my head against his chest,
he murmurs of students who saw us. Every step, I felt
or. "We're taking you to my office," he said, pres
n we arrived, his expression
rlton said simply. "C
shook with chills and weakness. Larson hovered nearb
His voice wasn't angry-it was concerned. My h
I knew I wasn't. My fever burned hot
My wolf stirred, ears alert. The electricity between us
my shoulder. "Rest, Jillian. We will t
arms of a king. And yet, the presence of his son nearby
y the pull between the two stro
n the office. My body shivered violently
e. "Do you want anyth
But my heart kept racing, trapped betwe
adjusted the blanket around me. "You're
bled softly, sensing the tension, the electricity, the unspoke
es-the warmth of King Carlton, the storm of Larson-a
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