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the narrow slits of the win
ing soreness to wash through my bones. It felt like
of the previous night-heavy with the scent of cedar,
me. The second pillow was cold to the tou
ress. The moment my bare toes touched the cold hardwood floor, my knees a
den surface. Brock's sharp, powerful handwr
t is in the warmer. The garage ke
ttling ripple spreading through my chest. Why would a man who only ma
I pushed myself up and li
ront of the vanity mirror. The moment my eyes lande
ered in reckless abandon. Right over my jugular vein sat a concentra
at dominant cedar aroma was more than enough to announce to every
throat to scrub away the phantom heat, but the scent
a thick, cream-colored turtleneck sweater, pulling the
foyer console and took the private elevator s
I hit the unlock button, and in the far corner, a mass
limbed into the high driver's seat, feeling a strange sense of safety wrapped
tside the Riverdale University Architecture Department. I spot
irs like a hyperactive pup, throwing h
structural mechanics paper is
I laughed, patting her back before t
roze. Her nose twitched. She leaned in toward my
nstinctively yanked my turtl
ed a trembling finger straight at me. "Whoa. Falon... why
ed, looking away to dodge her gaze. My face was bu
her face. Without warning, her hand darted out, hooking her fing
sped l
sparkling with mischief. "That is pure, unadulterated Alpha ter
er hand away and adjusted my collar. "Shut up. It was just
whisper. "An accident? The great Alpha Brock Hamilton doesn't do acciden
, looking around the campus frantically.
ay and catching my arm. "Fine, fine! I'll stop te
"Anyway, help me fix these blueprint calculations really quick, and then I'
surprise?" I asked, gratef
with excitement. "A wedding gift. And trust me,
ry. But as we sat down to work, the strange hum of th
tal connection with me-a connectio
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