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e starting

up arriving in front of the tree.

e had f

o him without him realizing what

ions, I heard him sigh, "I was con

tree and saw that Nate was no longer there. Bu

inging come from

ket that Jade had given me. When I touched the

e had hidden himself ab

me, damn i

ar. Let's get

nd we left the courtyard to jo

er energy and was having fun on

ad, not ba

think he'

, not as mu

he party, but all my a

ould eventually suspect something if

Oliver struggling to drink his b

" Approa

ey

e to reach Nate on

swering. He could have

you give me

a few seconds and loo

ng important to tell him and I

lings isn't easy. But don't worry,

he talk

m.

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come. I'm o

sent him a DM, "It's

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ly and I went

ed me, but I also wanted to

ldn't heal

ull swing and ever

to go home and ended up

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e was already waking us

ds! My parents w

sleep a little

r must not find you

day

cup of coffee. Go get some

the backyard lit up by the sun.

nt to the foot of the tree Nate

sn't dr

those golden

re you looking f

h, not

me and looked u

dn't like this pl

But it's less scary in

der, "Thanks for yesterday. I don

too, littl

were in trouble, I hesi

our parents would find out

ys talk?" A

could h

t? H

lame you. It's okay to be afraid, but in

I should apolo

de too.

ing up the house and

resume on Monday morning, I fe

with Nate and in a way, I was afraid of

not been lo

in front of the biology class, s

for Nate?" Oliver asked,

is he not

e coming. He's become weird all of a sudd

not r

, I'll leav

eath and decided

livan...

*

r, Alicia suggested a

I'm going to

ry?" Looki

es

ou go to the lib

xams. Unlike you, I'm here th

to work ha

I'll call you."

a book on behavioral psychology a

t in my thoughts, I started

arm and him pleading with

saw students holding bo

e to take a look at the book

inns, Ghosts

ook to choose, until a male voice finally bro

t I?" He said, leani

id, with my h

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. You're... T

pleased to

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gy. So I'm quite surprised to see you in this section, espe

ht..." I re

at least an idea, a thought

that heal qu

en't many creatures that heal from woun

ves. Tha

ifically for

do you

fictional or something

ttle more real.

ith his imposing height, I felt his presence covering me

something

on who fantasizes about werewolves

e students in question an

mething very specific. Am I wrong?"

terrogation. Is there

I can help you. G

ck a few seconds later with a book

n't it p

and I didn't have time to put it away.

s name? Well, if it

at, but I can check in the regist

d, than

had be

stion and the title immedia

ves of N

ence with a pack of wolves. But we never really

t?" Leafing thr

was based on real events. That nothing was fictional. He had said, I quote, 'They are a

believed h

lmost senile when

l take it,

come." He s

you think h

ian, come on." Loo

g, Derrick seemed

...

o go log the book, and he

d be careful. The more you know, t

I saw him already talking to someone else. In their exchange, he

ade slept, I delved in

ounds like he's telling lived

a wolf: He is capable of submitting the entire pack to his will and has scarlet r

the pages, I came across a stran

ntial wolf is capable of... This isn

" Jade

and carefully put

are you still doi

t. But I'm done now.

t interrupting?" Kis

on't w

I could feel in his ki

he bedroom?" Tick

ed, baby. Anot

, mi

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ped in front of the biology ro

stood that Nate wasn't goi

wanted to leave him a message.

h better id

the office that I would

ad of going straight home,

ory. I had managed to remember the ad

ne that he lived i

sically a

so I wanted to ring the gate

you doin

said a lit

his face covered by

ed to

o say to each othe

d the guard to open the

g room and went to h

have noth

is book?" I asked, showing

ing. And what are you do

creature of the night

ng and added, "Yo

w what I saw the other nigh

re doing dru

made about Mrs. G

t that it still seem

gh." He stood in front of me, t

irt, revealing his bare chest

rm. But that wasn't what interested me. I looked down at the spot wher

we're both dru

ability to heal like that. I delicately placed my hands o

irst time it's happ

, looking up at him, somewhat af

killed me

bad idea. You

hat do you want t

ollymore Forest. Was i

e studied my gaze. Just as he was about

?" Nate

t!" Oliv

Rose entered the

you. He's worried about... Oh, my Go

t, and then our eyes met. We both under

what you think!" w