Destined for the Lycan Prince HUNTER

k again?" Jessica wrinkled her nose as she slid

sively. "It's not weird, it's amazing worldbuilding

You just like drooling over tho

alpha werewolves always made me swoon a bit as I devoured the juicy romantic s

ed hand in front of my face. "Put down the wolf por

book, I sighed. "What is it now? Did

s way juicier. There's going to be a new student starting tomorrow. From what I h

e dating scene drama. Shiny Town was an affluent suburb, but we

ything else? Wh

n right before spring break for 'personal reasons'." She made air quotes with a

n sinking her claws into Mr. Moneybags as her la

playing out, I wondered what an uber-wealthy guy would think of our small-t

ime job at the library, going home and reading fantasy novels into the night. I didn't have time for t

the rarefied world of the stupendously rich was gracing our humbl

ly take one look at this place, then bolt faster than you can say "o

y momentary fantasy. I scooped up my ba

e nickname for me thanks to my frizzy red hair. "We'd bette

hake off thoughts of the mystery billionaire boy. He'd come and go and l

rld as I knew it was abou

d windows of his family's private jet as it began its d

g the regular world, albeit temporarily. Going to public high school was just a bl

e oldest and most powerful Lycan dynasties in the world. And this season, he'd be f

g on his bloodline's lineage...screw algebra tests and hormonal human girls. F

thick bank of storm clouds rolling in. Like some sort of cosmic ome

es as they soared over the petite suburban sprawl of Shiny Town below

al seat in English literature, her final class of the day. A strange premonitio

ime conversation with Jessica about the mysterious new rich kid. Get a grip, Leila

on. "Alright, everyone, settle down. Before we dive into our analysis of

as the classroom door opened. Her jaw dropped as the mo

'll be attending Shiny Heights for the remainder of t

la thought dazedly. It was all

ng clothes and effortless confidence, there was something almost...dangero

g hazel eyes that seemed to stare straight through you. As he passed her desk, sh

locked for the briefest of moments. She felt herself flush scarlet as

thumbs up, clearly appreciating the new view as much as Leila. Although to be fair,

mind herself to breathe. How was she supposed to focus on analyzing book symbo

ng on Hunter's full lips, like he could literally smell the want rollin

student's arrival, things were going

tory, Leila booked it out of there. As much as her hormonal daydreams might like to linger on Mr

heard a velvety voice call out from

the unmistakable presence of Hunter bore down on her

active up close. Hunter raked an appreciative gaze over her as he stoppe

o find her voice. "I...I'm not actually new. You are."

in, not mocking but almost...predatory

ally kicking herself. Could she

overdrive at his proximity. "I couldn't help but notice yo

fusion. Where was thi

y. "You've got this...spark about you. I

. Suddenly, his eyes snapped back up to meet hers, glittering with playful mischief. "I tho

at him blankly, like an utt

swooped in and looped her arm through Leila's. "Th

must be our newest student." To Leila's utter mortificati

g your stay..." She paused to bat her lashes fl

ettling back on Leila, his stare smoldering. "I think yo

lled herself not to read into it. Guys like this pretty much had "no entry" sta

be offering, she knew the unwritten rules. Guys like Hunter didn'

orced herself to remain nonchalant. "It wa

leaving the smirking new student behind. If h

spell he seemed to be weaving o