THE WEREWOLF AND VAMPIRE'S MATE

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ps increasing as the ima

the blue eyes staring intensely at m

narl rips through the silence and claws reach out, wrapping around my ne

ckering, shifting too

around the room in fear, waiting for the creatures wh

hile. It's probably because of the

year should feel like an

't make out. Or maybe it's the fact that the Andersons are taking in an exchange student toda

from the bedside tab

ake my bath. I start putting on my clothes and packing my books for sc

m. She's always smiling, always gentle, and I don't think she and He

s more than I can say fo

er my shoulder and follow her downstairs, wh

k my sit. I expected to already see him here

"Jon Drago. He is from Australia. I must sa

s face which means that this

hen." Ava serves me some pancakes with a k

rrow my brows

d to make friends and this might

e guy. And I have a lo

ore than enough time to get to know each

Six mont

duration for the

overthinking. I feel a hand on mine a

along just fine." I nod in r

to home, learning how to keep my distance. I ha

and thankfully, I'm able

*

e. Girl, I cannot! I repeat! I c

s, and students who either pretend I don't exist or glance my wa

ine. Her purple-streaked hair is tied into a messy bun, and she's already

psycho,"

ng today. Apparently, he's Australian an

ess, darling?" I ask her i

t of that Australian juice." I

Ew

n you not be excited? This is a once-in-a-lifetime event. A

fore I can reply

es. Then, the scent hits me- earthy, fresh, something almost electr

there

nothing to hide the lean muscle underneath. His dark hair is tousled

Dr

w hou

get how to breathe. His expression shifts, something like s

se green eyes... T

amming, the faint scent of cheap cafeteria food clinging to the air.

I see

stening to one of the school administra

between strangers. His expression flickers, something like

ut hesitati

r him like they feel something I don't. I dart a glance at Cali, expecting

he's in fr

and offers a lopsided smil

s he know my nam

. "I'm Jon Drago. I just moved here from Australia. Don't be c

sely he's watching me. But after a beat, I

t our pal

jo

trange, pulling sensation, deep and instinctive,

rip on my hand tigh

he leans in, just enough

rm against my ea

at