Fated to two

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llahan

e filled the air as Mr. Callahan leaned against his

at the cloc

ld be h

friend. H

guest dropping by for lunch. But to Callahan, he was much more-leader of their pack, the one he'd fou

he humans, no threats lurking. Just noisy teens, dusty lockers

ry noise, Callahan told himself. Maybe he's tir

ind him, and Callahan loo

uiet power. Even dressed down in jeans and a black jacket, he ca

lirting with me," kael muttered under his breat

rts with the vending machin

stay still. He was scanning

Callahan noticed it-a pause, a breath, the

dn't change, but Calla

" he asked

owly. "Yeah... Just

ould speak when he was ready. For now, to everyone else

ed, watching Damien as he glanced around the class

arm the secretary," Callahan said dryly. "Wha

t calm. The kind of look he gave just b

t. It started a few days ago. A pull... like I'm being

nd you think that so

k," kael repl

omfortably. "You thi

y. His gaze drifted to the wi

"Call it instinct. Call it fate. Whatever

his jaw. "And here I thought we were just h

k out of kael.

ing says 'friendly catch-up' like droppin

've got a rogue scent lingering on the border-just nort

umor faded.

el's voice hardened. "We need someone sta

pull one of the older

uld say more,

lls. I have a class full of hormonal teenagers who

is feet. "I'll hang aroun

rned, grabbing his lesson folder. "

thing distant in his voice now-as if his mind

y, narrowing his eyes. "You s

er. But the sile

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