Bounded By The Moon

niversity. The trees blurred into shades of green and gold as autumn quietly crept into the hills. Leaves flut

photograph folded so many times it had begun to tear at the edges. It was the only thing she kept fro

woods, far from the city noise and the haunting memories she had no desire to

f her backpack and looked up at the tall iron gates. Beyond them, she saw the stone buildings and long paths winding through the t

e forest behind the building. She unpacked quickly, folding her clothes into the small dr

pick up her student ID and schedule at the admin office. The woman b

ly. "You're in the literature department, ri

d forced a smil

ke regular people. But some... some had an energy around them. The kind of presence you could not exp

through the quad

oked like he stepped straight out of a movie. Tall, sharp jaw, piercing blue eyes that scanned the crowd li

hough he was. It was something else. Something under

ooked away an

ame. Not yet. But that

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to Blackwood Enterprises, he had grown up with expectations on every side. Be strong. Be ruthle

anies on the East Coast. His weekdays were split between board meetings and college le

games. Especially n

said, "Dude, check out the new girl," A

en he

oulder. She moved like she was trying not to be seen. But there was somet

fro

thers. Not human. Not quite

her name?"

e new girl? Uh, no. I

d her disappear behind the main buildin

was going to mess up eve

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elf, and avoided eye contact. Most people did not bother her. A few tried to chat

y sensed something different about her. Some girls looked at h

first litera

seat near the back and opened her notebook. A moment later,

ri

rned. A few girls straightened their posture. But

locked fo

ooked

asked, motioning to the

sitate

for a few seconds.

're

dded.

am

le

r a moment. "You

ll shrug. "Not

n tell you're not

at him. "And what

oice low. "That's what I

, the professor walked

ection between them

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m. She often came here when her thoughts were too loud. The tre

allen log and

eep inside her bones. Her ex husband. The Alpha who promised her the world, only to abandon her when t

ver to trust ano

man who had Alpha written all over him. Power in his voice, str

the dorm. She would avoid him. St

te had a cruel

an was not j

er desti

going to walk