Wolves of obsession

sleep the rest

she felt exposed, like eyes were watching her through the walls. She sat on her bed,

n's g

felt

of her hadn't wa

at scared h

ed from lack of sleep. But she still dragged herself into the k

and roommate, looked up and

look like a gh

the chair with a

toward her. "Let me g

stared at the floating cereal, and said softly, "It wasn't

eyebrow. "His?

r since they'd met a few days ago, he'd been everywhere she went. She'd caught him watching her from acr

med to notice him. Like

ered. "But when I see him... I don't f

ip. "Okay, so what do we do? Repo

head. "That won't wor

ike you think he's some kin

r. Because honestly

away and stood. "I'm

linked.

he's going to keep showi

Keisha. As a child, before her parents died, they used to hike out there

ne, she avoided th

m called to her again. Espec

des, sunlight breaking through the leaves in golden shards. Birds chirpe

it, like heat risi

as n

id softly, almos

ou'd come," came t

alf-shadowed by leaves, arms crossed, eyes locked

, he didn't seem surprised. O

ng me," Keisha said,

, slow and smooth

id. "You don't kn

owed hard. "

ering over her. His scent hit her again, woodsmoke,

e low. "You were born with something powerful insid

flin

rewolf, Keisha. And you...

shock her as much

dmitted, voice shaking. "You touched me

hifted in his eyes. "Because we're

know what

e growled, stepp

th brushed her cheek. His presence wrapped

t you want,"

you keep invading my dreams. Why does my blood

ed near her cheek. "Because you were made for so

embe

d. "Your blood is awakening. It

ked up a s

ill come. And not all of the

acing when Keisha walked through th

? You were go

the couch, still sha

froze.

ha n

knelt in front of h

azy things. About my blood. Ab

. "Okay. Well, that ex

ked. "You b

ay lights flicker when you cry? I've seen things. And now you've got some h

shaky laugh. "You

lind. But dangerous-hot. L

et. "He said mo

e faded. "The

wind howled ha

found in her late mother's jewelry box. It was warm

d to sleep

s were differ

she wasn'

ding between

t, eyes glowing l

s so pale they looked almost white. E

ci

ed at her like he'd known he

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echoed i

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