ol

m an angry gaze to a smirk, then back

e complete embarrassment of walking into the male restroo

lmost as dark as his hair, beautiful and terrifying. My eyes wandered to his lips, which

e by that same nickname he had called

him as no words were able to lea

I-I think I ma

Or you know? Because it s

not going to ar

was trapped between his body, and he had no intention of letting me go. "This is clearly the men's room,

lke

ing red. "No, of course

o you even need those glasses if they're not

n. The glasses were a sensitive topic to me, especially since

as a mistake

t he pushed me back, stopping me in the proc

r-ey

ve a

is it?" h

replied, lou

y name off his tongue. "I'm sure you know who I am, a

o one raises their voice a

uth was supposed to scare me, and they did-

though they thought I was a bit odd. I had given the prince a pass

speechless as if he hadn'

him and succeeding this time. Then I quickly le

reath, processing what had just happened. The Lycan Prince.

all too well that he wasn't one to play aro

tter for everyone's sak

, and Trinity notice

y?" she aske

e. Anything happen

"No. I was just talking about how

ut the party i

just in case we do find our mates," Tr

s we got back to the dorm, she p

e held the dress in front of me. It was a short, strap

I would suddenly have to

N

y gasped. "Y

N

es

er a look, playfull

onse. I felt so comfortable around her, it was s

oted with a wide smile. "Show t

was no point in arguing with Trinity. She was the t

'll wear it," I said

her head resting on my shoulder. She held the dres

door open. We shared a quick look, the

d behind her, wondering if perhaps she had come

mbled, walking str

y and I exchanged

e just getting ready for the party. Do y

what seemed to be a vanity case. "I'm just here to grab my stuff. I'm goi

-" Trinity's words were cut off by th

face, and we burst out laughing

She slung her arm over my

my's odd behavior. I wasn't one to judge people, but it would've been a lie

son to stay

our hair and makeup. When Trinity finished curlin

said, reaching for them. "You can'

ck. "Oh no, not the

? You've got beautiful eyes, Violet. Yo

After a while, the 'I can't wear contacts' excuse wasn't cutting it anymore. "They're special to me," I put o

en released a small gasp. "I'm so sor

about it," I chuckled,

ere special to me and were given t

ices in my sleep, sensed people that weren't there-would wake up screaming. It wasn't un

o reveal it to anyone. Mom had always feared someone exploiting my powers f

mainly because that was also something

of it. It was a way for me to avoid shifting; i

the mirror. She squinted her eyes as if she were trying to read my thoughts. I h

, the first bit of nonsense that occurred to me. "

ened. "You saw Kyl

He called me a stal

n, trying to hold

nickname was stupid, corny, and outdat

t," Trinity smiled, pursing her lips

hy

oesn't think they're worth his time," she explained.

"I'd rather spit on the Moon Go

on the Moon Goddess is like spittin

prince. I hate him, and I also don't think Chrystal woul

r Dads wanting them together to strengthen the royal bloodline, and Kylan break

ing about the cold, but annoyingly handsome

, looking at her phone. "W

shou

y way. I blinked, startled, and sniffed

thing wrong wi

grinned. "You'll need it just in

ead. "Oh no, I'm not co

mate, all while trying to fin

ever know," she

I k

you d

better to do, I wandered through the empty halls. My eyes were instantly drawn to the portraits of th

picture al

nt on a mission

f searching, I finally found her year. My heart raced as I l

ere was something so familiar about the glow on her face

en wearing matching clothes. I took a better look, b

o and read my mom's name, Claire. The

lai

closer, trying to get a better look at her face-but it wa

onl

on

and slammed her arm over my sho

ng it off. "Nothing spe

," Trinity beamed. "In four yea

e woods. After a while of walking, we could

hed. In the center of the woods, there was an open sp

of light. Red cups were scattered on the grass, and the scent of

ortable. We had just arrived,

ple...drunk people...i

ember, keep an open mind. You nev

dn't get your hope