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“You don't always have to be so cold, you know,” he says to me with a slight frown that I find rather amusing.

Leila will graduate college soon, and so her parents are keen on her meeting me and finalizing our engagement.

“If I don't like her, I'll just look for a more fitting Omega overseas,” I add with a smirk, knowing exactly how Henry will react to that.

He stops and narrows his eyes at me. “You're a hard man to please, Ares.”

I let out a light, wicked laugh.

“That's why I'm the Alpha.” I confidently walk away, my shoes clicking against the polished floors.

Chapter Three

Cassie

Professor McCall stands before the class, talking about the history of Silverwood enthusiastically. The two witches to the side of me are giggling quietly, telling each other how handsome the wolf professor is and how they would love to do some nasty things to him.

I'm not too interested in what the two young witches are chattering about. The world around me is swirling, and my eyes are heavy. My sight is blurry, and soon, the voice of the professor at the front of the room begins to fade away, sounding more indistinct with each passing minute.

I blink rapidly in an attempt to regain my sight, but it doesn't seem to be working. The back of my hands reach up to my eyes immediately, and I rub them in a massaging motion.

All of a sudden, every sound around me becomes heightened and it's like I can hear everyone's voices in the room speaking all at once. It hurts. It hurts really badly.

I clap my palms over my ears, trying to shut out the loud voices threatening to destroy my eardrums. My situation is getting worse, and I think I might go crazy from this effect.

A few seconds later, I go blind, and all I see is darkness. I'm breathing very heavily, but I’m struggling to stay calm and not disturb the class. The voices that assaulted me earlier now fall silent and are replaced by a low ringing in my ears.

I'm in a void surrounded by nothing but utter darkness, and the only sound that I hear is the sound of my own heart pounding and my haphazard breaths. I'm panicking, literally on the verge of screaming out for help, but I'm trying to stay as calm as possible.

Maybe the spinning pen is what's causing me to hallucinate. It must have had some kind of hex on it or something. Maybe it's a witch prank and it'll wear off soon. If I scream out now, I'll be laughed at.

This isn't real, Cassie. It isn't real.

In the darkness, my eyes catch on something unique. I see a giant, white wolf with blue eyes emerging from a corner. It's advancing toward me. The closer to me it gets, the calmer I become.

The wolf halts in front of me and bends its head as I reach to touch it. My outstretched hand is close to feeling its fur when I'm distracted by the loud sound of the school bell ringing.

I jerk in my seat and everything around me suddenly normalizes. My sight is restored, as is my hearing. Rattled, I look around and see the two witches laughing beside me, but they don't seem to be responsible for what has happened to me.

The professor is saying something about semester grades, but no one is listening as students make their way out of the class. I'm seated there, confused as to what just happened to me.

“Miss Munt?” Professor McCall walks up to me. “Are you all right?”

I look at him, steadying my breathing.

“Yes.” I swallow. “Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for the concern.” I sniffle.

He squints at me but doesn't say anything regarding my behavior.

“You take care of yourself, okay?”

I nod and pick up my backpack quickly as I head out of the classroom. My body is aching, and I am exhausted and confused.

What happened to me back there? Was I in some sort of trance? Was it a vision?

These thoughts and many more overlap in my mind as I walk through the hallway amidst the laughs and chattering of young college students.

I'm confused at this point, because this has never happened to me before in all my twenty-four years.

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