Page 106 of A University of Betrayal

“Ouch,no one’s ever said that to me before.” Which was a big, fat lie.

She rolled her eyes.

“I’m starting to think your eye roll belongs in the Guinness Book of World Records.”

“What do you want, Miles?”

It sounded kind of... oddlygoodthe way she pronounced my name.

I bit my tongue to push the bizarre thought away.

“I just didn’t think you’d ever break the rules, wolf girl.”

Her expression normalized and now, for the first time, I saw... a scornful smile?

“You’d be amazed if you knew what I am capable of.”

She piqued my curiosity.

“Oh yeah? Is there a rebel slumbering inside you?”

“I don’t know what business that is of yours, so don’t call me that,” she hissed back. “Now let me go.”

Once again, she tried to squeeze past me at the wall, but she hadn’t expected what I did next.

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I placed my hands on her surprisingly soft shoulders and pressed her against the wall. I immediately felt the warmth of her skin through her blouse.

“Nobody just leaves me like this without answering my questions,” I murmured threateningly softly.

Emely looked shocked, as if she didn’t know how to react.

She sucked in her breath, perplexed, and I couldn’t stop myself from inhaling her scent again. She really did smell different than I had expected. The flowery scent of her perfume was mixed with a pleasant sweetness that didn’t come from her blood.

Normally, Senseque should smell strange to us because we were conditioned to it in training. The training that I had often neglected…

For a moment, her scent broke my concentration.

“How can you be so arrogant,” she pressed out, and her eyes turned yellow.

“I can afford it,” I whispered.

Then I formed a slight smirk with my lips and caught myself looking at hers. They were rosy and curved... full.

Damn, Miles... She’s a Senseque.

I had her confused because she just stared at me. Her body looked rigid, like she was tense. Her eyes glowed menacingly, but that only made me continue to scrutinize her curiously. I had never been this close to a Senseque before.

I was about to use my powers, but something stopped me. Her emotions were so real, and I was sure that I was able to evoke the full range of emotions in her without wasting my energy with my powers. So, I stepped closer.

“What? Mm?” My glowing eyes pierced hers and I saw her open her full lips to gasp.

“Did I leave you speechless?”

I realized I was brushing against her. I was already that close...

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