Page 180 of A University of Betrayal

I looked at him, annoyed. “That shouldn’t interest you.”

“Someone has to tell your admirer that he’s in the dark.”

He seemed to enjoy making fun of me. However, he was still playing with the wrong girl.

“At least I have one.”

Miles’ grin widened. “If you only knew how many women are waiting to be desired by me.”

My jaw dropped.

“The list is long. Wait...” He pulled out a notepad from his shirt pocket – covered in unreadable scrawl – as if he were a waiter and pretended to read. “I’m afraid there’s no more room for you.”

My jaw dropped even further.

“In yourdreams,DeLoughrey,” I hissed angrily, glaring at him.

I wanted him to know that I was annoyed. He was everything bad I had imagined a Ruisangor to be. Incredibly self-obsessed, passive-aggressive and on top of that, deceptively attractive... The last part, unfortunately, was due to his nature.

He wouldn’t fool me! He could perhaps do that with a human, but never with a Senseque.

“I hate people like you, Miles,” I gritted out.

“Why? I’m bloody adorable,” he replied with a grin. “I asked you about your favorite flowers, didhe?”

I rolled my eyes.

What game was he trying to play with me now?

“He’s a gentleman, Miles. Now leave me alone. I have a lecture to attend.”

He should be glad I left it at that. I still wanted to strangle him for the St. John’s wort action from the weekend.

I turned away from him and was about to leave when he appeared right next to me and walked down the path with me.

“The legal department is the other way.”

I stopped and looked at him in disbelief. “Are you stalking me?”

“No, of course not.” He laughed as if I’d made a joke. “We’re just both sitting in the same lecture.”

“Of course...”I snorted and kept walking. “How could I have forgotten?”

Miles followed me, which set all the alarm bells ringing inside me. Probably the Senseque in me feared that he might use me as a throwing target for his ridiculous knives again or make some other stupid attack attempt.

“Do you actually get bonus points for sacrificing yourself for your pack?”

“Excuse me?” I stopped again, ready to punch him in the face if he didn’t leave soon.

“This man, Mikhail Rolanow. He’s from the Russian pack. On top of that, he’s the Alpha’s son.” If my face once had an expression, it just vanished in disbelief. “And there’s only one reason the Rolanows can be here. You guys want to pool your power, but you can only do that through this onegood oldtradition.A wedding.”

I stared at him. That was all I was capable of.

Just don’t freak out, Emely.I could handle anything, and Miles DeLoughrey would be no exception.

“I should report you for stalking,” I pressed out through clenched teeth.

“What are you going to tell the cops?” The corners of his mouth turned up again, giving me a good view of his two dimples. If he weren’t a Ruisangor...What was I thinking?“A charming young man knows that I’m being forced into a wedding to form an alliance with the Russian pack?”

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