I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the look on Sienna’s face after the kiss. The surprise was clearly visible on her face, the way her lips trembled just slightly. I could also sense re guilt in her. I hadn’t planned to kiss her. I swear I didn’t. But standing there, watching her trying to fight all of them, watching her try to hold herself together when the whole students seemed to want to tear her down… I couldn’t stop myself. And now, as I stood there, watching her step back, all I could think about was the first day her father mentioned her name. I still remember that moment clearly. Her father had called me into his big mansion. He looked serious. He told me about Sienna—his daughter, the one he wanted me to protect, the one he wanted me to claim as my mate. I couldn't tell

