Jade’s POV
The rain pounded against the school roof like an angry drum, loud and relentless. Gray clouds cloaked the sky, casting everything in a dull, oppressive shadow. The temperature had dropped drastically since morning—so much so that I could see my breath when I pressed my face against the cold glass of the library window.
I should’ve left earlier. Ashley had offered me a ride before the storm got worse, but I’d waved her off, claiming I had homework to finish. That wasn’t exactly true. I just needed space—space from her worry, space from my parents’ questions, and most of all, space from him.
The library was the only place where I could pretend. Pretend I wasn’t Jade Blackwood—the omega everyone laughed at. Pretend I didn’t have a mate bond tethering me to the boy who had made m
