I finally recognized who my destined mate was, and my wolf ached for her affection, her attention, her touch. Yet a gnawing fear took root within me: what if she rejected me? I found myself distracted in Chemistry class, my gaze fixated on her, absorbed by her beauty. But she seemed to draw closer to Ron with each passing moment. I had to devise a plan to divert her attention from him. “Kyle, what are you staring at?” Chloe’s high-pitched voice punctuated my thoughts, drawing me back to reality. “Uh, nothing. You should add the solute to the solvent,” I replied, my eyes still wandering toward Celine. The time had come to put an end to this emotional circus I had generated and confess to Chloe that I was in love with Celine. This would be the most challenging conversation, especially sin

