ADINNA’S POV
Jace’s words replay in my mind long after everyone has left.
You can pretend you don’t feel it, but your wolf already knows who she wants.
It’s the first thought that crosses my mind when I wake and the last before sleep pulls me under. The words linger in the air, thick and suffocating, impossible to escape.
My wolf paces inside me, a restless rhythm that never quiets. Every sound and scent sets her off. The world feels sharper, louder, more alive. The smell of pine coming from the window and the faint echoes of voices in the corridor crawl under my skin.
By midnight, I give up on sleep. My dorm feels small, the air too heavy and the silence too loud. I slip out of bed and pull on my sweater, ignoring Riley’s soft breathing across the room. My feet make no sound as I ste
