Lila POV
The next day, I stayed away from her as best as I could. During the first period, I slip her my room number, refusing to speak to her. I can see the hurt in her eyes and my wolf snarls at me for hurting our mate.
She keeps her eyes downcast for the rest of the class, silently taking notes on our species. When she drops her pencil and leans my way to pick it up, I can’t help but lean forward to smell her hair.
When it’s time to leave, she rushes out without a backward glance. The rest of the day goes by quickly and by the time we get to our last class, Mr. Helix, the race hierarchy and mating rituals teacher, has us research how different species mark their mates.
After class, I head back to my room. When I walk in, I see the other guys are already here. I have three roommates,
