KAI POV
I felt his stare before I even looked up.
It burned into the back of my neck like a brand. Hot. Heavy. Unrelenting.
And I hated it.
Because it made my skin itch, my heart race, and my stomach twist into stupid little knots that had no business being there. It made me hyper-aware of my body in the worst kind of way—like every breath I took was suddenly too loud, every step too clumsy, every thought... polluted.
‘He’s watching again,’ Summer purred in the back of my mind, practically panting. ‘Goddess, I hope he never stops.’
‘Shut up.’
But she was right. Of course she was. That scent was unmistakable. Derrick.
The only id.iot on campus who could make my inner wolf crawl out of her skin with a single glance. Okay maybe not the only one. Dalton too.
And I hated them for it
