ARDEN I was still trying to calm my nerves. Everything that had happened yesterday—no, this entire week—felt like one long, spiraling fever dream. From losing my virginity to the incessant pestering from the other Alphas, and the burning building… my mind was cluttered with far too much. My wolf hadn’t stopped pacing beneath my skin, restless and on edge. And now, of course, I had to deal with class. Where was life’s pause button when you truly needed it? Miss Loveson stood at the front, her curls bouncing with every word she spoke. She had recently permed her hair, so the scent of the solution made my nose twitch a bit. “For your semester project,” she began, “you’ll be working in pairs. One woman and one man.” “Please find your partners before I share the details of the projec

