Chapter 14 Zara’s POV I did not like how easily he got under my skin. That was the first thought I had the moment I left the training grounds. The second was worse. I did not like that I almost smiled when he defended me. Like why would he do that? I walked faster, as if distance could untangle whatever was happening inside my chest. Behind me, I could still feel his presence like a weight I couldn’t shake off. Greyson was not just an Alpha. He was becoming something else in my thoughts. And that was dangerous. I turned down a quieter corridor, forcing myself to breathe normally. You are overthinking him again, Fire murmured inside me. “I am not,” I whispered under my breath. You are. Your heartbeat says otherwise. I hated that she was right. I reached the kitchen without

