KAIRA
The car ride home move moving fast. Jessica was talking uncontrollably beside me, her hands moving as she gestured about something. I could see her mouth moving rapidly, could see the excitement on her face, but I wasn't really hearing her. My mind was somewhere else entirely.
It was back in that room, back in those dark eyes, in the feeling of strong hands on my waist and the warmth of his chest under my palm.
"And can you believe Professor Zane is the new Alpha?" Jessica's voice finally broke through my thoughts. "Like, our actual professor! The same man who teaches us is now running this entire territory. That's insane, right? I mean, I knew he was different, but Alpha? That's a whole different level."
I nodded absently, staring out the window at the passing streetlights. They
