The Alpha's College Mate

Chapter 13

Lucan's POV

“Yours,” Clara whispered, fiddling with the buttons on my shirt. “I am … yours.”

Hearing those words leave her mouth felt incredible. I had waited forty-three years to find my mateforty-three long, lonely years. And I wanted so badly to truly claim her, to sink my teeth into her pretty neck and mark her as mine forever.

But she was human.

She would need time to accept the truth that I was a man who could transform into a feral, savage, violent wolf. She would need even more time to make that change herself. Plenty of humans did not survive their first shift, and I needed my Clara strong enough to endure it. I could not lose her.

“You are mine,” I repeated.

“Only yours?” she asked again, her breath catching. “Only mine.”

“But I am your student.”

And she was my mate as well, though I could not tell her that yet.

She would not understand. Not yet.

“That does not matter to me,” I said, taking her chin in my hand and tilting her face up so those big, beautiful eyes met mine. “I will have you, no matter who you are to me, no matter who tries to take you from me, no matter what.” I leaned closer and whispered against her ear, “You will always be mine.”

Clara inhaled sharply, shifted awkwardly between me and the door, and tried to hide a smile. I could smell her cunt again. She loved this. She loved the idea of belonging to me forever.

I would be lying if I claimed I did not love it just as much.

Her phone buzzed and she jumped. “I have to get to my next class.”

Reluctantly I stepped back, leaned against my desk, and crossed my arms. “We have a quiz tomorrow. You had better be in class bright and early, Clara, or else I will come find you.”

Clara pressed her lips together to hold back a smile. “And do what?”

A growl slipped from my throat, and her eyes widened with excitement. “Or I will drag you out of your dorm room and lay you over my knee.”

Her cheeks flushed red as she gripped the door handle. “I guess I will sVancep in tomorrow.”

My lips curved into a smirk. The image of Clara stretched across my lap while I spanked her ass until it turned red made me hard. She would be in class tomorrow, but one day I was certain I would get to spank her until her p***y was dripping wet for me.

Just as she was about to leave she paused and glanced under my shelf. “Can I have my library book back?”

I looked under the shelf and tensed when I spotted The Legend of Lycaon gleaming in the shadows like some ancient relic waiting to be discovered. I picked it up, held it out, and gestured toward it. “Why do you want this?”

This was not just any book.

This was a Greek mythology text about the first lycan.

Clara drew in a sharp breath and chewed the inside of her lip, meeting my eyes for only a second before looking away as if she feared my reaction. “Because I do …”

“For a class?”

“No.”

“For pleasure?”

“Kinda …”

After a few moments I handed the book back to her. She took it and hugged it to her chest, swallowing hard before glancing up at me again. Then she opened the door and walked out.

At the last second she turned and smiled over her shoulder. “And, Professor Vance, I never switched out of your class.”

She disappeared down the hall and around the corner. I stood in my office with a smile pulling at my lips. Clara had known exactly what she was doing when she showed up holding that book. She wanted me to be angry, possessive, and jealous. She had gotten exactly what she wanted.

When I heard the classic building door close, I locked my office and followed Clara’s scent. Danger still hung over this campus, and I would not let Alpha Draven take my mate especially now that I was so damn close to having her.

Clara crossed the quad, waving to a few people including Levi, then disappeared into the English building. I watched her go and strode up to Levi, who was lying on the grass shirtless with sunglasses on his face.

“What is up?” he asked, leaning back on his elbows and crossing his ankles.

“I need you to keep an eye on Clara,” I said through clenched teeth, even though I hated the idea. It would draw less attention if Levi and Jasmine watched her as well, especially when I had classes to teach or pack business to handle.

Levi pushed his sunglasses up to his forehead. “You are serious?”

“Yes.”

“I thought you wanted me to stay away from her.”

“I do not want you touching her or flirting with her,” I snapped. “But I need you to protect her. Alpha Draven is moving closer to the university, and he is looking for her. You and Jasmine are the only ones who know Clara and whom I trust to keep her safe.”

Levi’s brows drew together. He paused, then tensed. “Goddess, she is our lu”

I growled to cut him off. “Do not f*****g say it out loud,” I ordered. “I do not know who might be listening or working for Draven. All I need you and Jasmine to do is protect her when I cannot.”

Levi stood and nodded. “You can count on me.”

I narrowed my eyes and arched a brow. “No flirting.”

“No flirting.”

“No touching.”

“No touching,” Levi repeated.

The mere thought of anyone else touching my mate filled me with rage.

Unable to stop myself, I wrapped my hand around his throat and let my canines lengthen just enough for him to see them. “If I find out you have done either or allowed anyone else to do eitherI will personally rip your throat out and feed it to you.”

My words came out harsh, but I could not help it. Clara was my mate. She would only ever belong to me. No other man would touch her.

“Clara is mine.”