Darius The rain had finally stopped, leaving the grounds of the Luna Fang Academy smelling like wet stone and pine. I stepped out of my black sedan, my boots crunching on the gravel. My pulse hummed in my veins with that familiar tugging that only happened when I got close to her. I walked through the almost empty courtyard, and anyone I came across was visibly shaking as they greeted me. "Alpha," a student stammered, stepping back and bowing low. I didn't acknowledge him. My eyes were already scanning the courtyard, searching for a flash of hair. I didn't know when I had left my castle and work to look for a girl who warned me to stay away from her. I bypassed the main entrance and headed straight for the training hall. The doors were cracked open, and the sound of wood slamming aga

