I sat at the corner table of the library, staring at my notes, trying to focus on studying for the upcoming exams. It felt like a heavy cloud had been hanging over me for weeks. I missed Anthony, Kevin, and Trevor more than I wanted to admit. Ever since I told them off, it had been harder to concentrate on anything else, but I refused to let myself crumble. I needed to be strong—prove that I could stand on my own. Still, the ache in my chest was there and my wolf called out for her mates all the time. I flipped through my biology notes, reading the same sentence for the third time without absorbing a single word. A frustrated sigh escaped my lips. The low murmur of voices behind me suddenly caught my attention, pulling me out of my thoughts. “…and I don’t know how she even has the ner

