*****Xena's POV*****
Well, a whole month passed with Ryder still unconscious. To be honest, I felt it, I missed him, I couldn't tell if it was because of the blood transfusion and the bond, but I wanted Ryder awake and staring back at me with those orbs of his.
Class felt boring and empty without him around. For the first time ever, I realized that I indeed had feelings for him. I indeed loved Ryder, it just took me a while to realize it as I was always feeling ashamed and thinking of what others would say about the Teacher and the Student being mated.
On this very day, Renee finally came to class after being hospitalized for one month. She surprisungly greeted me the moment she walked in and made her way to the front of the class with a bright smile.
The whole school already knew what
