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Matt POV
I was beyond shocked when I saw Tulip as herbology professor. But it took me only a few seconds to realize her intentions. If she thought she was going to stay close to me and be able to arm–twist me into going back to her, then she was in for a rude awakening. My beast growled the moment he sensed her presence near Tam. It was like he wanted to challenge her into a fight, kill her and shred her into pieces. I had to exercise great control over Torben to stop him.
And then I did what I wanted to do for a long time. I sat right beside Tammy to show Tulip I belonged to my mate. And she could go to hell. Fucking bitch.
She asked me to come to her office. I wasn’t anticipating that move, but I had to follow her orders because she was my fucking professor. How the hell did she even get here as a prof?
Tulip strode away from there like a woman on mission. I gritted my teeth and looked at Tam who was watching Tulip. She seemed… flustered? No. My mate bond said otherwise. The look on her face was akin to… jealousy. Veles! My bear preened inside me. ‘She wants us, he purred. ‘Our mate wants us!‘
I couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear. “If you like I won’t go to meet her,” I said to Tam.
She jerked her head to look at me. “What? Hell no! You can go wherever you like. Not that I care!” Saying that, she turned and stormed off.
I sighed as I watched her swaying her hips with vengeance as she stormed out of there. We had an hour’s break after which we had the art class. I wondered what she was drawing these days.
Tulip’s office was on the second floor of the admin building. It was a small cubicle for which I was thankful. She whipped her head to see me as soon as I opened the door of the office, and continued to watch me until I reached her cube. Narrowing my eyes, I growled, “What do you want?”
It looked like she was waiting for me. She crossed her legs, relaxing on her chair. “You were extremely rude to me in the class.”
“You can fucking report me,” I snapped.
She chuckled. “No, I am not going to report you, Matt. I have come here to drill sense into stupid that brain of yours.” Someone passed by and she smiled at him. Then she lowered her voice. She hissed, “Tamara is too young for you. I am your age and you should accept me. Can’t you see the two of you are just incompatible? She hasn’t seen the world! She doesn’t know anything about your needs. You are an alpha bear, and only I can fulfill your needs. Not Tamara!”
I wanted to strangle her throat, but then I recalled the treaty between humans and us super–naturals. So I closed my eyes to calm myself. I opened them again only to see her smiling, like I agreed with her. “Professor Tulip, you should know harassing a student for sexual favors is forbidden, illegal. It will not only make you a felon, it will strip your title as a professor forever. So-” I leaned in slightly, my fangs slipping out. “If you ever say Tam’s name from that filthy mouth of yours, I’ll fucking make sure you become a rogue. You will receive punishment beyond imagination!”
She glared at me as her chest rose and fell. “Don’t you fucking intimidate me, Matt. I’ll make your life a living hell. This is not Everflame pack where you can order me or threaten me around. This is the human world and we live here by human laws. So watch your back, and if you don’t do what I say, you will find yourself in prison, not me.”
My hands curled into my fists. “Stop dreaming. I will never be yours!” Saying that, I stormed out of the office without sparing a glance to her. Fucking hell. I had to keep a watch on this bitch and also on boys who were attracted to Tammy like moths to flame.
group of boys and girls. Boys mostly.
It didn’t take me much time to locate her. She was in the cafeteria, surrounded by “Hey, let’s exchange our numbers,” James said with a smile, his dimple showing. Tammy was looking anxious, chewing her lower lip. As soon as our eyes met, she visibly relaxed. She immediately averted her gaze and lowered it to her tray where she hadn’t touched her food. As I approached her, she grew all the more flustered. i loved how she squirmed in her place under my intense gaze. A blush dusted her cheeks. It was impossible to stay away from her. So I placed my bag beside her and sat down. Brushing her cheek, I addressed James, “I can give my number.” James‘ eyes widened when he saw me. “Not necessary!” he sneered.
“Oh, you can take my number!” Tammy said, much to my irritation. I knew it was only to annoy me. Baby girl, you could do that. I was all in. She gave her number to Jame
Successfully unlocked!
“Are you two dating?” asked a girl who was only appea fluttered her eyelashes at me. “We can hook up sometime, you know?” She gave me a suggestive smile..
, aren’t, I’d be glad to have your number.” She
“Hard pass, I replied nonchalantly. All others around me laughed.
“You’re too conceited!” she huffed.
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New Style
“Hey, this weekend we are all going to the Phi–Kappa house party. A new boy, Bradley, has joined the football team. The party is in his honor,” a girl interjected. “Join us there!”
I looked at Tammy who shifted in her place, feeling uncomfortable. “I–I can’t,” she said, shaking her head.
“Why not?”
“Because Bradley is her brother,” I filled in.
“Oh, my God!” several girls shrieked. “Please then you must join, and introduce us to him.”
Nervous, Tamara looked at me from under her lashes, and I felt like cupping her cheeks and kissing her senseless. But I knew the better of it.
Our next two classes went by smoothly with loads of theory. We returned in the evening back to our dorms. When I came to college, I thought Tam would stay in the same house as Brad, but she chose to stay in a dorm because she didn’t like the invasion of her privacy by the warriors that were there all the time. I respected her choice, and so I also decided to stay in the dorm rather than buying a house for myself.
I hadn’t met Bradley ever since I came, so I planned on meeting him tonight. However, I couldn’t. Because Tam was in her dorm, and hadn’t come out for dinner. I needed to see her, touch her, feel her and inhale her intoxicating scent and most importantly feed her. Moreover, I knew college dorms were not off–limits. Sometimes, boys sneaked in. That made my blood boil. So instead of meeting Brad, I found myself walking toward her dorm. Her room was on the first floor, which made it easy for me to sneak in through her window.
“What are you doing here?” she drawled, smelling my presence. She was wrapped in a blanket. Through the bond I could sense she was sulking.
I sat at the edge of the bed. “Why are you sulking? Is this your new style?”
“Can you cut it down?”
“I’ll do anything for you to cheer up. What do you want?” When she didn’t reply, I couldn’t hold myself any longer. I slid beside her, wrapped my arms over her blanket, and spooned her.
“Heyyy!” she protested. “Let go of me!”
“Never,” I whispered.
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