Chapter 66: Not Worth the Pieces
Evaline:
Somehow, I managed to survive the next two days. But surviving wasn’t quite the same as living, and definitely not the same as focusing.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t push a certain Rogue Alpha out of my thoughts.
Draven.
Ever since the library meeting... everything had changed.
Before that evening, I had only met him twice and barely caught even a glimpse of him around the Academy. But now, he was suddenly everywhere.
I noticed him walking past me in the hallways, like a phantom brushing along the edge of my world. Then, he was in the dining hall, always a few tables away. He always kept his gaze cool and unreadable even though I knew... he was watching me.
Another time, he passed by the north-wing courtyard where I was resting with my friends after a long history class. His steps were measured and he kept his expression unreadable, like I wasn’t even there.
And yet my heart flipped in my chest just seeing the curve of his smirk, the way his eyes lingered for just a second too long.
Then there was the library. Again. He didn’t approach me this time, but he sat at a table a few shelves away, reading a book on ancient Alpha rites.
Was it just a coincidence? No. But he was so subtle that no one else suspected a thing.