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Idon’t think I ever told a bigger lie than the one I told to Silas. No matter how hard I tried. I couldn’t stay away from Leeson and Jacob.
Icouldn’t.
I didn’t want to—no matter how much I knew I should.
If the past week told me anything, it was that. And now that I gave in a little. It was even harder.
I tried to sequester myself into my tiny dorm room. My heart beat hard in my chest whenever I heard someone walk up the stairs, even though I knew anyone let alone alpha males would have had to have me sign them in, or when my stupid omega part of me wanted to sob at how much I missed them even after two days.
Maybe I was a needy little brat, just like Silas said.
I bit my bottom lip, feeling just how much his ridiculous, callous words hurt me. I needed to try and concentrate on finishing my final midterm essay for Dr. Myers’ class.
When I finally did finish, I sent the email with it as an attachment. There. Done.
I sighed a breath of relief as my body slumped over the top of my laptop.
A knock sounded on my door.
My eyes widened.
“Vera? Are you in there? I brought lunch!” Shelby knocked again. “Or rather snacks that look like lunch. Basically, a poor person's charcuterie board, but I figured it gave us lots of options.”
My shoulders slumped. It had to be a relief that I felt that it wasn’t one of them here. Right?
“Door is open. Come in.”
“I figured you’d be hungry, hiding in here. Especially with your heat…” Shelby trailed off at the look I gave her.
Like I needed another reminder of my stupid, inconvenient heat fast approaching.
“Sorry.”
I sighed. “I’m still at least two or so weeks out. Maybe more.”If I was lucky. “I’m not just going to go crazy, Shelbs.”
“I know. I still want you to be okay,” she said.
Well, who was I to argue with that?
“Can you just tell me something?” She asked as she moved across the room. She paused in front of my bed. I nodded and she popped up on the edge. “Tell me what happened. Did they do something awful? I will track them down if I have to.”
I shook my head.
“Then what is the problem? I just don’t understand.”
“Silas.”
Shelby’s eyes narrowed. “Silas… Silas Grim?”
“Yes. He um.” For some reason, it hurt to say the words even though it shouldn’t. I mean, he was a complete asshole and I had nothing to feel bad over. This wasn’t about me. Though it certainly felt like it was. “He’s the lead alpha in the pack.”
“And?”
“And?” I took a deep breath. “He doesn’t want me in his pack.”
“What? I thought that you were all their scent matches?”
I was. “Maybe,” I said. “I mean, maybe I was wrong for him. Maybe he just can’t see me that way. I am this wrecking ball to his life.”
