Chapter 1


    L’s POV


    Today I had my first kiss. It wasn’t nned. It was also with aplete stranger.


    I’ve always had my first kiss envisioned from the moment I learned what real love was. I imagined the


    sparks we would feel as we share that passionate moment. I imagined what my wolf would feel like


    when she recognizes him as our mate.


    Going to arge college, I thought I would at least find one person that would make me want to give


    him everything my heart had to offer.


    But I never felt what my mother felt for my father.


    I’ve had a boyfriend for a couple of months, but it still never felt right. I keep thinking that when I turn


    18 and get my wolf, maybe she would recognize him as our mate. Maybe he’s the one I’m supposed to


    be with for the rest of my life, even if I don’t see it yet.


    But the moon goddess thought otherwise.


    As I walked through the halls of my school, Hig Shifter Academy, I paused when a familiar sense


    washed over me. My boyfriend, Scott, was nearby, and he wasn’t alone. The halls were growing quiet


    as


    students went to ss. It was only the sounds my heartbeat left as I made my way around the corner,


    only pausing when I heard a familiar giggle of a she-wolf, Sarah, and the husky growls of Scott.


    “You are so naughty, Scott,” Sarah chuckled.


    “Only for you, babe,” he replied, muffled as her lips closed around his.


    At that moment, I felt sick to my stomach.


    My next ss, ceramics, was with Scott. I didn’t even want to take that ss, but he thought it would be


    fun to take a ss together. I was an art student, so I agreed.


    As I stepped away, I paused as I saw a tall and broad gentleman across the hall, staring in my


    direction.


    Our eyes met only briefly and I had to admit that he was strikingly handsome.


    “Oh, Scott. Stop it. You know we can’t be seen together. What if your girlfriend finds us?”


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    “She’s in ss. She’s neverte. You don’t need to worry.”


    My heart was heavy in my chest, but also a wave of fury and resentment crossed me.


    A crease formed between the gentlemen’s brows. I realized tears had escaped my eyes. They weren’t


    so


    much as tears of heartbreak, more like tears of disappointment. I wiped my face with the back of my


    hand and was about to walk past him.


    I didn’t want anyone to see me like this.


    Just as Scott came around the corner, I felt him freezing as he saw me. Sarah stood beside him, and I


    heard her gasp. I met her beautiful blue eyes.


    “L?” Scott breathed, staring at me in shock “What are you—”


    Before he could get the entire question out, I turned to the gentleman beside me, cing my hands on


    his shoulders and pulling him toward me. He went easily, though his eyes showed nothing but


    confusion. I closed my eyes tightly so I wouldn’t have to see his expression any longer.


    Then, our lips touched.


    His lips were soft, and they tasted so sweet, almost like marshmallows. However, his lips remained


    unmoving. His hands restedzily by his sides, though mine movedfortably around his neck.


    My heart was beating rapidly in my chest. I had no idea what I was doing. I’m not sure why I did it;


    maybe to hurt Scott. Maybe because I was sick of holding out for something that might never be good


    enough inparison to the role models I grew up with.


    Either way, I seized the moment.


    Though, I had no idea who this man was.


    I pulled away from him, breathlessly gazing up at his grey eyes. They were growing darker as he stared


    into me. I wasn’t sure what lingered in his gaze, but he didn’t pull away from me. My hands continued


    to rest behind his neck, and I realized I was pressing my body into him.


    My face grew warm as I stepped away, touching my fingers to my lips.


    That was my first-ever kiss.


    What. Did. I. Do?


    “I need to get to ss,” he said, his tone was low and almost husky. That was the first thing he’s ever


    said to me.


    I was too stunned at my own actions to even ask him what his name was. But I nodded, brushing my


    dark hair out of my face with my fingers.


    Scott and Sarah had already gone to ss. I turned away from him, without saying anything and went


    in


    the direction of the main office. All I could think about at that moment was getting out of my next ss.


    I couldn’t face Scott again after that.


    Even as I walked away, I could feel the gentlemen’s eyes on the back of my head, watching me.


    …


    “Unfortunately, there’s only one ss avable. All other seats are filled,” the receptionist, at the main


    office, said, ncing at herputer.


    “And what ss would that be?” I asked, trying to keep the tears from resurfacing in my eyes.


    “Shifting and Combat,” she answered, staring up at me. “Would that be all right?”


    Shifting? I had yet to obtain my wolf; so, that ss might be difficult. However, I was skilled inbat.


    “Anything but ceramics,” I said to her in return.


    She frowned for a moment.


    “Is everything all right, L? You aren’t being bullied in that ss, are you?” She asked. “I can give your


    father—”


    “No!” I said quickly; thest thing I wanted was for my father to find anything out about what had


    happened. He was the head of the Alpha Committee and worked closely with Scott’s dad, another


    Alpha. “It’s nothing like that,” I assured her.


    She looked unconvinced, but she nodded just the same as she looked back at herputer, typing


    away. She soon printed out a new schedule, handing it to me.


    “You are now in Shifting and Combat 101 with Professor Enzo. It’s in the school arena. You can head


    there right now.”


    The arena was on the opposite end of the school; I’ve only been there a few times to practice my


    combatting.


    But how was I going to get through a semester of shifting sses when I couldn’t even shift?


    My 18(th) birthday was only a few days away; I was supposed to be heading home for the weekend to


    celebrate with my family. I thought I would have obtained my wolf by now, but I was mistaken.


    I was the youngest wolf to get epted into the Hig Shifting Academy; one of thergest schools for


    werewolf and bear shifters. I was also the only one who didn’t have a wolf yet. But that didn’t mean I


    was incapable.


    Like my mother, I am a Vna wolf. Vnas are more powerful than regr wolves. The moon


    goddess


    had gifted us with many different abilities. Although, I haven’t received these abilities just yet.


    However, I’ve studied and practiced my entire life, with some of the greatest gamma warriors and my


    father, on how to fight and defend myself.


    I reached the arena and stood outside the doors; I could already hear the growling of wolves as they


    practiced theirbat with one another.


    Stepping inside, my eyes scanned the area briefly. Not one wolf was paying me any attention, they


    were


    fixated on each other. They wererge and ferocious looking; it reminded me of the gamma training I


    used to watch growing up.


    Stepping further into the arena, I allowed the door to shut firmly behind me. The biggest wolf stood on


    the far side of the arena, overlooking thebat unfolding before him.


    That had to have been the professor.


    He was a beautiful dark wolf that almost looked blue from the crystal lighting that danced off his thick


    fur. His dark eyes scanned the arena briefly before theynded on mine.


    He looked oddly familiar; it wasn’t until he shifted back into his human form that I realized who he was.


    It was him…


    The man I kissed only moments ago in the hallway.


    The man I had given my first kiss to, was my professor