Chapter 89 A Lover
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Fun? I blinked. <b>What </b>was that supposed to <b>mean</b>? <b>And </b>why was she looking in this direction? I shifted a little ufortably. She <b>said </b>she was here to find a mate when I was actually a woman. What if she suspected something about <b>me</b>? I would be in great trouble.
Grace turned to Alpha <b>Jude </b>and smiled, “I’ve received my father’s permission to spend time with the Alphas here and find myself a mate, since there are no uing trials. I hope you don’t mind.”
<b>Alpha </b>Jude stood up from his <b>chair </b>in the <b>library </b>with all the grace of a predator bored of its prey. He didn’t look back once. His cont swayed behind him, cigarette still burning between his lips, as his boots echoed across the marble floor. He was already halfway to the door when he spoke in his gruff, amused tone.
<b>you’ll </b>
“As long as nothing about it breaks the Academy rules, I don’t care <b>what </b>you do,” he paused near the exit. “But if any of you idiots even think about disrespecting her- his head tilted slightly, just enough to let the weight of his words <b>sink </b>in, find yourself at a major disadvantage in the next trial. And for the record, I don’t give second warnings,” with that he resumed. his walk.
The library, which had fallen eerily quiet in his presence, erupted again. Only this time, all attention had turned to Grace Gideon.
She stood surrounded by a group of Alphas, their eyes <b>gleaming </b>with interest, hunger, and dangerous hope. Some asked her about her preferences. Others leaned in, smirking, flexing their <b>rank </b><b>and </b>charm.
But Grace..she wasn’t looking at them.
Her eyes trailed after Alpha Jude’s disappearing form with an expression <b>I </b>couldn’t quite <b>read</b>.
“Miss Grace,” one Alpha eagerly asked, “what kind of guy are you <b>into</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
She didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she slowly shifted her attention, her gaze scanning the room again.
She wasn’t looking <b>at </b>the Alphas crowding her.
She was looking at us.
At the back bench.
The tive who hadn’t moved <b>a </b><b>muscle </b><b>since </b>she entered: <b>Asher</b>, Ronan, Ryker<b>, </b><b>Finn</b>… and I.
Something in her eyes <b>changed</b>. Her smile sharpened with interest <b>as </b>she replied to them<b>, </b>“I am into <b>handsome </b>guys.”
My muscle <b>grew </b><b>tit </b><b>as </b><b>she </b>walked <b>toward </b>us, <b>parting </b>the sea of Alphas <b>without </b>a word. “As well <b>as </b><b>something </b><b>that </b>is <b>hard </b><b>to </b>get”
The <b>group </b>fell <b>into </b>a shocked <b>hush </b><b>as </b><b>her </b>heels clicked <b>with </b>purpose.
Unul she stopped in <b>front </b>of <b>Asher </b>
The air in the library turned to ice as their eyes met and <b>they </b>shared silent <b>eye </b>contact for a long time. I could not <b>help </b>but notice Ashier’s unchanging expression. <b>What </b><b>was </b>going on!
“Asher Grace suddenly murmured softly, her voice warm, <b>familiar</b>. “Long time no see”
Asher rose slowly to his feet, siniling in surprise, genuine and soft in a <b>way </b>I rarely saw. “<b>Crace</b>,” he said<b>, </b><b>his </b>voice <b>just </b>as warm “Didn’t expect to see you here”
“True” she grinned and hugged <b>ham </b>in a way that had the other <b>Alphas </b>grash their teeth
Asher hugged her a secondter. “You did <b>not </b><b>grow </b>taller than <b>you </b>were before.”
bluked. Did Asher and Grace know each other?
The sound of sharp, barely contained growls and shifting chairs rippled bough the library. Alphas weren’t subtle when they
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were jealous. Grace was probably unaware of that fact. Sheughed, light <b>and </b>pretty, still holding Asher’s hand as if they’d
<b>done </b>it <b>a </b>thousand times before.
you
here”
“Luna never told me you applied to Lupine,” she said, brushing her hair over her shoulder. “It was a shock to see “She didn’t know until I was already <b>epted</b>,” he replied with <b>a </b>chuckle. “What about you? Sneaking into all–male academies <b>again? </b>
Again! Has she done that in the past?
“I call it walking through the front doors,” <b>she </b>winked. “With style.”
It was obvious they had history. Close history. I remembered someone saying Asher’s mother came from
a strong bloodline
of Alphas, maybe that’s where the connection came from. The auraing from Grace was no less strong. She was a pure blood Alpha.
They looked so natural together. So easy,
Then. Grace’s gaze slid from Asher, straight to Ronan
Her eyes widened slightly. “<b>Damn</b><b>,” </b>she breathed. “You’re a little too breathtaking to be real.”
Ronan didn’t flinch and of course he did not get up like Asher. He met her gaze with utter indifference.
“I don’t flirt,” he <b>said </b>bluntly. “I already have someone in my heart.”
His voice cut through the room like a de as I nearly choked in my <b>own </b>saliva at his bluntness. The silence was deafening. Even the rustle of paper stopped.
I held my breath as <b>my </b>heart disappeared somewhere <b>in </b>my stomach.
He said it.
Openly.
In <b>front </b>of everyone.
Even though no one knew who he was talking about, I still panicked. Heat rushed to my cheeks, and I tried my best to keep my expression unreadable,pletely neutral<b>, </b>even as my fingers clenched under the desk.
“A lover!” Grace raised a brow, amused. “Is she prettier than me?”
“Yes,” Ronan said without missing a beat. “The prettiest in this entire world,”
I felt his <b>eyes </b>me and I <b>lowered </b>my gaze to the <b>nk </b>sheet in front of me as my heart skipped a beat.
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