Total pages in book: 103
Estimated words: 98496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 492(@200wpm)___ 394(@250wpm)___ 328(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 492(@200wpm)___ 394(@250wpm)___ 328(@300wpm)
Oh, right.
She had forgotten that as far as other people were concerned, she was talking to an ordinary dog.
When they entered the college’s compound, heads turned their way immediately. Students and teachers alike gazed at the professor’s wolf form in admiration, and halfway to her dorm building, other girls in her year had come forward, calling her name, leaving Kassia no choice but to slow down.
“Hey, Kassia. Is he yours?” Macy asked.
“Uh, y-yes?” Oh crap, why hadn’t she thought people would start asking about her wolf?
When the bubbly brunette, one of the most popular girls on campus, crouched down to ruffle the wolf’s head, Kassia was stunned at the way jealousy swamped her. She hated how the girls were crowded around the professor, and with them kneeling on the ground, the professor was at eye-level with everyone’s cleavage while they petted him and cooed at how marvelous his body was.
“Gosh, he’s so tame,” Cherry, a pretty blonde, gushed.
Kassia made herself nod while wondering waspishly how Cherry would react if she told the other girl that he was a wolf, and not a dog.
Macy hugged the wolf to her, practically squashing its head against her breasts. “And so big.”
Kassia did her best not to scowl. She knew Macy didn’t mean what Kassia was thinking, but couldn’t the other girl have chosen another word?
“I know what you mean,” the third girl, Aubrey, agreed, her tone wistful. “He’s so big, it’s like you can ride him, you know?”
Kassia’s jaw dropped. What did Aubrey just say? She had a sudden vision of the girls riding the professor, in his human form, and that was it for her.
“Excuse me, sorry, excuse me, we have to go.” Pushing her way through the growing crowd of girls around the professor, Kassia told him firmly, “Let’s go, umm—-” Realizing she hadn’t thought to name the professor in his Lyccan form, she blurted out the first name that came to her. “Cock—-”
Everyone’s heads whipped towards her in shock.
“—-erel,” she finished lamely.
The professor growled at her, but she pretended not to hear it. When the other girls gave Kassia odd looks and asked her why she had named her dog after a chicken, she pretended not to hear that either.
Fixing the professor with a determined look, Kassia said very firmly, “Heel, Cockerel.” She could feel the professor’s gaze boring through her even as he moved past his adoring fans. A heartfelt sigh rose from the girls when they walked away. Startled at the sound, Kassia twisted around to look at him, and so did the professor.
The sighs turned into squeals of delight when they saw the wolf looking at them.
“Oh my God, did you see that?” Macy shrieked. “It’s like the dog knows we find it so cute.”
Aubrey looked fit to swoon. “Be still, my heart.”
When they were a good distance away, Kassia glared down at the professor. “Don’t get ahead of yourself—-”
Her wolf howled with laughter.
Irritated, she pinned the creature with an evil look, saying with relish, “Cockerel.” The wolf’s howl turned into an offended growl, and she had her revenge. Even so, she only relaxed completely when they reached her dorm and her wolf was finally free from its admirers.
As she closed the door, she heard someone ask her in surprise, “Is this yours, Kassia?”
Oh, crap.
She had forgotten her dorm’s no-pets-allowed policy.
Turning around, she saw the R.A. behind the reception counter, peering at the wolf with a mixture of interest and apprehension. Shaking his head, he told her, “Some beast you have here, Kas.”
“I know,” she said weakly, wondering if the professor’s size would also be held against him.
“Is it trained?”
She nodded fervently. “Yes. Completely. It’s never...” Her voice trailed off when the R.A. left his counter. Was he going to ask her to leave without hearing her explanation? Kassia watched the guy head to the elevator, blinking in confusion when he pressed the Up button and waved at her. “Off you go then.”
Her lips parted in shock. “You don’t mind I’m taking him with me?”
The R.A. looked at her like she was crazy.
Riiight. She should have seen that coming. It was as if today was Kassia’s Gone Crazy day, and everyone had gotten the memo about it but her. And then she heard the R.A. say, “I got the memo, you know.”
What?
“So there is a memo?” Kassia sputtered.
“Uh-huh. Clear as crystal, too. Admin says that you’re to be given the VIP pass on everything.” He looked at her with respect. “I guess your family’s become a member of the board or something, huh?”
Oh.
Her mind reeled, and she mumbled incoherently in reply. VIP pass?
The R.A. winked. “Relax, your secret’s safe with me,” he assured her, and he even gave Kassia a friendly salute as she and her wolf entered the elevator.
The moment the doors closed, she turned to her companion and asked, “VIP pass?”