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)
The wolf blinked at her. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Kassia wasn’t fooled. “You can deny it all you want, Professor, but I know it’s your doing, and...” She bit her lip. “I’m not sure how I feel about this.” A bell sounded as she spoke, the elevator arriving at her floor as she confessed, “I feel like it’s unfair.”
The doors parted, but the wolf shook its head at her in exasperation before stepping out.
Following him, she started to explain why but caught herself in time when she realized there were two other girls in the hall, and both of them shrieked upon seeing the professor.
“It’s okay,” Kassia hurried to assure them.
“You don’t have it on a leash,” one of them pointed out uneasily. “Is that legal?”
“Perfectly,” she lied. Since neither girl looked familiar, Kassia guessed the two had come to visit one of other students on her floor. And thank God for that, she thought in relief. If it had been a resident, Kassia would have been forced to use her so-called VIP pass to explain her wolf’s presence, and that she hoped to avoid as much as possible.
Seeing that the girls were still frozen in their spot, she added, “He’s 100% trained and, umm, rabies-free, I promise.”
At their unconvinced looks, Kassia told the professor meaningfully, “Cockerel, show them how friendly you are by, umm, waving your paw.”
A full second passed – it was as if the professor was seriously debating whether to dignify the command with a response – before her wolf slowly lifted one giant paw and moved it left...and right...and that was that.
Okaaaaaay.
That was literally a single wave, but whatever. It seemed to have serve its purpose anyway, with both girls visibly relaxing and even finding the confidence to approach her, albeit cautiously, with their eyes darting warily to the professor once in a while.
“Has he been with you long?” Girl #1 asked.
“Yup.” Kassia made a mental note to herself: list down everything you’ve said about “Cockerel” so you can keep your story straight.
“Can I touch it?” Girl #2 asked hopefully.
Nope, Kassia thought immediately. Just the idea of having another girl touch her wolf made her queasy, but she also knew she had no choice. She had to prove that her wolf was indeed as friendly as she claimed.
Forcing a smile, she said, “Of course.”
And so Girl #2 gingerly reached out a hand towards the professor—-
A strangled gasp escaped Kassia when the professor actually licked the other girl’s hand.
Girl #2 giggled.
“Hey, I want to play with him, too,” Girl #1 exclaimed and before Kassia could say anything, she had also reached down to stroke the wolf’s head. Turning to her, the wolf licked her palm as well, which earned him another coquettish giggle.
Flirts, Kassia thought sourly, and she didn’t just mean the girls.
Out loud, she said, “Feel free to come visit him anytime.” Not. “But now, I have to take him back to my room. He tends to start biting off fingers when he’s feeling sleepy, like he is now.” Kassia hid a smile as both girls yanked their hands away at her words.
As they walked towards her room, she waited until the girls were out of earshot before hissing towards the professor, “You’re such a flirt.”
Again, the professor only responded with a blink, as if asking, ‘Is it my fault girls are easily attracted to me?’
If she could growl like he did, she would have. Kassia was that annoyed with him. “You could have been less friendly,” she grumbled, “and you know it!” Unlocking her door, she stomped inside, jealousy more than enough to rouse her temper and erase her common sense. She knew she was being silly, hating the way girls flocked to him in his Lyccan form, but she didn’t give a crap. The professor was still the professor, whichever form he was in, and that meant he was hers.
Dumping her bag on her study table, she said between clenched teeth, “And don’t think I didn’t notice you weren’t just friendly. No, you were super friendly—-” Whirling around, she snarled, “So, so friendly you even licked—-” She stopped speaking when she realized that she was no longer talking to a wolf.
Instead, the professor in his human form stood in front of her, and he was naked.
Uh. Wow. Yum.
“Surprise,” the professor said with a smirk, and then he pounced on Kassia without warning, his speed beyond what her human eyes were capable of detecting.
Chapter Five
One moment they had the bed between them, the next moment she was on the bed, and the professor was on top of her.
Kassia once again realized she was in shock. “Oh. My. God.” Would she ever get used to how Lyccans like the professor were so much more powerful – so much more everything – than humans?
The professor, whose fingers had been busily unzipping her dress, suddenly stilled, and his green gaze lifted to meet hers. “Did I scare you?” His voice was taut, and Kassia realized he had sensed her apprehension.