Chapter 25 Solace
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“Are you alright?” Tessa asked, her brows furrowed with concern as we sat together in the library, waiting for Cade and Rowan to arrive, I was feeling increasingly under the weather, a sense of heat creeping up on me.
She placed her hand lightly over my forehead and hissed. “You’re hor”
“Thanks, I muttered jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.
“Well, you are hot–literally,” she replied, her expression shifting into one of seriousness. “Are you sick?”
“It might have been the party yesterday,” I suggested with a slight shrug. “Or perhaps it’s the cold showers we take in our dorm.“”
She chuckled softly, but her worry didn’t entirely dissipate. “Are you really okay? Do you need any medicine?”
I shook my head firmly. “We have a presentation in two days, and I can’t afford to miss it.”
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But despite my determination, I couldn’t shake the growing heat from my body. “Do you mind if I splash some water on my face? I think it might cool me down a bit.”
“Go ahead,” she urged. “Do you need my help?”
I offered her a reassuring smile as I stood from my seat. “No, it’s alright. I’ll be back before the bell rings.”
Even though she still looked concerned, she eventually nodded. With that, I made my way toward the restrooms, compelled by a rising sensation I couldn’t ignore.
As I stepped into the hallway, I noticed that the first class was about to start, which meant there weren’t many students around. However, those who were there shot me curious and perplexed looks as I passed by
My brows furrowed deeper, and with each step I took, I felt the heat within me intensifying
“Could it be…?” I thought, but then I shook my head, trying to dismiss the notion. I wasn’t due for another two weeks; I had always maintained a regular heat cycle, meticulously managing it since I first met Jaxon at eighteen. I’d relied on suppressants every time, determined to give Jaxon no more opportunities to desire my body.
But then, as my vision began to blur, a wave of dread washed over me. The symptoms I was experiencing were unmistakably indicative of an impending heat. I glanced around the hallways and noticed that they were still populated, although sparsely. A couple of lockers away, two men were standing together, their eyes fixed of ane.
I couldn’t detect my own scent, but from the dark gaze they held, it was clear that I was struggling to control my pheromones. Gathering whatever strength I had. I turned to walk away from them. Yet, I could hear their footsteps growing nearer. I tried to quicken my pace, but my body had its lumits
“I need to reach the nurse’s office, I muttered under my breath. Unfortunately, it was located on the first floor, and the thought of using the elevator made my skin crawl–it felt like walking straight into a trap.
Thesitated, turning around once, only to immediately regret it. The two men had closed the distance between us.
“We just want to ask you a question,” one of them said, his voice sending a chill down my spine. In the distance, I could see the teacher’s lounge
“Nobody’s in there, princess. That’s just a cramped old quarters filled with paperwork. The new teacher’s lounge is in the other building, the second man taunted.
Despite their dismissive comments, I kept moving. If I stopped now, I knew it would be over.
Just then, contrary to their claims, someone walked out of the teacher’s lounge. To my immense relief, it was Cade–the one person I seemingly always found when I was in trouble. I watched as he stiffened upon seeing me.
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Before I realized it, I had rushed into his arms. It felt like I had been wandering through a desert, and he was my much- needed oasis. His cool skin against my overheated body was a welcome relief, and I closed my eyes, feeling the effects of my condition intensifying.
Cade paused, taking a moment to assess the situation before his gaze shifted to the two men who had been pursuing me.
“What are you doing?” he demanded.
With that one question, the two men backed away. A soft chuckle escaped one of them as he shrugged. “We were just trying to help, but it seems you can handle it better, Alpha.”
Cade didn’t respond verbally; he simply nodded, and that was enough to make the two of them leave. However, I noticed that the warmth in my body didn’t subside. In fact, it felt like it was reaching a scalding peak.
His scent was fresh and invigorating. I glanced up at his face and saw how dark his eyes had become. But Cade was truly remarkable. He was entirely in control of himself, and perhaps that was why I felt so safe in his presence.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose, and a hint of annoyance in his gaze. “Why do you always end up in these kinds of situations?”
“I–I don’t.” I murmured, although I knew that ever since I arrived at Elite, such incidents had seemed to follow me. “It’s only because you’re always there.”
He scoffed, shaking his head. “So now it’s my fault?”
“N–no.” I stammered, anxiety creeping into my voice. “Can you please just help me?”
His lips pursed as he stepped closer, steering me to a more secluded area. “Where are your suppressants?” he asked.
We were nearer now, and I became hyperaware of his presence. My gaze inadvertently shifted to his lips–those very lips I had kissed before–before I turned my head away, engulfed in embarrassment. The heat radiating from my body was becoming unbearable.
“I don’t have them.” I confessed.
A flash of annoyance crossed his features. “How could you not have them when you’re clearly in heat?”
“I wasn’t supposed to happen this early,” I muttered defensively
He shook his head in exasperation and rubbed the bridge of his nose again. I sensed that his emotions were flaring, and his scent grew more potent. Before I knew it, a small moan slipped from my lips, escaping without my permission.
Cade froze, his attention snapping back to me, his eyes darkened by dilated pupils. I could see the veins in his hands standing out, likely a testament to his struggle for control in this charged moment. My knees buckled slightly with the way he looked.
His breath hitched before he reached for something in his pocket–suppressants. Did he always have them lying around!
“Take this,” he said, and I could feel he was on the verge of losing control. However, I was in the same situation.
Cold. His skin was so cold, soothing against mine. I wrapped my arms around his, the world blurring around us.
“Flub,” he muttered. “Get off me right now.”
“You’re going to regret it if you don’t.”
However, I couldn’t hear anything. All I could feel was how his body felt so compatible with mine,
Arden”
I felt like that was the first time he had properly called my name, and a small smile appeared on my lips.
“Fuck he cursed, his body already hard as rock. Then, just as I was about to succumb to the pleasure of it all, losing full control of my body. I felt myself get separated from him.
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A whine escaped my lips, and I looked up at him with the same glassy eyes. He placed the suppressant into his mouth.
Then, before I knew it, for the second time, our lips met.
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