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I think about the fire-like glow coming from his chest.

Okay, maybe he is losing control. But not for nothing.

Students get closer.

Seconds get wasted.

And I shake my head.

No.

He’s not doing this alone.

I hold up a hand, halting the approaching mob. “You are not in danger.” Someone asks a question, but I keep my hand up. “I’m sorry… I have to go.”

There’s no time for phone calls.

I take one step in the direction of the woods behind campus.

There’s no time for anything.

Except this.

I shrug off my suit jacket and drop it to the grass.

“Orion, forgive me,” I whisper.

Then I sprint.

And mid-stride, I let my wolf out.

He rips into existence.

Tearing clothes. Reforming bones.

We land in a dead run.

My paws eat up the distance to the tree line.

I don’t slow.

Not until I enter the woods.

Not until I cross into pack territory.

Then I throw my head back. And I howl.

Chapter 106

The Student

Idrop my coffee and slap my hands over my ears.

That sound…

My body trembles.

The dean…