Xavier POV I'm not really sure what I expected her reaction to my confession to be, but her standing here in my room, in the dark with her hand on my chest certainly wasn't on the list of possibilities. What the hell was she thinking? But now that she was here, standing in my arms as if she belonged in them, I didn't want to let her go. She was looking up at me with those gorgeous dark brown eyes of hers waiting for me to say something, but I wasn't sure what to say, or if I could even form words. I wanted nothing more than to taste her lips, but I knew that I couldn't. If I got a chance to taste them, I'm not sure how I would ever live without them. Using all the willpower I had, I pulled away from her, releasing her from my hold. As soon as I pulled my hands away from her body I regretted it. I wanted nothing more than to grab her, push her against the wall and kiss her until we were both breathless, but I knew I couldn't. So, I instead began pacing the floor infront of my bed. I

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Xavier POV The beginning of the second term flew by, and having Novalie in the Alpha dorm made it much more bearable. She and Heather became friendly, just as I knew they would, and the three of us spent most of our time together. She was still having nightmares though, and she would occasionally end up in my room because of them. Ofcourse we always took advantage of the situation and used the opportunity to cuddle one another, but she hadn't kissed me since that night, nor I her. The way I felt about her had become manageable now that we were both aware of the situation and I was quite grateful for it. I felt free and unburdoned when it came to Novalie, though if I spent too much time away from her I easily became quickly agitated. By the time we made it home for our first day of spring break it was late in the evening, but I was happy to finally have Novalie all to myself. The packhouse was empty from the late hour as we walked through it and up to our rooms. Our parents followed

Novalie POV I was surprised at Alana's nonchalant demeanor towards the ever developing relationship between Xavier and I. She still spent Spring break hanging out with us, but now that she knew, we were able to openly flirt and cuddle while she was around. We hadn't kissed since that first night, and though I wanted to kiss him terribly, I didn't want to push his boundaries of whatever was going on between us. Besides, I had a boyfriend, if you could call him that with him being on the other side of the Atlantic. Xavier had his own thoughts on Charles, and though he didn't openly communicate them, he made sure to tell me how Alpha guys would be looking to secure me, the only daughter of one of the most influential Alphas in the world, with one of the largest packs, as their Luna for the alliance that mating with me would provide them with. What I wasn't prepared for was the sad smile he gave me when I told him that I had no intention on being anyone's Luna, that I had goals and plan

Novalie POV I woke up the next morning to Xavier's muscular arms tightening around me, pulling me closer as his chest vibrated with Lunar's deep purring. In his sleeping state, he dipped his head into the crease of my neck and took a deep inhale before kissing my collar bone, where my mate's mark would lay one day, ever so softly. I couldn't help the sigh that I released as his lips grazed over my most tender area, wanting, no, needing to feel them pressed against my own once more. Apparently he felt the same way as he lifted his head, his bright sparkling green eyes looking down at me just before he pressed his lips to mine. We really were playing with fire, but if it meant I could feel his lips against mine, I didn't fear the burn. Today we would go shopping for his tuxes and my dresses with his mom, who was more excited than both of us combined to be doing so. Xavier had told me all about how his mother had always wanted a daughter to do these types of things with, and how it was