#Chapter 31 Forbidden Desires

Harley’s POV I smelled her before I actually saw her entering the classroom. I wasn’t sure how I missed her on the list of students, but I somehow didn’t know she was going to be attending this class until it was too late. I made it a point to avoid her for most of the day. When I saw her crowded in the elevator with Xaden and Zach, I took the stairs out of respect. But my inner bear was furious for not shoving us into the elevator and hogging her for ourselves. Staying away from her was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my entire life, and I fought in an entire war. My stomach had been turned into a knot for most of the day, but I fought hard to ignore the sensation, not wanting my emotions to be evident on my face. “Earth to Harles,” my friend, Anthony, said, furrowing his brows together as he stared at me across the lunch table. I had been watching Anila from across the room as she sat closely beside Xaden. She kept stealing glances at him and smiled her bright and beautif