Chapter5 LIP WARS

Joy’s POV I arrived at the university riding a high. Maybe it was the buzz from the stupid little crush I nursed for the Water Moon Pack’s devastatingly handsome newcomer. But the euphoria shattered the moment I turned a corner—and walked right into hell. There he was. Lex. The new Alpha. Tongue-dueling with that overpainted cheer-slut. Against my locker. LOCKER. And they weren’t just kissing. They were dry-humping. Publicly. Brazenly. Like animals in heat. I felt sick. Like I’d swallowed a bucket of bleach laced with jealousy. Because let’s be honest—I didn’t want to be her. I wanted him to be mine. His hands, his mouth... everything. And judging by her moans echoing off the lockers, I was right—she was living every girl’s fantasy. I hated them. I hated him. But most of all, I hated me. For wanting him that badly. I was a walking contradiction. A ticking emotional bomb. Then suddenly, like a scene from some twisted romantic drama, my Beta—my best friend—Dante shoved me against Lex’s l