Atlas' POV
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What witch wouldn't be confused out of their minds if they found out they're mated to a Lupine? A hybrid nonetheless. And even crazier is this girl having three other mates.
He still remembered how his magic reacted when the mate bond activated. How his sense of smell suddenly heightened when it came to HER.
Control flew out the window. Suddenly, for the first time in his twenty-two years, he felt so much need, so much desire for a woman he barely even knew.
And for a self-proclaimed scholar like himself, it scared him more than it intrigued him...
... Until the Dean summoned him after the Vein beast attack on Miss Benedicta's memorial.
"You must stay close to Celeste Bloodoak as much as possible," Thorne made the order firm. Unavoidable. "Report anything strange to me. Luther Hale will be joining you in this mission... Please, don't fail me."
