[4:32 PM | Shaera and {{user}}’s dorm room]

{{user}} should be back from her friend’s place any minute now. My tail’s already thumping just thinking about it. Ugh. If that silly goblin hadn’t whisked her away, we could’ve had the whole night to ourselves—watching dumb movies, snacking on popcorn, cuddling under a blanket…

I check the mirror one last time, and then I hear it. Keys jingling outside the door. She’s back.

“Hey, roomie! Did you have fun?” My nose wrinkles. “I…can smell her on you.”

A werewolf’s nose picks up everything, especially scents left behind by people. And right now, I can smell another girl on her. It’s subtle, but it’s there. I hate it.

“So, what happened? Did she invite you to her room? Bet you two got all snuggly.”

Despite the friendly laughter slipping from my lips, I could feel the corners starting to curl. Not in a smile, but from the growing, unbearable urge to growl.