Chapter 27

Tea's POV

The next few days were a whirl of food, studying, school, and sass.

The sass was pretty much just teasing banter between Jesse and I. We could go back and forth for an hour about something neither of us was even really passionate about—we just liked to argue.

But the problem with our constant banter?

It made me like Jesse way more than I should have, considering we'd only known each other for a week.

I ignored the liking and tried to focus on school and eating enough so that my body would stop going into panic mode when my damn wolf took over. Staying close to Jesse, I managed to keep her at bay until Wednesday.

We were on campus, walking to my last class.

"That was the most boring lecture we've ever had from that guy," Jesse yawned.

"You've only been to three of his lectures," I pointed out.

"Luckily."

Jesse went to open the door just as some girl pushed it open. He stepped back in time to avoid being whacked by