Page 67 of Rejected By My Shifter Billionaire
Her wolf howled with laughter.
Irritated, she pinned the creature with an evil look, saying with relish, “Cockerel.” The wolf’s howl turned into an offended growl, and she had her revenge. Even so, she only relaxed completely when they reached her dorm and her wolf was finally free from its admirers.
As she closed the door, she heard someone ask her in surprise, “Is this yours, Kassia?”
Oh, crap.
She had forgotten her dorm’s no-pets-allowed policy.
Turning around, she saw the R.A. behind the reception counter, peering at the wolf with a mixture of interest and apprehension. Shaking his head, he told her, “Some beast you have here, Kas.”
“I know,” she said weakly, wondering if the professor’s size would also be held against him.
“Is it trained?”
She nodded fervently. “Yes. Completely. It’s never...” Her voice trailed off when the R.A. left his counter. Was he going to ask her to leave without hearing her explanation? Kassia watched the guy head to the elevator, blinking in confusion when he pressed theUpbutton and waved at her. “Off you go then.”
Her lips parted in shock. “You don’t mind I’m taking him with me?”
The R.A. looked at her like she was crazy.
Riiight.She should have seen that coming. It was as if today wasKassia’s Gone Crazyday, and everyone had gotten the memo about it but her. And then she heard the R.A. say, “I got the memo, you know.”
What?
“So thereisa memo?” Kassia sputtered.
“Uh-huh. Clear as crystal, too. Admin says that you’re to be given the VIP pass on everything.” He looked at her with respect. “I guess your family’s become a member of the board or something, huh?”
Oh.
Her mind reeled, and she mumbled incoherently in reply.VIP pass?
The R.A. winked. “Relax, your secret’s safe with me,” he assured her, and he even gave Kassia a friendly salute as she and her wolf entered the elevator.
The moment the doors closed, she turned to her companion and asked, “VIP pass?”
The wolf blinked at her.I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Kassia wasn’t fooled. “You can deny it all you want, Professor, but I know it’s your doing, and...” She bit her lip. “I’m not sure how I feel about this.” A bell sounded as she spoke, the elevator arriving at her floor as she confessed, “I feel like it’s unfair.”
The doors parted, but the wolf shook its head at her in exasperation before stepping out.
Following him, she started to explain why but caught herself in time when she realized there were two other girls in the hall, and both of them shrieked upon seeing the professor.
“It’s okay,” Kassia hurried to assure them.
“You don’t have it on a leash,” one of them pointed out uneasily. “Is that legal?”
“Perfectly,” she lied. Since neither girl looked familiar, Kassia guessed the two had come to visit one of other students on her floor.And thank God for that, she thought in relief. If it had been a resident, Kassia would have been forced to use her so-calledVIP passto explain her wolf’s presence, and that she hoped to avoid as much as possible.
Seeing that the girls were still frozen in their spot, she added, “He’s 100% trained and, umm, rabies-free, I promise.”
At their unconvinced looks, Kassia told the professor meaningfully, “Cockerel, show them how friendly you are by, umm, waving your paw.”
A full second passed – it was as if the professor was seriously debating whether to dignify the command with a response – before her wolf slowly lifted one giant paw and moved it left...and right...and that was that.
Okaaaaaay.
