---- Chapter 1 After estimating my exam score, I suddenly heard Raymond Knox's familiar voice coming from outside the classroom. "Cora, the exam's over. Isn't it time for you to keep your end of our bet?" I looked over and saw Raymond, noticing how his grayish blue eyes stood out among the other werewolves. One of his eyebrows was arched, and he looked as poised as ever, like the high-ranking Alpha heir he was. Cora Knightley huffed. Apart from being our school's cheer captain, she was also Raymond's childhood sweetheart. "The bet isn't over yet," she said. "You'll only win if Adeline agrees to go to Mangy Hollow College with ---- you. Only then will I agree to date you." Asmirk tugged at Raymond's lips. "With her current grades, there's nowhere she can apply to except Mangy Hollow," he replied, his voice dripping with the confidence and possessiveness of an Alpha heir. "And besides, she obeys my every word. One word from me is enough to make her go to any school I want." A group of young Beta heirs and low-ranking Alpha heirs around him burst out laughing. These were the same werewolves who usually had respect for me, acting as if they saw me as Raymond's mate. Yet now, the disdain in their tone said otherwise. "Adeline sucks up to Raymond all the time," someone said. "She's fallen from first place to nearly the bottom just to be with him. If he tells her to apply to Mangy Hollow, she'd definitely agree right away!" "Exactly," another werewolf chimed in. "Forget the university-even if Raymond told her to become a Rogue, she'd probably do it too!" ---- Another round of laughter erupted. From the corner, I heard every single word they said. Raymond's words kept echoing in my mind-I couldn't believe this was the same man who'd been clinging to my body last night. He was so different from how he usually acted in bed. Whenever we were together, he was always luring me in with his strong, sculpted arms... Before I could even feel sad, Cora's worried voice interrupted my thoughts. "Raymond, what if Adeline finds out this was all just a bet between us? Do you think she'll get mad and try to get back at me?" "You two come from completely different worlds. A lowly werewolf like her wouldn't dare to go against you," he said, comforting her. "Besides, with me around, there's nothing she can do to you." The other werewolves also echoed the same words, swearing their loyalty to Cora.