I get that you don’t want to have anything to do with me. I was an asshole, but I’m trying to make it up to you. I’ve given you three years. I didn’t push for this before then and I gave you time and space. This is all on you, Mabel. As Clarissa pulled her along, Clarissa bumped into a maid. The smile on her face disappeared immediately and a disgusted look flashed on her face. As we arrived a bit late he jumps out and walks over to my door, we head up to where all the people are dancing and parting with the music blasting loud, as we walk to the door I walk close behind Derek as I am very shy, as the door opened wide a really handsome guy that I'm assuming is a senior at our high school smiles widely with his perfectly straight white teeth showing.

Ohh, is someone jealous? the evil thought made me smirk. oh lord this game is gonna be loads of fun.Grammar/formatting: There is some awkward dialogue and some of the exposition sounds more like a high school English class/Wattpad level of writing at times. That could be a function of writing so prolifically, but it's an established style at this point so I doubt it will change. As he pulled away he pushed his forehead against mine while holding my cheek, just for a second, before he walked out just like that, without saying another word nor even looking at me, Leaving me in complete and utter silence.

Clarissa was quite sure that Hazel's strength would come with her first shape shift and though Hazel hoped for it, she was starting to lose hope gradually.Now, what worked less for me? Again, it all comes down to the fated trope that I usually love. When reading this book, I was torn everytime I felt that the bond was something irrepressible and that sink or swim, Mabel would have to succumb to the mating because 90% of the time the mating bond was described as being inescapable biological attraction at play. Not feelings. But lust and pleasure. The sex scenes were great and hot. Sure. But it made me sad that had that attraction not been in place, Lucas would never have made the effort to know Mabel (the album, the photos, the pining, the research...etc). I know this is inherent to the world building and the animalistic primal part of shifters, and nothing can be done, but still, it soured things a bit for me. SC tried to go beyond the lust multiple times, like when Mabel was staunched in her pain and anger despite her being attracted, or when Lucas declared that beyond biology he loved her and was prepared to set her free if that was her wish... These were genuine efforts. Yet when Lucas's inner thoughts (as well as Mabel, but not that crudely written) were mostly about intense sexual fantasies about her... it muddies this otherwise beautiful trope. He was like, 'he imagined all that he would do to her, how he would etc etc'... it was very sexy dirty talk that did not leave me indifferent as a reader for sure, but in story, shouldn't he instead be more like 'he wants to make her smile, make her happy, never make her cry etc'? And it is not even the author's fault because those contradictions come hand in hand with the trope. there is only about 30 kids in the school that is human, but of course they don't know the difference, we keep our secret away from the pale faces. You think that just because your my so called mate you think that you can tell me who I can and can't hangout with?" I say with a little scoff at the end. You know the reason behind it, Hazel. The others think it is weird that you are 24 and still haven't shape shifted" Clarissa said honestly. When school was over I couldn't help but notice i have been with Derek all day, we have almost all classes as well as lunch together, I also realized that it makes poor dalton jealous.