DERRICK POV
You hit the gym when your hormones are in overdrive and your wolf is howling for blood, s*x, or both.
But when your fated mate is underage, in danger, and pretending to be a guy in an all-male Alpha academy?
You live in the gym.
Because every f*****g cell in your body is screaming to sink your canines into her neck—and the only place where you can stop yourself from going feral is here, where no one asks why you’re tearing yourself apart rep after brutal rep.
You bleed rage through your palms on cold steel. Push until your arms shake, your back burns, and you can’t tell if it’s from the workout or the unbearable need to bury yourself inside her that’s driving you insane.
Because living with a hard-on 24/7 isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a goddamn form of torture.
She’s unde
