Best friends' fierce fight!
Night passed by like the blinks of lashes for Ryley. He could not fetch some sleep for himself at all! Although he tried, the thought of her sleeping inside unconscious did not let him sleep. He passed the time sitting out on the white bench in the garden, constantly eyeing her window.
He felt guilty about her condition, even though it was not really his fault. Yeah, it would not be wrong to call him a coward, because of whom this all happened to her! If Ryley had accepted her last year, only after finding out that she is his mate, rather than hiding it not only from his friends but also from himself, then maybe the circumstances would have been different now.
Never mind, let's just keep the past in the past and talk about the present. And Ryley's present was as saddening as the night of a howling rainstorm. He was forcibly sent to school despite his disagreement with his father.
The reason is quite self-explanatory from his point of view. Last night, during the talk about her and his care for her, Ryley simply ignored it and, on top of that, he grumbled, "I fucking don't care for her! Why do you think that I— I, Ryley Shine, will care for her? She is not my girlfriend. I will not even mind if she is dead!" making it clear what he felt toward her. It did convince his father as to how intensely his son was in a hate relationship with her, and so he never talked about them as friends afterward.
But much to Ryley's own surprise, he felt extremely bad after saying that!!!
He should have avoided saying that phrase where he feigned to be okay even on her death! Not only did his wolf howl crazily at his nonsensical statement, but he himself did. He may not accept her, but Shine will, since he knows without her, he is nothing. And if by chance she ever leaves them, then his existence will come to an end.
Okay, so after driving like a dead corpse out of his will to the school, Ryley parked his car in the 'No Parking Area'. He purposely did stupid things to satisfy his heart. Moreover, to avoid thinking about her. He alone bothered some students from her class, the guys— forcing them to take off their clothes and do a photoshoot in their underwear.