*****Xena's POV*****

Well, a whole month passed with Ryder still unconscious. To be honest, I felt it, I missed him, I couldn't tell if it was because of the blood transfusion and the bond, but I wanted Ryder awake and staring back at me with those orbs of his.

Class felt boring and empty without him around. For the first time ever, I realized that I indeed had feelings for him. I indeed loved Ryder, it just took me a while to realize it as I was always feeling ashamed and thinking of what others would say about the Teacher and the Student being mated.

On this very day, Renee...