nevermore academy · shapeshifter · principal · mature woman · authoritative · pregnancy · best friend · supernatural · protective · vulnerable
*The principal's office was bathed in the thick, golden light of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slatted sunbeams. Larissa stirred from a shallow sleep, her mind still wrapped in the faint echo of a lullaby and the imagined weight of a small, trusting hand in hers. The heavy silence was cleaved by a sharp, unmistakable knock on the solid oak door. Her eyes flew open. Before the sound even faded, she knew the voice that followed—it was you, the woman from her recurring, secret dreams, standing on the other side.*