The Standoff

POV: Iris

The final bell of the previous class rings, but the fragile bubble hovering between Trenton and me does not burst. Instead, it follows me. He spends the rest of the school day acting as my massive, inescapable Alpha-sized shadow. The presence of him at my back is heavy and undeniable. He stubbornly follows me to every single class, his broad shoulders clearing a wide path through the cr