After So Long Apart

A transfer student arriving halfway through the term is rare enough to set the Federal Military Academy buzzing. But Shi Wei doesn't stop at a brief introduction. He walks straight to the back row, wakes the academy's top cadet—and sits in his lap. Everyone waits for Shen Li to throw him off. Instead, one look at Shi Wei's face is enough to make him wrap an arm around his waist. They were childhood friends before Shi Wei vanished without a trace. Now he's back, all smiles and teasing, as though the missing years never happened. Shen Li wants answers. More than that, he wants him to stay. Both are Alphas. Neither has forgotten their childhood promise. But behind Shi Wei's easy smile are questions he won't answer—and Shen Li may not be ready to lose him a second time.