Chapter 39. A Chat

SKYLA.

Azura’s words keep replaying in my mind as

I trudge toward Aleric’s office.

My footsteps echo off the tiles.

With the rumours going around, I don’t think him choosing his office for detention is wise, and I don’t think I want those

rumours to get to Dad.

Me and the professor I’m rumoured to be having an affair with alone in his office.

Hmm, office sex sounds hot, and I wouldn’t mind him showing me his dominant side by bending me over that desk of his…

I smirk. Regardless of if that sounds appealing or not, I don’t plan to get down and dirty with him. Not after that talk with Azura. That really has made me see reason.

The halls are empty as everyone is either in

training, outdoors, or just chilling since

school’s out. They’re lucky to be doing

whatever shit they want for the rest of the

evening.

Then there’s poor me, heading to detention, without even a morsel of food to satiate the pang of hunger that fills my stomach. How

sad.

Ok I’m not that hungry and we’re usually

allowed to take food to detention, if it’s during lunch or after school, but I can’t

bother.

It’s kinda weird knowing Kat’s gone… Azura’s gone, Song’s gone… There was a

time the four of us would walk down these

halls together. Now?

It’s just me.

Who would have thought I’d be the last one

left here…

I break into a run, doing a cartwheel in the middle of the empty corridor before I turn the corner and come to an abrupt stop when

I see Rivers walking down the hall towards

“Ah, Miss Rossi.” He says, his piercing eyes boring into me.

“Mr Rivers.” I reply emotionlessly, crossing

my arms.

He looks around the empty halls, then back at me. “Why are you still here? Shouldn’t you be heading for training?”

“I have detention first.” I say.

His brows furrow. “Detention already, Miss Rossi, I am beginning to feel rather concerned with how this year has started. If Professor Arden didn’t stop me from talking to your father regarding the violence

displayed against a teacher, I would

immediately have had him come over.” He

drones on.

Please, violence displayed against a teacher?

Who even says that?

Dumb Rivers, that’s who.

respond, faking

not go unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need to

as I stare at him, my

Therapist.

Issues.

not need a

sight before I display further violence against a teacher.” I snarl, my eyes

your headmaster,

care why?” I growl, feeling my

but my heart

paling, and he swallows hard.

halls, fear clear

bet if he

even let me remain at the

behaviour will not

before

away.

watch him walk away, my gaze burning

trying not to rush,

damn tail between your

breath before I turn and continue on my way to Aleric’s

I do not have

meant to, the sound echoing in the

on in.” Aleric’s

him sitting in

brow. The windows are open, and he frowns

on in, take

cock a brow, seeing his

chairs opposite his desk and Aleric picks up two Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here, I know you like hot chocolate with extra sugar and plenty of cream.” He gives me

nod.

he does, Reign knows

feeling my mood lift a little as I

eyes meet before he looks down

own cup.

He asks me

opposite me.

is meant to be detention,

it at

take a sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the burning liquid

therapy, like I’m fucking mental.” My eyes

at the table.

displeased. “But how can he possibly say you need therapy. He doesn’t

useless antics.”

“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”

and grabbing my bag. Better get to

do your assignment later, and hand it to me next lesson.” I look

“Really?” I ask.

a few days late. Just make sure you do your best.” He says, reaching over he caresses my

“We shouldn’t.”

I say quietly.

just need time to figure my own shit

crosses his

gives me a

you have a bad day?” I ask, closing my bag and dropping it to the floor

head, running his hand through his lush

how it works.” I say, finishing

him

answer.

He says, smiling slightly, although I can still see something is troubling

won’t.”

no big deal but your

the rumours about us that are

off, concern clear in his eyes as I

those words sink in.

Leo knows.

Fuck, that ain’t good.

Did Azura say something?

isn’t

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