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

him. “Perhaps you need to

I stare at him, my eyes

Therapist.

Issues.

need a

display further violence against a teacher.” I

your headmaster, Miss

I growl, feeling my anger

but

his face paling, and he swallows hard.

fear clear

scared of me, I bet if he

wouldn’t even let me

behaviour will not be

before

away.

and I watch him walk

scoff as I see him trying not to rush, but

with your damn tail between your legs,

take a deep breath before I turn and continue on my

a therapist. I do not have fucking

meant to, the sound echoing in the

on in.” Aleric’s

door to see him sitting in his seat. The smell of smoke

I ask, cocking a brow. The windows are open, and

in,

brow, seeing his office chair is

of the two chairs opposite his desk and Aleric picks up two Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here,

nod.

does,

a little as I take the cup

he looks

own cup.

me as

opposite me.

this is meant to be detention, it

it at the

sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the

like I’m

at the table.

therapy. He doesn’t know you, not the real you. So, let’s forget

useless antics.”

“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”

grabbing

later, and hand it

“Really?” I ask.

us if it’s a few days late.

“We shouldn’t.”

I say quietly.

need time to figure my

crosses his face

me a

have a bad day?” I ask, closing my bag and dropping

his head, running his hand through his lush locks. “It doesn’t

supposed to reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how it

sit back, watching him as I wait

answer.

smiling slightly, although I can still

won’t.” I

big deal but your

has heard the rumours about us

concern clear in his eyes

those words sink in.

Leo knows.

Fuck, that ain’t good.

Did Azura say something?

she isn’t

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