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.
I respond, faking a
unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need to see a
stare at him,
Therapist.
Issues.
not need
further violence against a teacher.” I
your
why?” I growl, feeling my anger
makes me fight my irritation, but my heart is
he
clear
scared of me, I bet if
even let me remain at
behaviour will not be
warns before he turns and
away.
and I watch him walk away, my
see him trying not to rush,
with your damn tail between your legs, bloody
breath before I turn and continue on
a therapist. I do not have
meant to, the sound
on in.” Aleric’s voice
see him sitting in his seat. The
I ask, cocking a brow. The windows are open, and he
on in, take
a brow, seeing
one to me. “Here, I know you like hot chocolate with extra sugar and plenty of cream.” He
nod.
he does, Reign
feeling my mood lift a little as I
he looks down at
own cup.
me as he takes
opposite me.
meant to be
it at
a sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate,
like I’m fucking
at the table.
say you need therapy. He doesn’t know you, not the real you. So, let’s forget about
useless antics.”
“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”
grabbing my bag. Better get
hand it to me next lesson.” I look up in
“Really?” I ask.
like we’ve both had a bad day, I think it won’t kill either of us if it’s a few days late. Just make sure you do your best.” He says,
“We shouldn’t.”
I say quietly.
to figure my own shit
flash of hurt crosses his face
me a nod and retracts his
day?” I ask, closing my bag and dropping it to the
his lush
reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how it works.”
back, watching him
answer.
He says, smiling slightly, although I
won’t.” I
deal but your cousin,
pack, has heard the rumours about us that are
in his eyes
those words sink in.
Leo knows.
Fuck, that ain’t good.
Did Azura say something?
isn’t
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