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,

by him. “Perhaps you need to see a therapist for your issues,

freeze as I stare at him, my eyes

Therapist.

Issues.

not need

display further violence against a teacher.”

am your headmaster,

care why?” I growl, feeling my anger

of Royce makes me fight my irritation, but my heart is still

cowers back, his face paling, and he

fear clear in

me, I bet if he had the

even let me remain at

behaviour will not

warns before he turns

away.

and I watch him walk away, my gaze burning

as I see him trying not to rush, but he’s fucking

tail between your legs,

a deep breath before I turn and continue on

therapist. I do not have

door, harder than I meant to, the sound echoing in the silent

in.”

open the door to see him sitting in his seat.

get burned?” I ask, cocking a brow. The windows are open, and he

on in, take a

a brow, seeing

in one of the two chairs opposite his desk and Aleric picks up two Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here, I know you like hot chocolate with

nod.

does,

say, feeling my mood lift a little

before he looks

own cup.

day?” He asks me as he

opposite me.

this is meant to be detention,

like it at the

of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying

River’s thinks I need therapy, like I’m fucking mental.” My eyes flash as

at the table.

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

useless antics.”

“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”

drinks and grabbing my bag. Better get

hand it

“Really?” I ask.

if it’s a few days late.

“We shouldn’t.”

I say quietly.

just need time to figure

crosses

instead gives me a nod and

day?” I ask, closing my bag

head, running his hand through his lush locks. “It doesn’t matter.” He says, that frown

can ask me, I’m supposed to reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how it works.” I say, finishing

him as I wait

answer.

He says, smiling slightly,

won’t.” I

deal but your cousin,

heard the rumours about

off, concern clear in his eyes as

those words sink in.

Leo knows.

Fuck, that ain’t good.

Did Azura say something?

she isn’t like

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