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
does not go unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need to see a therapist for your
as I stare
Therapist.
Issues.
not need a
I display further violence against a teacher.” I snarl,
am your headmaster, Miss
why?” I growl, feeling my
fight my irritation, but my heart is still pounding as I glare
paling, and he swallows hard. His eyes
fear clear in
bet if he had the
me remain at the
behaviour will not
before he turns
away.
him
trying not to rush, but he’s fucking
run with your damn tail between your legs, bloody
my eyes and take a deep breath before I turn and continue on my
don’t need a therapist. I do not
I meant to, the sound
on in.”
him sitting in his seat. The smell of smoke is strong in
a brow. The windows are
in, take a
seeing his office chair
Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here, I know you like
nod.
does, Reign
feeling my mood lift a little as I take the cup
he looks down at
own cup.
He asks me as he
opposite me.
is meant to be detention, it
like it
a sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the burning liquid pouring
like I’m fucking mental.” My eyes flash as
at the table.
need therapy.
useless antics.”
“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”
and grabbing my bag. Better get to
your assignment later, and hand it to me
“Really?” I ask.
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, reaching over he caresses my cheek and I slowly ease
“We shouldn’t.”
I say quietly.
need time to figure my
hurt crosses his face
push it, instead gives me
have a bad day?” I ask, closing my bag and
hand through his lush locks.
ask me, I’m supposed to reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how
watching him as I
answer.
smiling slightly, although I
won’t.” I
big deal but your cousin,
has heard the rumours about us that are floating around…”
in his
those words sink in.
Leo knows.
Fuck, that ain’t good.
Did Azura say something?
she isn’t like
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