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,
him. “Perhaps you need to see a
freeze as I stare at him,
Therapist.
Issues.
do not need a fucking
display further violence against a teacher.”
am your
care why?” I
irritation, but my heart
face paling, and he swallows hard. His eyes once
fear clear
I bet
me remain at the
not
He warns before he turns and
away.
I watch him walk away, my gaze burning into
I see him trying not to rush, but
your damn tail between your
breath before I turn and continue
a therapist. I do not have
I meant to, the sound echoing in the silent
on in.” Aleric’s voice
the door to see him sitting in his seat. The smell
ask, cocking a brow. The windows are open,
on in, take
brow, seeing
passes one to me. “Here, I know you like hot chocolate with extra sugar and plenty
nod.
he does, Reign
feeling my mood lift a little as I take the
he looks down at
own cup.
me as he
opposite me.
meant to be detention, it
feel like it at
take a sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the burning liquid pouring down
I need therapy, like I’m fucking
at the table.
he possibly say you need therapy. He doesn’t know
useless antics.”
“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”
and grabbing
can do your assignment later, and hand it to me next lesson.” I look up
“Really?” I ask.
it’s a few days late. Just make sure you do your best.” He says, reaching over he
“We shouldn’t.”
I say quietly.
to figure my own
hurt crosses his face but
gives me a
ask, closing my
running his hand through his lush
not how it works.” I say, finishing my
watching him as I
answer.
smiling slightly, although I can still see something is
won’t.”
but your cousin, Alpha
the rumours about us
in his
those words sink in.
Leo knows.
Fuck, that ain’t good.
Did Azura say something?
she isn’t
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