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 a
that does not go unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need to see
freeze as I stare at him, my eyes
Therapist.
Issues.
not need a fucking
of my sight before I display further violence against a teacher.” I
your headmaster, Miss
care why?” I
irritation, but my heart is still
face paling, and he swallows hard. His
clear in
scared of me, I bet if
even let me remain
not
He warns before he
away.
I watch him walk
as I see him trying not to rush, but
damn tail between
my eyes and take a deep breath before I turn and continue on my way
don’t need a therapist. I do not have fucking
on the door, harder than I meant to, the sound echoing in
on in.” Aleric’s voice
in his seat. The
brow.
on in,
seeing his office chair
two Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here, I know you like hot chocolate with extra sugar and plenty
nod.
he does,
mood lift a
before he
own cup.
day?” He asks me as he
opposite me.
is meant to be
it
a sip of the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the
I need therapy, like I’m
at the table.
displeased. “But how can he possibly say you need therapy. He doesn’t know you,
useless antics.”
“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”
and grabbing my bag. Better
hand it to me
“Really?” I ask.
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.
just need time to
hurt crosses
push it, instead gives me a nod
you have a bad day?” I ask, closing my
head, running his hand through his lush locks. “It doesn’t matter.” He says, that frown
me, I’m supposed to reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how it works.” I say, finishing my drink, feeling far more relaxed than I
back, watching him
answer.
it, will you.” He says, smiling slightly, although I can still see
won’t.”
deal but
Sangue pack, has heard the rumours about us that are
off, concern clear in
those words sink in.
Leo knows.
Fuck, that ain’t good.
Did Azura say something?
she isn’t
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