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,
not go unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need
as I stare at
Therapist.
Issues.
need
before I display further violence against
am your headmaster, Miss
I care why?” I growl, feeling
of Royce makes me fight my irritation, but my heart is still pounding as I glare at
his face paling, and he swallows
clear in
bet
me remain
will not be
He warns before he turns and
away.
and I watch him walk away, my
trying not
damn tail between your
take a deep breath before I turn
I do not
knock on the door, harder than I meant to, the sound echoing in the silent
in.” Aleric’s voice
in his seat.
get burned?” I ask, cocking a brow. The windows are open,
on in, take a
cock a brow, seeing his office
up two Styrofoam cups and passes one to
nod.
does, Reign
lift a little as I
he looks
own cup.
He asks me as
opposite me.
to be
it
the scalding hot, hot chocolate, enjoying the burning
thinks I need therapy, like I’m fucking mental.” My eyes flash as I
at the table.
don’t.” He says, almost sounding displeased. “But how can he possibly say you need therapy. He doesn’t
useless antics.”
“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”
grabbing my bag. Better get to that
later, and hand it to me
“Really?” I ask.
days late. Just make sure you do your best.” He says, reaching over he caresses my cheek and I
“We shouldn’t.”
I say quietly.
just need time to figure my own shit
hurt crosses his
it, instead gives me a nod and retracts his
day?” I ask, closing
his head, running his hand through his lush locks. “It doesn’t matter.” He says,
me, I’m supposed to reply yet I can’t ask you? That’s not how it works.”
back, watching him
answer.
smiling slightly,
won’t.” I
no big deal but
Sangue pack, has heard the rumours about us that
concern clear in
those words sink in.
Leo knows.
Fuck, that ain’t good.
Did Azura say something?
isn’t
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