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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