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.

I respond,

that does not go unnoticed by him. “Perhaps you need to

freeze as I stare at

Therapist.

Issues.

need

before I display further

your headmaster, Miss

why?” I

my irritation, but my heart

face paling, and he swallows hard. His eyes once again

clear in his

I bet if he had the

wouldn’t even let me

will not be tolerated,

before he

away.

him walk away, my gaze burning into

him trying not

damn tail

and take a deep breath before

need a therapist. I do not

on the door, harder than I meant to, the sound echoing in the

on in.”

open the door to see him sitting in his seat. The smell of smoke is strong

cocking a brow. The windows are open, and

in, take

brow, seeing

one of the two chairs opposite his desk and Aleric picks up two Styrofoam cups and passes one to me. “Here, I know you

nod.

he does, Reign knows

lift a little as I take the cup from

eyes meet before he looks

own cup.

me as

opposite me.

meant to be detention,

feel like it at the

hot chocolate, enjoying

like I’m fucking mental.” My eyes flash as I

at the table.

displeased. “But how can he possibly say you need therapy. He doesn’t know you, not the real you. So, let’s forget about him and

useless antics.”

“Yeah, I’m fucking done.”

shrug, downing my drinks and grabbing my bag.

do your assignment later, and hand it

“Really?” I ask.

kill either of us if it’s a few days

“We shouldn’t.”

I say quietly.

need time to figure my own shit

flash of hurt crosses his face

it, instead gives me a nod and

day?” I ask, closing my bag and dropping it to

his lush locks.

you can ask 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 did

back, watching him as

answer.

drop it, will you.” He says, smiling slightly, although

won’t.” I

big deal but

heard the rumours about us that are floating around…”

off, concern clear in his eyes

those words sink in.

Leo knows.

Fuck, that ain’t good.

Did Azura say something?

isn’t

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