and then flipped her long blonde hair in my face. My fingers twitched to reach out and yank her back.
Lukas’s hand closed over my wrist firmly, keeping me from moving. I could feel the pulse of my racing heart against his touch. “And who was that she-devil who was defaming your name?” he asked.
“No one worth mention ing,” Austin muttered. He and Sophie had maneuvered their way to my side as the crowd began to shuffle down the halls again.
Bless his heart.
Sophie took a different approach. “That was the school hoe bag, and a general pain in the ass,” she supplied.
Lukas blessed us with his dimples. All three of us were dazzled. “Oh, one of those. It’s unfortunate, but every school has them. Wait until you get to college.”
I picked up the messenger bag I had dropped on the floor in preparation for a possible beat-down with Rianne. “What are you doing here?” I asked, remembering that he was at my school—a place he shouldn’t be.
“I came to see you,” he replied.
“Oh.” I knew that he was watching for my reaction. I kept my expression blank, for everyone’s sake. “Now?”
His shoulder nudged mine. “School is overrated. Want to ditch?”
This was the second time in a week I was proposition to skip school. What gives? It’s not like I make a habit of it . The last time I had skipped out on a class had been the day I met Gavin, and that triggered little jog down Memory Lane. I small smile tugged at my lips.
“Earth to Brianna, ” Austin said, waving a hand in front of my face.
I blinked just as t he bell buzzed.
“Are you coming?” Sophie asked, giving Lukas a disapproving glare. Her dislike was as clear as her brother’s.
I shook my head. “Go ahead. I don’t want to make you late.”
“Are you sure?” There was hesitancy in her voice, and her cobalt eyes were filled with worry. She didn’t want to leave me alone with Lukas. I couldn’t figure out whether that was because she didn’t trust Lukas or whether it was out of loyalty to Gavin.
It didn’t matter.
Obviously Lukas needed to talk. She was just going to have to trust me.
With once last glance over her shoulder, Sophie and Austin both disappeared into the crowd. I faced Lukas now that we were almost alone. A few stragglers lingered in the halls. “What is going on? Why are you stalking me at school?”
Smugness crept across his face. “Someone’s feeling feisty this morning.” He took my elbow in his hand, leading me down the hall, and I let him.
“It’s been a hell of a morning.”
A glimmer of mystery sprang in his eyes. “Excellent, because I am about to blow your mind.”
That didn’t sound pleasant. “I am not positive my mind can handle that right now,” I mumbled.
“ I know what you can do, what you are. I want to help you,” he whispered low enough for just my ears.
I tripped, my head snapping in his direction. Bug-eyed, I felt my mouth hit the floor. I really needed to work on masking my emotions. “W-what?” I stuttered, slumping against the nearest wall for support. No way he meant what I thought he meant, right?
He stopped, caging me by placing a hand on either side of my arms. “I take it by the goofy look on your face, that I took you by surprise. Well, I’ll let you in a little secret: I’ve known for a while.”
My eyes sharpened. I didn’t like that he kept so many secrets from me. Every time I turned around, he was admitting something else. He knew I was a witch. He knew I wasn’t just a dream. He knew that I could dreamscape. And apparently my darkest secret—that I was a clàr silte.
I got an uneasy tingle down my neck. “What are you talking about?” I pretended ignorance, not yet ready to reveal the truth. It was possible that we weren’t talking about the same thing at all. And if Morgana was right, one of them, Gavin or Lukas, wasn’t who he claimed to be but which? I was more confused than ever. Gavin already knew the horrible thing I could do. It
Lukas’s hand closed over my wrist firmly, keeping me from moving. I could feel the pulse of my racing heart against his touch. “And who was that she-devil who was defaming your name?” he asked.
“No one worth mention ing,” Austin muttered. He and Sophie had maneuvered their way to my side as the crowd began to shuffle down the halls again.
Bless his heart.
Sophie took a different approach. “That was the school hoe bag, and a general pain in the ass,” she supplied.
Lukas blessed us with his dimples. All three of us were dazzled. “Oh, one of those. It’s unfortunate, but every school has them. Wait until you get to college.”
I picked up the messenger bag I had dropped on the floor in preparation for a possible beat-down with Rianne. “What are you doing here?” I asked, remembering that he was at my school—a place he shouldn’t be.
“I came to see you,” he replied.
“Oh.” I knew that he was watching for my reaction. I kept my expression blank, for everyone’s sake. “Now?”
His shoulder nudged mine. “School is overrated. Want to ditch?”
This was the second time in a week I was proposition to skip school. What gives? It’s not like I make a habit of it . The last time I had skipped out on a class had been the day I met Gavin, and that triggered little jog down Memory Lane. I small smile tugged at my lips.
“Earth to Brianna, ” Austin said, waving a hand in front of my face.
I blinked just as t he bell buzzed.
“Are you coming?” Sophie asked, giving Lukas a disapproving glare. Her dislike was as clear as her brother’s.
I shook my head. “Go ahead. I don’t want to make you late.”
“Are you sure?” There was hesitancy in her voice, and her cobalt eyes were filled with worry. She didn’t want to leave me alone with Lukas. I couldn’t figure out whether that was because she didn’t trust Lukas or whether it was out of loyalty to Gavin.
It didn’t matter.
Obviously Lukas needed to talk. She was just going to have to trust me.
With once last glance over her shoulder, Sophie and Austin both disappeared into the crowd. I faced Lukas now that we were almost alone. A few stragglers lingered in the halls. “What is going on? Why are you stalking me at school?”
Smugness crept across his face. “Someone’s feeling feisty this morning.” He took my elbow in his hand, leading me down the hall, and I let him.
“It’s been a hell of a morning.”
A glimmer of mystery sprang in his eyes. “Excellent, because I am about to blow your mind.”
That didn’t sound pleasant. “I am not positive my mind can handle that right now,” I mumbled.
“ I know what you can do, what you are. I want to help you,” he whispered low enough for just my ears.
I tripped, my head snapping in his direction. Bug-eyed, I felt my mouth hit the floor. I really needed to work on masking my emotions. “W-what?” I stuttered, slumping against the nearest wall for support. No way he meant what I thought he meant, right?
He stopped, caging me by placing a hand on either side of my arms. “I take it by the goofy look on your face, that I took you by surprise. Well, I’ll let you in a little secret: I’ve known for a while.”
My eyes sharpened. I didn’t like that he kept so many secrets from me. Every time I turned around, he was admitting something else. He knew I was a witch. He knew I wasn’t just a dream. He knew that I could dreamscape. And apparently my darkest secret—that I was a clàr silte.
I got an uneasy tingle down my neck. “What are you talking about?” I pretended ignorance, not yet ready to reveal the truth. It was possible that we weren’t talking about the same thing at all. And if Morgana was right, one of them, Gavin or Lukas, wasn’t who he claimed to be but which? I was more confused than ever. Gavin already knew the horrible thing I could do. It
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