There had been another shift between us, and I wasn’t sure I liked it. He’d been there when I’d needed someone, even though I hadn’t been willing to admit it until he showed up. He hadn’t tried to make me talk or cheer me up or anything. It was a weird kind of respect, that he could just leave me...
For the moment, I just wanted to be alone. Once I was back in my room, I stripped and stepped into the shower. The cool water didn’t do much to soothe the way my body was still overreacting to that damn kiss. As I washed and shampooed, I kept forcing my mind away from Justin’s hands, to imagining...
I made sure to do it when Connor was out. I had no idea where he went, but I was starting to suspect it had something to do with Eve, maybe. He’d pissed her off, and she hadn’t shown up at his base for a while, but she was important, it seemed. My suspicions were deepened when I heard Connor talk...
I found my usual seat toward the back. No desks here. Instead, we had tables, two chairs to a table. My tablemate usually skipped class, which was totally fine with me. When I’d decided to go to the University of Detroit Mercy, it had mostly been a choice I’d made to show off. U of D was a privat...
Shanti and Ada were still trying to get me to dress like a girl and every once in a while a new shirt or something would show up in my laundry. Ada had already enjoyed replenishing my clothing stock after the fire. I put on make up and brushed my hair out, left it down. I made sure my enchantment...