Autumn Secrets (Numinous Book 1) by Ivy Rose

Author:Ivy Rose [Rose, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-24T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next morning when I got to school, I spotted Adrian’s car straight away. He was back and as much as I wanted to ignore it, the butterflies awakened in my belly. Actually, they were more like fireflies, warming my insides and making my stupid heart fill with anticipation that was impossible to ignore. Despite these feelings, I still made myself a promise to do my best to avoid him as I entered the school grounds. I was moving on. I was going to the movies with Julian on Friday.

I headed straight for the stairs as soon as I got inside. The visual arts classroom was safe from Adrian and his good-looking friends, and I knew Mrs Day would have unlocked the door by now. I felt my shoulders relax when I found upstairs completely empty. There wasn’t a single soul around. Still, I swung open the classroom door, closed it behind me and exhaled. Safe. I was safe in here.

Who would have thought that school could be so emotionally draining? I’d just put my bag on the table near the computers and was about to sit down, when a strange awareness grabbed hold of me. It was the same tingling sensation I’d experienced before; I wasn’t alone in here. I knew who was in the room before I even heard his voice.

“Good morning, Aurora.”

I slowly turned around, grasping for valuable time to calm my racing heart. This was supposed to be my safe place, goddamn it. “Good morning,” I murmured.

Adrian was leaning casually against the door, looking like a sinful supermodel. As much as I found him mysterious and infuriating at times, I couldn’t deny that he absolutely enthralled me. I couldn’t escape those pale, turquoise-blue eyes and the way I felt whenever he was near me. I felt like my body was in tune to him, without even trying to be. It was unwanted, but at the same time exhilarating. No wonder I was confused. One minute I wanted him, the next, I wanted to stay as far away as I possibly could. This roller-coaster was apparently still taking me for a ride.

He pushed himself away from the door and started walking towards me. My eyes were glued to him, watching his every move. As our eyes met, I knew there was no way I would be able to break away. A slow grin appeared at the corners of his lips.

“You seemed to be in a hurry this morning. I wanted to check in on you, you know, after what happened at the party.”

He stopped just in front of me, close enough to feel his breath caressing my face. He’d seen me this morning. Go figure.

“So, how are you?”

“I’m fine,” I answered, briefly.

“Are you sure?”

His concern seemed genuine, which made it harder for me to ignore the reason I was so determined to get away from him. I needed to focus on what had made me make the decision to stay away from him in the first place.

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