Cage of Glass (Cage of Glass Trilogy Book 1) by Genevieve Crownson

Author:Genevieve Crownson [Crownson, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Dreamspire Publishing
Published: 2021-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

I slammed the locker shut and whirled around to find a short, muscular man in a brown tweed coat peering at me through round owlish glasses. He stood so near that his obnoxiously strong cologne invaded my senses.

I stepped back, leaning against the lockers. I needed some breathing room. His pale face appeared waxen under the artificial lights, and his mouth curled up in a sneer of contempt, revealing perfectly polished white teeth. He moved closer. This guy wasn’t even pretending to keep up the pretense of the P8 kindness policy. Maybe once you were considered a criminal all that went out the window and they treated you like garbage. Either way, it was bad news for me.

How had I forgotten about the hall monitors? It seemed thoroughly obvious to me now that he was staring me down. It was the student teacher’s job to roam the hallways on breaks and after school. I could’ve kicked myself. What a stupid mistake—one I would normally never make. I’d completely miscalculated. I licked my dry lips. What the hell should I do? The old me would never have been caught in such a predicament. But to be fair I was at a disadvantage here, and it was too late for regrets.

I needed a plan and fast.

I analyzed the man before me, schooling my features to hide my fear. Time to test my acting skills again. I smiled apologetically. “Oh, this locker?” I rolled my eyes and pointed to Orion’s locker where I’d almost stashed his phone moments before. “I know, right? I had a total brain spasm. I thought this was mine. Weird, isn’t it? I clearly didn’t have breakfast this morning.” I leaned against the rows of lockers and crossed my arms like it was no big deal.

The teacher observed me for a moment, his bushy caterpillar eyebrows wiggling together. “We’re both aware that’s not a plausible answer, Miss Redwood. You’d better come with me.”

I swallowed hard. How did he know my name? I’d never seen this man before. The hairs on my arm prickled. Something fishy was going on. He reached out and grabbed onto my elbow. “Ouch,” I yelped. But my protests were useless. He ignored me and proceeded to drag me down to the principal’s office.

Shit.

I dug my heels in, but it did nothing to stop him, he was too strong.

“You’re hurting me,” I gasped, trying to pull away from his grip.

“It’s no matter where you’re going,” he snarled in my ear. “Now get in there.” He gave me one last shove, propelling me through the door into Mr. Rhodes’ office for the second time that day. Mr. Rhodes sat behind his desk, his beady eyes assessing me as I practically fell into the room. He wiped at his profusely sweating brow with a handkerchief and motioned me to take a chair.

“Have a seat, Miss Redwood.”

I hesitated but the hall monitor clamped hold of my shoulder, pushing me down. I winced under the pressure.

“I found her snooping in someone’s locker out in the hall,” the obnoxious man growled.

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