Cruel Academy: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Princes of Ravenlake Academy Book 2) by Nicole Fox

Author:Nicole Fox [Fox, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Haley

Somehow, I manage to actually fall asleep, and when I wake up in the morning, I’m lying on top of my sleeping bag with my arms over my head and my tank top pulled up to the top of my ribs.

The light coming through the tent is pale and watery—just the first hints of sunrise—but it is enough light to see by. More than enough light to look over and see Caleb’s mostly naked, sleeping form.

His chest is broad and muscled, and his torso tapers down to trim hips with black boxers sitting askew.

Caleb is annoyingly beautiful.

There are pale white scars across his hands and chest, nicks and cuts from years of using his body like a weapon. I want to reach out and touch him, feel the raised skin and convince myself of his humanity.

But my own humanity is too much of a distraction. Meaning, I have to pee.

As quietly as possible, I crawl for the tent door, unzip it just enough to squeeze out of, and then hurry for the tree line.

The rest of the campsite is quiet. My guess is that the other Golden Boys won’t be awake for a few more hours yet, but I still don’t want any of them to see me in my pajamas.

When I’m done, I jog back across the dewy ground and hurry back into the tent.

“You running from a bear?”

I let out a yelp of surprise and fall on my ass on the tent floor. When I see Caleb smirking up at me, one arm thrown casually above his head while he watches me, I curse under my breath. “You scared me.”

“It looked like you were already scared,” he says. “What were you running from?”

“I didn’t want anyone to see my pajamas.”

He quirks up a brow, studying my thin cotton shorts and tank top. I’m keenly aware of my bralessness. “I’ve seen them. Does that mean I’m no one?”

His repetition of the question from the night before brings all of the confusion right back to the forefront of my mind.

With no other response springing to mind, I default to his. “I don’t know who you are to me.”

His eyes, puffy from sleep, narrow. “I think maybe we’re friends.”

“Excuse me?” I’d considered the possibility, sure, but hearing Caleb admit it so freely still catches me by surprise.

He props himself up on his elbows behind him, his torso stretching and flexing in a way that makes me want to burn the word “friends” to the ground.

Right now, I want to be so much more than friends with him.

“I mean, you know my secret, and I know yours. That seems rather friendly.”

I nod, chewing on my lip, uncertain if I should say what is on my mind. In the end, it’s impossible to keep it in.

“What happened in the woods, though … that felt …”

Earth-shattering? Glorious? Like we invented sex itself?

“Friends with benefits.” Caleb pulls his full lips into a devious smile. He shifts his weight to one elbow and reaches out with his other hand, circling his finger on my knee.

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