Demon Found: A Paranormal Academy Romance (Fates Academy Book One) by Zana Wilder

Author:Zana Wilder [Wilder, Zana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-one: Lorelei

Stretching my limbs out I close my book, resting my forehead on the cool cover. Exams are coming, and my little brain is fried. I only have so much bandwidth. What with needing to cram, stopping Farrell and Chano from killing each other, keeping our extra allegiance member a secret, and avoiding Camille and her crew, I’m about to explode.

At least I finally worked out what her beef with me is. How the fuck did I miss she was dating Farrell? Even if they’re on-again, off-again. No wonder she was pissed we’d kissed. Three whole months at the damn academy and I didn’t know. I didn’t want to know. What the hell he sees in that bitch is beyond me. I slap my hand on the desk.

The librarian tuts loudly, muttering under her breath as my phone chooses this exact moment to start vibrating. Another anonymous caller. Great. Ignoring it, I gather my shit and scuttle out—there’s no way I can focus again today.

I have to do something about the calls, soon. If I answer, there’s only heavy breathing on the line. It’s beginning to freak me out. I assumed it was Camille, but it’s so fucking persistent. Surely Camille would have gotten bored by now. Which leaves Las Ratas.

I kick at the leaves piling up on the ground, I can’t even enjoy the stunning autumnal colors. This shit with the gang is beginning to stain everything. The uncertainty of it all is killing me. If they’d just damn well confront me properly . . .

Looking up, I find my feet have taken me toward Professor Allegra’s lab. Maybe we’re not on the best of terms, but . . . it’s not like I’m really talking to Seth. And she’s the only other person here I know that grew up in the same streets I did. Perhaps I could run it past her. We’re at least on speaking terms again, although not nearly as cozy as she is with Zephyr. But she’d listen, right? And she’s likely to be a damn sight more practical about gang issues than the dean.

Slipping quietly into the lab, I look around.

Professor Allegra’s head is bent over the workbench next to Zephyr, her hand resting lightly on his arm. They’re both so focused on their conversation neither of them notices me. Her laugh tinkles around the room. This was my idea, with my childhood heroine. And now he calls her fucking Alice for Hades’s sake, and he’s been spending time in the teachers’ residence.

Zephyr smiles and gently brushes the professor’s hair out her face as they lean forward together, peering at a notebook between them. Fuck Zephyr and fuck his screw-everything-that-moves attitude.

Striding forward, I knock into a stool, and it falls with a loud clatter. They spring apart like guilty children. I’m not jealous. I’m not. Hell, I don’t even know what to do with the attention from Chano, but still. Seeing these two so close puts my hackles up.

It takes only a split second—the words are out before I can stop them.

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