Deviant: Black Mountain Academy by Dani René

Author:Dani René [René, Dani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781990955617
Publisher: Dani René Books
Published: 2020-10-20T23:00:00+00:00

22

Arabella

I can’t believe I’m doing this. As I step out of the house, I shut the door behind me, hearing the click of the lock. I used to sneak out of the house when I was younger. At sixteen, I knew how to navigate our house without being found. Coming and going when I pleased. Even though I knew it was wrong, I did it anyway. Maybe if my Dad weren’t gone, I would still be home and trying to make him proud. But I’m no longer his princess. I’m nothing more than a woman who’s broken beyond repair. In my search for belonging, I’m going to meet my teacher in the dark.

As the wrought-iron gates slide closed, I glance around, noticing just how quiet this town is at night. Most people will probably be in their homes, or they’d be in town. The main strip has a movie theater and restaurants, boasting an array of cuisines. Thankfully, even though it’s smaller than I’m used to, there are a number of things to keep people occupied.

I wonder briefly what it would look like in winter. With the snow thick on the ground and the trees bare from the cold weather. A shiver races up my spine as I make my way to the corner where I take a left.

I find the trail easy enough, and as promised, there’s a car waiting for me. I notice the gleaming paint finish under the weak yellow light streaming down the entrance to the gravel road. The silver Aston Martin Vanquish is stunning with the license plate that reads Donati. It’s different from the car he drove to the party, the night he drove me home, and I wonder just how many vehicles he owns.

Rolling my eyes, I step up to the passenger door and pull it open to find Elian sitting back, watching me slip into the seat. His blue eyes aren’t as cold as they are in class. Now they’re burning hot like an inferno raging through the forest.

“Hello, Mr. Donati,” I greet, a smirk curling my lips in a playful gesture.

He takes me in, trailing his heated gaze from my head to my feet, then snapping back to my steel-gray eyes. “You look beautiful.” His murmur is nothing more than a soft compliment, but I can’t stop the blush from heating my cheeks.

“Thank you.” I turn my attention to the front of the car before asking, “Where are we going?”

“A place I’d like to show you,” Elian responds with a hint of amusement in his tone. “Did you enjoy our game earlier?” His question turns my body hot with a reminder of his words and just how much he turned me on with a mere phone call. I wonder briefly how it would feel if it was real. When I feel his words whisper along my neck, my cheek. “Arabella?”

“Yes, sorry.” I glance at him, noticing how he grins at my shyness. This man does things to me I haven’t ever experienced, and I don’t even know him that well.

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