First Infraction by Wendi Wilson
Author:Wendi Wilson [Wilson, Wendi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-05T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eighteen
âI donât know why youâre getting yourself so worked up about it. Look at him. Heâs fine.â
I keep my eyes firmly locked on my dinner plate, refusing to follow Larkâs suggestion and look across the mess hall at Asher. I donât need to see him. I know heâs okayâat least, physically. Itâs the fear and the revulsion in his eyes I donât want to see.
Or even that weird look of awe heâd worn earlier. I donât want to see that either. Iâm supposed to be gliding under the radar here.
I pick up the drumstick from my plate and take a bite. I canât contain my smile as I think of Mom and her enthusiastic reaction every time fried chicken is served for dinnerâ¦which is often, since itâs her favorite. Growing up in the human foster care system, she didnât have much to eat and had never even tasted meat until she went to the academy. Even though that was a lifetime ago, she still has a healthy appreciation for the stuff.
My eyes drift closed as I take a bite, savoring the salty, crispy goodness almost as much as my mother. When my eyes reopen, I find myself locked in a stare-down with Asher York. The chicken slips from my fingers and lands in a pile of mashed potatoes with a splat. I donât look down. I canât seem to tear my eyes away from the blue-eyed, dark-haired boy.
Thereâs no fear on his face. No revulsion. No wide-eyed look of awe or appreciation. His face is nearly inscrutable, but even from across the room I can see the glint of suspicion in his eyes. Suspicion mixed with determination, like Iâm a mystery he will solve. No doubt about it.
I finally force my gaze to drop and Lark chuckles from beside me. I shoot her a dark look and she laughs even harder.
âYou two are so cute,â she teases.
I huff and meet her eyes. âThere is no us two, and besides, I thought you warned me to stay away from him?â
âThat was when I thought heâd chew you up and spit you out like yesterdayâs lasagna,â she says, smirking at her own imagery. âI thought I was protecting a soft, sweet girl from my cousinâs nasty disposition. But youâre not soft, Rory Finley.â She points her fork at me as her dark gaze penetrates mine. âAnd you can take care of yourself.â
âThanks,â I reply, my voice soft with gratitude.
âAnyway,â she continues, shaking off the intense moment, âyou are obviously attracted to him.â
âNo, Iâmââ
âObviously,â she repeats, cutting off my denial with a pointed look. âAnd I think he likes you.â
A laugh bursts from my lips. âI think you meant hates.â
Sheâs shaking her head before I even finish. âHave you seen him pay attention to any other girl here? Other than me? Itâs as if none of them exist. And believe me, theyâve tried to get him to notice themâZephyrs and Sylphs alike.â
âSo heâs talked to me. Every word has been a weapon meant to destroy me.
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