Scorching Lies by C.M Nyx

Author:C.M Nyx [Nyx, C.M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Coven and Co Publishing
Published: 2024-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

KENNA

My foot hits the accelerator, pushing my car faster down the winding road towards Hawthorne. My father’s words keep repeating in my mind, giving me more to think about when it comes to the brothers. What I don’t understand is how they could be the safest place for me when they are the ones I should fear. Not that Ryker doesn’t remind me of that every fucking day while he holds my next breath in my lungs. A dark image of the shadowed form in the hallway outside of my class that day pops into my head, reminding me that maybe I’ve been running from the wrong monster, but what would my dad know about him?

Yanking the wheel right, my tires screech across the asphalt with my speed. Coming up on my turn my foot leaves the gas, but I don’t go for the break, instead reaching for the emergency break. Pulling it at the same time as my left hand spinning the wheel, I manage to take the turn at fifty miles an hour, loving the feeling that sinks into my stomach. I can’t help the smile that forms on my face with the adrenaline. Up ahead the tall metal gate looms over me, bringing back a sense of foreboding, like my body knows it’s not a place of freedom, being trapped behind these bars.

Slowing down, I roll my windows down to let in the breeze. My hair whips around my face, the sun breaking through now that the tint isn’t keeping it out. Passing all of the students that linger around campus during the weekend, I pull into the parking spot I’ve claimed since the first day. Popping the gear shifter into park, I look in my rearview mirror, peering into soft grey eyes, an empty smile looking back at me. I thought today would be different. Not that I expected a warm welcome, but to be turned away after being abandoned? That shit stings no matter how much I’ve grown and if anyone else expected any different then fuck them. Feelings don’t make me weak, it's what I do with them that shows just how strong I am.

Before shutting off the car I roll up the windows and steady myself. Show no weakness. The words of Alec Stone pop into my head. It takes more than one deep breath to keep the tears at bay for the man who taught me so much about what it means to be a leader. To own who we are, even down to what makes us the darkest of all. Finally stepping out of the car, my eyes roam the area taking in the large castle-like space, knowing that this is where I should feel most at home. By the time I reach the door to my dorm my body is dragging with exhaustion. Between being woken up last night and the way my day went today, I need a damn nap.

Going to unlock the door, my hand twists the key only to come back surprised that it’s already unlocked.

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