There's Something About Nik by Sara Hantz

Author:Sara Hantz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Teen, YA, romance, YA romance, young adult, Sara Hantz, Mistaken identity, opposites attract, fish out of water, forced proximity, prince, undercover
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Nik glanced at the message on his cell and frowned. Kurt wanted to meet him right away by the bleachers. Odd. He hadn’t requested a meeting before. They were in contact most days by text and occasionally, if they bumped into each other, they’d stop for a quick chat. Everything had been working well. No hiccups. So what was so important that he had to leave his lunch?

“Got to meet Kurt,” he whispered to Josh. “I’ll see you back at class later.”

He pocketed the unopened bag of chips that had been on his tray and reached under the chair and grabbed his bag, which he threw over his shoulder. Crossing the cafeteria to the doors at the far side, his heart skipped a beat as, in his peripheral vision, he glimpsed Amber in line with Lauren. He skirted to the left so as not to be noticed. He didn’t have time to stop and make up an excuse about where he was going, and he didn’t want to upset her by seeming to ignore her.

Everything between them had been going so well, especially since she opened up to him about the ex-boyfriend and her illness. It was like they’d crossed a barrier, and something between them had intensified. The only issue for him was that he had to lie to her about his real life. His stomach knotted whenever he thought about that. He’d never deceived a girl before, and it didn’t sit right with him. Especially as it was Amber he was deceiving. But he had no choice.

Maybe one day he might confide in her, but not at the moment. He couldn’t risk it—if his identity became public, his parents might force him to come home, and that was something he didn’t want to do. And to tell the truth, he loved having her friendship because of who he was as a person, not because of his family.

Friendship?

Stop it.

Perhaps as his time at the school was nearing its end, he would tell her the truth. Then, whatever her reaction was, he wouldn’t have to live with it for very long.

He pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind because he couldn’t bear the thought of having to leave school and go back to his suffocating royal lifestyle.

After weaving through the tables, which were full of students all chatting loudly, he finally got to the double doors that led outside. He pushed them open, the sudden quietness hitting him, and headed along the path beside the building in the direction of the bleachers near the outdoor track.

Kurt was already there, wrench in hand, tightening one of the bolts on the underside of the bleachers. As soon as he caught sight of Nik, he stopped working and stood upright.

“Hello.” Nik’s tone was clipped.

“Sir,” Kurt replied, inclining his head slightly, in the way he always did when they were at home.

“It’s Nik.” Having to correct Kurt was worrying, since he was clearly preoccupied. He hadn’t slipped at all before. Nor had he bowed his head in respect since they’d been in America.

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