Bloodline Academy: A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Academy Novel (Bloodline Academy Book 1) by Lan Chan

Author:Lan Chan [Chan, Lan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

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Sophie and Diana wanted all the goss at dinner. There was a part of me that wanted to blurt out that I was under surveillance, but I didn’t want to ruin their evening too. And I knew I shouldn’t be surprised. Jacqueline did say that they were keeping me here because they didn’t know what I was. If the alternative was a prison then I could see how this was a much better option. Still, it made me pensive so that I was glancing at all of the people around me and wondering if they were there because they liked me or if they were planted there to watch over me.

“What do you mean nothing happened?” Sophie said. She’d finished her shift behind the counter of the buffet and was now chewing slowly on a chunk of lasagne.

“You say that like you expected this to be something other than a tutorial.”

She and Diana were agape. “Of course that’s what we expected! He’s never given anyone private lessons before.”

My poker face was pretty advanced, but even I had to work hard not to react to the stab of pain in my chest. “Well I’m sorry to disappoint but nothing at all happened. Except I got conned into doing yard work by the wood nymphs.”

They both made unhappy faces at me. Diana changed the subject to how Sophie reacted when Max did a second drive by her buffet station for no apparent reason. I had barely touched my food, but even I was sucked out of my reverie when the Nephilim entered the dining hall. It was like a vacuum. And no matter how many times they did it, everyone acted as though they had just performed a miracle. Tonight, Kai wasn’t with them. He’d already snuck in a while earlier with Max.

When a shadow crossed over me, I looked up to find Brigid looming. I sighed inwardly. This was the last thing I needed right now. As usual, her posse trailed behind her. Golden Wings, whose name I found out was Isla, stood just behind her.

“So you had your first lesson with Malachi,” Brigid said. She inspected her nails like it meant nothing when really, I could see the other hand she had resting on her hip clenching tight. “Don’t think just because he’s been forced to spend time with you that you can –”

I got to my feet. It occurred to me as she spoke that I didn’t have to take this crap. So I wouldn’t.

“See you guys later.” I turned around and stalked out of the dining hall. It was the first time ever that I’d left food on my plate. There was a part of me that itched to go back and finish the sawdust-tasting food. But even my habits weren’t making me go back there. It chafed at me that I was being watched like a hawk, but Brigid, who was the biggest bully around, could get away with anything.

I wasn’t even sure where I was walking until I finally looked around and found myself in an empty field.

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