Claimed Ember Bound: Anchor for the Changed Book Two by Aisling Cousins

Author:Aisling Cousins [Cousins, Aisling]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

EMBER

Ditching training this morning gave me some time to think but not enough. The car ride to the Institute is tense and mostly silent. Aaron and Zane keep sharing loaded looks, having a conversation with their eyes over my head.

The pattern and monotony of the day takes over, and I float along, only engaging when I have to. When Myra and Willow invite me to lunch with Willow’s half-sister, Sawyer, I jump at the chance to avoid Skylar for a bit longer.

By the time four o’clock rolls around, I’m still in no hurry to go home. As we leave the main building, Aaron nudges my shoulder.

“Isn’t that Vertus?” He points towards the car park, and my mood lifts seeing V leaning against Skylar’s car.

“Little Phoenix, how about an ice cream date with your future Sept?”

“I’m not going to turn down ice cream. Do we need to wait for Atticus and Klaus?” I ask with a smile.

“They’ll meet us there. Don’t wait up for her, boys,” Vertus calls over his shoulder, walking away as I quickly say I’ll see Skylar, Aaron, and Zane later.

Vertus waits, holding the passenger door open for me, and checks my seatbelt before rounding the car and getting behind the wheel. Fifteen minutes later, he pulls into a parking spot outside the same ice cream shop Klaus brought me to before.

“What do you fancy?” V asks, wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we walk into the shop and up to the counter.

“Um, honeycomb?”

“Good choice. The other two are in the corner booth. Klaus said you liked that one last time. I’ll order. Go sit.” He shoos me away with a smile and a wink.

I don’t argue; there’s no point for something like this.

“Hi,” I say, sinking into the bench opposite Atticus and Klaus. Both of whom already have their sundaes.

“Hi, love. I’m glad you could join us. We thought after this morning, you might like to get out for a bit.” Atticus smiles before offering me a bite of his sundae. Spotting the crumbled peanuts on top, I shake my head.

“No, thank you. I don’t like peanuts.”

“Are you allergic?” Klaus asks, and again, I shake my head.

“No. Not that I’m aware of. I just don’t like the taste or texture,” I shrug.

“Fair enough. More for me.” Atticus grins, taking a large mouthful and making me laugh. “So how have your other classes been going?” he asks with a nonchalance that feels forced.

A frown pulls at my brows as I look across the table at him. “Why?”

A smile curls his lips as he twists his spoon between his thumb and forefinger. “Well, Instructor Hauser might have mentioned a few minor disturbances in his class.”

“Those were—”

“Don’t say they were nothing,” Vertus grumps as he slides into the booth next to me.

“I-I wasn’t.” Klaus snorts, while Atticus and Vertus look at me with differing levels of disbelief and scepticism on their faces. “Okay, I might’ve been about to say that. But it really wasn’t a big deal. Myra and Willow were talking with me about offensive magic and EvoGen.

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