Dark Witch: A Paranormal Academy Romance (Academy of the Dark Arts Book 1) by Analeigh Ford

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

Chapter Nineteen

Getting to Highborne Academy is one thing. Getting inside, and finding Edgar without being spotted, is another.

I spend the rest of the weekend drawing out rough maps of the school from memory, trying to work out the various entrances and exits that I can remember.

I’ve never been to the academy myself, but I’ve read so much about it that I can actually put together a decent floor plan. I know a few places to avoid if I don’t want to be spotted, and I have a pretty good idea of where the first-year boy’s dorms are.

I may or may not have spent some time carefully plotting the best routes there, should Edgar and I want to, you know . . . study.

My finger absentmindedly traces over the route. We were so sure of everything. Or, at least, I was so sure of everything. Edgar and I were going to go to the same academy together, graduate together, spend our lives together.

All together.

Now I can’t even talk to him. I have to basically commit high treason just to try and see him.

But it never occurred to me . . . would he do the same thing?

I have to stop for a bit to collect my thoughts. Of course he would do the same for me. For all I know, that’s what he’s doing right now.

I reach up to press the locket between two fingers, but the heartbeat isn’t as reassuring as it once was. I tuck it into my shirt and get back to my plans.

By the time Monday rolls back around, I’ve all but forgotten my doubts. For the first time since arriving here, I have a plan. A real plan. I’m not going to let a little thing like doubt get in the way of my excitement.

Puck takes my new energy as a sign of encouragement, but I try to keep my distance. The last thing I need right now is him getting involved and somehow fucking it all up. The teachers might not care what he does anymore, but I highly doubt the same apathy extends to me. I’m already under enough suspicion as it is.

However, he doesn’t seem capable of leaving me well enough alone. I catch him shooting looks at me all morning on Monday, but he isn’t able to actually corner me until I’m headed to another night of detention.

I spot him waiting under the stairs on the first floor after dinner and debate going the long way around. But as soon as he sees me wavering he can’t contain himself anymore. He crosses the hall in a few long strides, a determined look on his face.

I try to steer clear of him still, but this time he doesn’t let me. He grabs me by the shoulder, albeit gently, and leads me out of the after-dinner crowd into a semi-secluded corner of the great hall.

“Hey, look, I really am sorry,” he says, rocking back on his heels. “Can’t we be done with this thing already?”

Puck gestures to the space between us and doesn’t have to explain.

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