Dragon Fire Academy 2: Second Term by Rachel Jonas

Author:Rachel Jonas [Jonas, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Noelle

They were troubled.

Complete silence during the ride back to the bungalow, followed by more silence while we sat around the living room, were clear indicators.

A heavy arm tightened around my shoulders and I leaned deeper into Paulo’s side. Maureen had eased my mind with one breath, and then troubled it with the next. Sure, we at least had confirmation that Chief Makana was wrong. His suggestion that I wasn’t the true mate to the Omegas was false, but we also knew I could slip over to the dark side in the blink of an eye.

Apparently, the line between the two was finer than I realized.

The floor creaked beneath Ori’s weight as he slowly paced in front of the window. He, in particular, had been upset by Maureen’s vague foretelling of how our lives together would play out. There was also something that had been shared with only him, when Maureen called him back inside alone. He had yet to reveal what this additional information was, but based on his sullen mood, it couldn’t have been anything good.

The thigh not pressed against Paulo had been kept warm by Rayen, so when he stood, my gaze followed his impressive height into the air. He took slow steps toward Ori and I watched curiously.

“I think we need to talk,” he said quietly. Something about the weariness in his voice, and the guilty look he flashed toward me, left me suspicious.

Ori’s brow quirked a bit when he looked his brother in the eyes. “Okay. My room,” he answered, just before their heavy footsteps echoed across the floor.

My heart fluttered and I felt torn. On one hand, fear of the unknown left me content to let Rayen confess what I thought he wanted to confess on his own. But on the other, he certainly hadn’t acted alone that night in the shower. It didn’t seem fair he’d be forced to have this difficult discussion with Ori, without the support of the other guilty party.

Me.

“Excuse me for a sec,” I said quietly to Paulo. He passed me a curious glance as I used his thigh to push myself up on my feet.

He nor Kai asked where I was headed when I trailed behind the two who’d just walked off.

I reached Ori’s door the moment he’d begun to close it. Feeling resistance when I pushed it open again, he let me slip inside. I caught Rayen’s eyes, and he appeared to be both confused and relieved. I was pretty sure I knew the cause of both.

“What’s this about?” Ori’s tone was only curious when he asked, letting his gaze volley back and forth between Rayen and I.

Beside me, Rayen’s shoulders tensed and we both breathed deeply.

“There’s something you should know,” he exhaled. “Something I believe may be the cause of our hive breaking down.”

“…Okay,” Ori said skeptically, crossing both arms across his chest. His brow pulled together, too, as concern filled his expression. Studying him, my stomach began to swirl with worry.

Rayen’s eyes shifted down toward his own feet.

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