Heir of Shadows (Daizlei Academy Book 1) by Kel Carpenter

Author:Kel Carpenter [Carpenter, Kel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kel Carpenter
Published: 2016-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

The next day Coach Avery approached me. I was done warming up, and Lucas was waiting out front for me.

“Has something been bothering you, Foster?” he asked.

I just shook my head.

He watched me for a moment before sighing. “If something’s bothering you, you know you can tell me, right?” he said uncomfortably.

I nodded.

“Okay, well get going.” He sighed again.

As I walked away, part of me wished I’d told him, or that I could tell someone. The monster raged inside me though. I was a prisoner.

Outside, the cold air whipped at me, and I shivered. My usual tank top and shorts were definitely not November clothes.

“You’re confused,” a voice said from behind me.

Seriously? I yelled, “What did I say about reading my—”

“I didn’t,” he said.

“Oh,” was all I could manage. Strangely, after everything that had happened, he was the person I had the most respect for. I preferred training with him over anything, and the silence between us was welcoming. He understood me better than most.

“It was your expression—the way you hold yourself.” He shrugged.

“Mm hmm… Really? Since you know me so well, how do I hold myself?” I glared.

“Well, if you insist, you’re very…guarded. Generally, whenever you’re around people, you appear hostile. I don’t think you are, though.”

“What do you think I am then?”

“I think you close people out because you’re scared of getting hurt.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I snapped and broke into a run. Unfortunately, he caught up. Apparently, we weren’t done talking.

“See? You run away from confrontation.” He gave a half-hearted laugh.

I turned and glared at him, but he only raised his eyebrows and smirked.

“How do you know this anyway?”

Stalker.

“Hardly,” he growled with a somewhat annoyed expression.

“How many times do I have to tell you to stay out of my head? I don’t think you realize this, but the longer I have to block you, the less energy I have.” Increasing my speed, I closed my eyes and imagined building a brick wall around my mind, using my main emotions to keep him out—a technique I’d learned long ago.

“It’s hard not to hear when we’re the only two people out here. It goes from silence to quick thoughts that are just thrown at me. You don’t exactly make this easy on me,” he grumbled.

I vaguely remembered something my dad had told me about that, but before the thought could fully form, he spoke again.

“I know this about you because we’re partners. It’s my job to know.” He paused. “Whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.”

“Yay me,” I said sarcastically as we rounded another corner.

“You agreed to train with me,” he reminded me.

“It’s not you… It’s just…I work alone usually,” I admitted finally.

“That’s because you’re scared to get close to anyone,” he repeated.

“Is that such a bad thing?” I found myself saying.

“When it keeps you from the people you love most.”

I stopped dead in my tracks. The knowing look in his eyes told me everything. He saw a lot more than he let on.

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