Krammin' With A Kraken by Darci R. Acula & Sedona Ashe & Starling Dax

Author:Darci R. Acula & Sedona Ashe & Starling Dax [Acula, Darci R. & Ashe, Sedona & Dax, Starling]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gobble Ink, LLC
Published: 2023-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Deus’ study group met at All Nighter, the 24-hour diner on campus. I arrived precisely on time, which meant no one else was there.

Freaking fintastic.

I fiddled with the end of my braid as I looked around. Linen-lined tables with red pleather booths were scattered around the space. It was already half-full and getting fuller as students got out of class for the day.

The air smelled of burned coffee and greasy fries. Maybe it wasn’t too late to hide at a booth in the back and tell Deus I hadn’t seen his friends. Yeah, that sounded like a great plan.

Selecting my booth, I ordered a cup of diner coffee and scowled at my notes. I was just getting in my stride when a messenger bag thunked heavily on the table next to me, making my coffee slosh over my notes.

I scrambled to save them from coffee stains and glared at the note-destroyer.

My blood turned to ice the moment I recognized him.

Ezric the slayer. He scooted into the booth beside me, and I pressed myself against the window to keep from touching him.

Had Deus said he’d be here? I wouldn’t have agreed to come if I’d known he would be here too.

“Can I help you?” I said, in a tone that made it crystal clear I didn’t plan to be of any assistance.

“Thanks for saving the table.” It wasn’t Ezric who answered, but a voice from behind him.

A girl with light brown skin and springy aqua hair poked her head around his shoulder. She had sparkling blue eyes, a kind smile, and spoke with a light British accent. “Sorry we’re late. Someone was arguing with Professor Haster for almost half an hour.”

“I deserved better than a D,” Ezric huffed in a tone far too close to a whine for my comfort.

“Ha! I saw your paper, and no, you didn’t.”

This was a third speaker, a girl who was as pale as snow. Her skin didn’t have one freckle, her hair and eyelashes were white.

Heck, even her pupils were white, surrounded by irises that were pale and swirled with a shade of gray. Only her mouth was a different color, a red so dark it was nearly purple.

“You must be Bianca?” I guessed.

“Yes.” She cocked her head, birdlike, as she studied me. Then she slid into the booth across from me and picked up my notes. “Let’s take a look at these.”

“I’m Jenny,” said the aqua-haired girl, sticking out a perfectly manicured hand as she scooted into the bench on the other side of Ezric. “You should try the saltwater bash. It’s lovely.”

I was there to study, not to eat.

“I’m not hungry.” I tugged on my hair, watching Bianca as she turned a page.

We were joined by three more girls and one more guy. They all squeezed in at the table, shoving me into the corner, loudly discussing fries and chicken tenders and which flavor milkshake was best.

The group introduced themselves in a blur of names; Numina, Silvia, Tatiana and Moirus. Tatiana and Moirus kept shooting shy glances at each other, and their arms were pressed together in the booth.

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