Madly by M. Leighton

Author:M. Leighton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: fairy tales mermaids love paranormal romance young adult action adventure folklore fantasy
Publisher: M Leighton
Published: 2013-07-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

I was standing by the window in my room, ear buds pumping loud music from my iPod into my ears, as I awaited word from Commander Jessup. Night had fallen beyond the glass and I was getting more anxious as the minutes ticked by.

I had given my word not to leave my room and the hallway outside was littered with Sentinels disguised as students, Sentinels there to ensure that I didn’t change my mind.

Jersey had long since ceased to provide any kind of distraction. She had quickly found that it was too frustrating to keep repeating herself, so she was reading from her human history book and listening to her own tunes.

I was listening to a song about love being like an ocean that would take me down to the depths and steal my heart away. It seemed to mirror the one thought that kept creeping up in my head, the one thought that I kept pushing away—Jackson.

Although I knew it was wrong in so many ways and that it was pointless to think about him at all, my mind kept coming back to him—the strange things he made me feel, the disturbing way he seemed to almost hate me.

I asked myself why I even cared, but I couldn’t find an answer and I couldn’t stop the hurt that I felt at his coldness.

My God, she’s beautiful in the moonlight.

The words sounded inside my head in a deeply familiar voice, one that I was finding inescapable. But where had it come from, that voice? My music was so loud…

Warm fingers on my bare shoulder caused me to jump. I whirled around ready to give Jersey a tongue-lashing, but all thought left me when I saw Jackson looming so close behind me.

My stomach fluttered excitedly, which only irritated me, so I struck out with that emotion instead of all the other things he made me feel.

“Ever hear of knocking?” I spat, jerking one ear bud out of my ear. “You scared me half to death.”

Jackson’s lips thinned.

“I did knock. Several times in fact. You just didn’t hear me,” he sniped, pulling the other ear bud out with one quick yank.

Though I probably owed him an apology, I refused to give it.

“How did you even get in here? The door is locked.”

“Not the one to my room.”

At first I was confused, looking about the small space at the only two doors that occupied the walls. One led out into the hallway, like every other dorm room on the hall. The other led to Lady Sheelah’s room, the handler who had been stationed next to me via an adjoining door so she could better ensure my safety.

My mouth dropped open and my pulse quickened as understanding dawned.

“Your room? They’re giving you Lady Sheelah’s room?”

A smug smirk tipped one side of Jackson’s mouth. “You’re looking at your new Resident Advisor.”

“But- but that’s- that’s—”

“That’s the best way to keep you safe? You are exactly right.”

“But you- they can’t- you’re a-a—”

“Right again. I’m the most

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