Tormented Royal (The Knights of Echoes Cove Book 1) by Lily Wildhart

Author:Lily Wildhart [Wildhart, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bright Lights Publishting Ltd
Published: 2021-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

My morning has not gone the way I hoped it would, but the sugar rush definitely carried me through it. The bell for lunch rings just as my sugar crash hits, and I groan. At least I can eat and recaffeinate. Caffeine is absolutely necessary to ensure no more fists are thrown.

I haven’t seen or heard anything of Blair since this morning, but most of her bitch squad have been MIA too. I’m taking it as a blessing, because the whispers and looks have already been so insane today, that, despite my armor and the sugar, I feel like I’m bleeding out.

I pack my things up into my bag and head for the cafeteria, not paying attention to anyone around me. I guarantee I’ve taken nothing in during any of my lessons today, so I’m definitely going to have to beg someone for their notes at some point.

I meet Indi by the doors for lunch, and the grimace on her face tells me that she has bad news. “Blair is back… and she is pissed.”

“Of course she is,” I groan. I mean, she definitely deserved at least a bitch slap, but I definitely saw red earlier. You can fling shit at me, and I’ll let it go, but you do not insult or fuck with my friends. All reason disappears when you cross that line.

“Apparently her nose isn’t broken, though.” She shrugs and links her arm with mine. I love her show of loyalty, even if it is a subconscious thing. “So ya know, she has no real reason to be pissed.”

“I’m almost disappointed that it’s not broken,” I joke, and she snickers.

“The day isn’t over yet.”

We walk into the cafeteria laughing, and it goes so quiet you could hear a fucking pin drop. Just awesome.

Indi stills at my side, and I love how fierce she looks right now. There’s a nasty sneer on her face like she’d happily throw hands if anyone says one goddamn thing.

I jut out my chin and glance around the room. I don’t see Blair here yet, but I catch the eyes of at least half of the room as I go. My eyes dare them to be brave enough to say something to my face rather than whispering about me behind my back. No one says a fucking thing or even moves until I lock eyes with Lincoln. He raises an eyebrow at me, but I refuse to look away first. Finley leans over and says something to him, drawing his attention from me, and I smirk.

Once he looks away from me, conversation starts again, and Indi leads us toward the line to actually get some food. I grab a cheeseburger, fries, and a soda despite the fact that eating feels like that last thing I want to actually be doing.

As we head to our usual table, coughs of ‘slut’ and ‘whore’ follow me across the room. “Fuck you all, like you’re the virgin fucking Mary,” Indi snaps at someone who I don’t remember having ever seen before.

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