er Fi

ora'

le clink of cutlery and glasses. Everyone seemed so comfortable,

he owned the world, stretching back my phone as if it were some fragile, meaningless o

t place?" I muttered under my breath, immediately textin

ss doors when Mrs. Grayson's vo

me with you both,

hile Layla simultan

ur first outing together! She could only sh

oth too, so she doesn't get left out." He brushed past me deliberately, the faint touch of his shoulde

of Ravenwoods. My hands flexed over the emerald-green nail polish I had picked-a tribute to Jefferey's br

ent straight to our paired assignments. I was half

ess Jaxon stood there, stormy grey eyes locked

ing my hands to cover my chest as the br

ill here," he said in a hoarse voice, his ga

ick!" I yelled, grabbing the neares

ng me to react further. I sank to the floor, clut

rom the restroom

you see

e door while I was in the

t. What's wrong?"

o the bed, whi

nment later? I'm feeling we

mething you can use?" she asked,

a bit," I said,

Sc

Arriving early, I called Layla immediatel

re you in sch

texted bac

Can you come arou

Su

ntly smelling of cherry. His hands traced my arm to my palm,

My favor

I said,

id, pulling me into another h

e male team is having a friendly ma

y?" I asked,

lse. I just want to se

sped off to class, stas

and I was fe

football team playin

team, so why not?" she repl

s football t

players... yes, that's my brother," s

d in exc

me a jersey to wear! L

ed, and we ra

where-but I felt eyes burning

they d

wearing Jeffe

t even tha

oved the view. My eyes immediately searched for Jaxon, an

m the field, and I

Jaxon's team fought back fiercely. By the end, Jefferey's team had w

-

ugh the match pictures that were already posted on th

?! Why would you have to stand on the way?" What

ey between two fingers like it was something contaminated. His brows pulled together in

with? What right do you have to question

tumbled straight into him. My body collided with his, My breasts were practically on his chest, warm and solid. In the messy blur of movement, one of his

ed where he touched me, heat rising not from embarrassment but pure humiliation. My breath caugh

before I could even b

slapped him, hard, the sound cracking through the

pulse roared in my e

s off me.i whis

et go imm

rived sec

here?" she asked, s

ack into my dress. I couldn't

those girls he ca

o tell anyone what just