But then, he never looked happy about anything. “Think what you want,” he said briskly, like a dismissal. “I will,” I snapped. “Fine.” Silence settled around us again. I wondered if I should have walked out, but Asher’s body stood between me and the door. He didn’t move, so he likely wasn’t
My heart kindled a new, fiery hope. Completing the midterm exam with my pregnancy felt impossible, but if there was another way to become an official student at Lunarhaven Academy, I had to do it. Whatever it was, I would do it. “What’s the other option?” I asked. I pressed the phone hard to m
I spoke through sniffles, “I’m going to drop out of the Academy to have my baby. I can’t do both.” “Oh, no, Cynthia.” To my surprise, Nancy started to cry too. “You’ve worked so hard, you’ve sacrificed so much to apply to that college. If you leave now, you won’t be able to go back.” “I know,” I
Listening to the sudden voice in my head, I froze. I held the door to the Registrar’s Office halfway open, halfway closed. “Don’t do this,” the voice said. At once, I released the handle as if it burned me. The door drifted closed. I backed away a step. I glanced around but there was no one ne
I waited outside Asher’s door for a long moment. Had he not heard me knocking? Was he not home? No, I heard shuffling behind the door, and lowered voices. He was definitely in there. I knocked again, louder. Footsteps came closer, and finally, the door opened. “Asher, I have to tell you… you
She scoffed. His eyes cut into her, sharp and dangerous. “You forget yourself. You don’t get to interfere in my affairs.” The girl paled at once. Then, huffing, she pushed past me and stormed away down the hall. With her gone, some of the tension bled from Asher’s shoulders. “I could have le
Dylan’s number dialed, I pressed the phone to my ear. Nervous, I wrapped my free arm around my waist. Asher hovered nearby, close but not touching. At this distance, he would likely be able to hear everything said on both sides. Good. Then he would know I wasn’t lying. It took several rings fo
I watched, mesmerized. Did he move his hands like that when he made love? A thought struck me like lightning, of his long, deft fingers sliding into my panties. I slammed my thighs together, and choked back a whimper. He glanced at me with hooded eyes, peering at me through his long, dark lashes