Chapter 28

He gripped my arm, making me stop, and I almost groaned. Was that some bullshit trick?

“About this morning, it never happened, ok,” Tobias said, and my brows furrowed in confusion. Pretty sure it did, but why did he seem so nervous?

“Yeah, whatever,” I tell him. I am about to stomp off and try t o find my next class, so I am not late. There is no way I was going in that mess hall, and I would just wait until dinner.

Tobias grabs my arm with a growl and yanks me back. “Say it didn’t happen,” Tobias snapped at me. I thought his behavior was odd, his grip tight when realization dawned on me. He was forbidden to feed on me and the only person I could see him fearing would be Darius.

“Why not compel me to forget?” I asked and he tugged at the neckline of his shirt.

“Forget it,” he says, stalking off.

“Fine, it never happened, but I want to see Kalen,” I called out to him and he stopped. A growl tore out of him and he moved i n blinding speed gripping the front of my shirt. I gasped at how close his face was to mine, and his fangs protruded.

“Don’t try to blackmail me,” he snarled.

“The way I see it is the only reason you haven’t compelled me i s that you plan on using me as your blood bag, but by the way, you keep insisting it never happened. You don’t want Darius to find out,” I snapped at him. He let me go but glared at me.

too much, Darius will sense my magic on you,

to continue feeding on me,” I tell him, and

not use the

will let you see Kalen. Once and

get

in a position to

say n o to me,” Tobias grips my throat, clearly

on?” Lycus’s voice reached my ears, and Tobias let me go, he stepped away from me, and I glanced at

get going, Aleera, ” Lycus said, although his eyes remained on Tobias. I nodded

away from Darius’s glares, surprisingly, I was left pretty much alone. Maybe because he insisted on putting a table next to his desk like I was the naughty student that needed extra supervision. Everyone worked off tablets, and

without even looking over at me. Thankfully, the class was uneventful, not even a murmur while Darius spoke and

before getting out of my seat. Darius watched me for a few seconds while I cleaned my desk and

you to see Kalen this afternoon,” Darius told me. He took the

head and walked out, surprised Tobias even asked. Not

wandered around the campus

their recruits were in the mess hall or recreational rooms, and I didn’t feel like sitting in my room. Besides, I wanted to

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