29. Kate

By the time I look up from my notes it is dark. The library is empty, only one light visible across the whole floor. There is a good chance I’m going to get locked in again if I stay much later. I can see the flames of the bonfire party out of the window. The music and whooping thuds dully through the window. Closing my eyes it feels like I was there years ago, not six weeks.

So much has changed since then.

When I heard footsteps pounding up towards my floor I gathered my books, preparing another apology for the steely eyed librarian. What I didn’t expect was Alpha Dex. Grey tshirt, black leather jacket, hot as hell even with a look of seething hatred on his face.

His eyes caught mine and my throat seized. Instinctively I grasped my books closer to my chest, afraid of what any other bodily reaction could be. From the doorway, he paused. My heart dropped at the idea he might just leave, before suddenly storming towards me.

Ruby red flashed through those espresso coloured irises.