CHAPTER 45: ASTRIA TRIBE

SERAPHINA’S POV:

At the end of my final class, I walk out the door just after the final bell and find Artemis standing there, waiting for me.

The usual grin on his face is absent, replaced by a depressing straight-look, like something is wrong…but I’m uninterested by it

I’m still mad at him for being an asshole earlier.

“Hey.” He says, and I only respond with a nod. I would ignore him, but I’m not in a position to.

This time around, humpty and dumpty aren’t tagging along with him, and it seems to just be him and I.

“We had an agreement. You don’t leave my side unless it’s important.” He points out.

The truth is that I did try to avoid him when there was no class to hold me back in, dodged him the rest of the day because I couldn’t stand it for a second longer. Plus, the insane amount of attention he draws just by being around me is insane.

I say nothing after his accusation, not even meeting his eyes.

He sighs, finally running his fingers though his hair.

“I’ll let it slide for today,