But Freckles was persistent. The knocking came again, louder this time."Zuleika, I know you are in there. I can hear you breathing. Open the door.""Go away," I called out, my voice muffled by the blanket still over my head. "I am fine. I just want to be alone.""You are not fine," she said, and he
Zuleika POV I walked away from Dorian, my legs carrying me automatically towards home even though my mind was anywhere but present. The encounter with him had left me shaken, but not for the reasons he probably thought. It was not his sudden reappearance or his questions that had unsettled me. It
Still nothing. The crying had stopped, I realised suddenly. The corridor had gone quiet, the only sound my own harsh breathing and the distant noise of other students going about their lives.But her silence was somehow worse than her tears. At least when she was crying, I knew she was feeling somet
Lanvin POV The moment Zuleika turned and walked away, something inside me snapped. I could not let her leave like that, could not let her disappear with that look on her face, that expression of hurt and betrayal that was entirely my fault even though I had done nothing wrong."Zuleika!" I called
Zuleika’s POVThe lounge was too quiet without Zade’s usual noise. He’d gone to the gym for practice, leaving me alone with my thoughts, which was never a good thing. I grabbed my jacket, my mind already set on finding Lanvin. He’d be finishing up practice soon, and I figured I’d catch him on his w
"Yes," I said flatly. "That is exactly what I am doing. I am telling you to leave. To go back where you came from and stay there.""Your mother knew you would behave this way," Leina said, her voice taking on a harder edge now, some of her hurt transforming into defensiveness. I wanted to laugh. Or