บททั้งหมดของ Sacred Flame: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 17

After Conner left my room, I put on my pajamas. Am I glad that he picked an outline? Yes, because now, I can finish it this week. I bet he picked it because of the name. I laugh inside. Pride before the fall, Conner. Pride before the fall. I take out my chemistry book and look over the syllabus again. There are so many in-class experiments that we have to do. Not only does that mean that Cassius will have to help me complete them, but it means that I will have to touch him. Asher hates me, especially, if Cassius and I touch. Maybe, it is because I slapped them once. I am still astonished I did that. I paid the price for being so bold, but what if there were no such consequences? I sigh, because that is a silly notion. I believe that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, but it always has a reaction even if it isn’t what we thought would happen. I take notes over the first three chapters before I put them aside.Next, I open Mrs. Moore’s syllabus. It covers a dragon’s entir

Cassius’s POVI am not sure what possessed me, but I opened the door for Avery and let her pass without admonishing her. Normally, I might have shoved her behind me or smacked her for running into me. But instead, I held the door open like a fucking gentleman. I am not a gentleman. I have been groomed to be, not just the Alpha of Naga, but also the ruler of dragons. I will not be trusting to any outsiders as my parents were. They took in everyone and that is why we live among humans like Avery. I can't be weak or else my species may become extinct. On my way to the cafeteria to grab some breakfast, I passed by Avery’s locker just as she was splattered by red paint. I wanted to laugh at her as the other students were, but I grew agitated instead. Asher began to pace in my mind. Does he care? He can't, because I don't. I am sitting with my brothers eating, as Jessica comes up behind me. She wraps her arms around my shoulders, leaning down to tell me,“Now that dirty slut will know her

Cassius’s POVWhen we all sat down at the table, Asher needed a word with me and Caleb needed a chat with Conner. Our dragons are tired of wasting time, so we will not have sex with anyone but our mates. At first, I was against this, but once I remembered that incident under the bleachers, I agreed. I guess Conner thought he might be too tempted, so he left. Out of the three of us, Conner has always been the one to acquiesce easily. I remember him being so hesitant about teasing Avery. But we had to keep her in her place. She was and still is an outsider, though I have found myself hating her less. But that changes nothing. We can’t show favortism to someone without a dragon and someone who isn’t from our tribe. We are the rulers and we must behave as such.Clint takes Heidi and Lenore into a room, leaving Jessica and me. I can't just tell her that I won’t fuck her anymore. I need to think of a way to stall until I can find my mate. Then I can tell her to fuckoff and she can't do anyt

Before I fell asleep, I sent each of the Trio a text saying that I wouldn’t be at school until Friday. Also, I sent them bits of what I had done for our shared classes. I have rarely ever done anything for myself and this headmaster-approved vacation will serve as an early graduation present to myself. I picked up my book, which I intended to read until I fell asleep. After a few hours of reading, sleep took me and plunged me into my memories. I watched my six-year-old self run into the woods. It was one of the many times that I sought refuge in the woods to hide from the kids at the orphanage. I see myself looking around. This must have been the time after I had run into that dragon because I could vaguely see the scar poke out from my shirt. I see myself hiding in the trunk of a tree. I remember doing that but I don't remember what comes next. This dream shows something entirely different from what I remembered before. I hear the bullies’ voices approach my location. A dragon’s roa