All Chapters of OF HEIRS AND RUIN: Chapter 41 - Chapter 43

Class ended on a tense note. Feet’s scraped the floor and people whispered. Eyes still lingered in Adrian and I. All of it were a distant experience to me.I gathered my things into my bag. I held in to my phone which felt heavier now. The message sitting there unresolved.Adrian waited for me to move first, before following beside me. We walk out together, both quiet. The silence thr sat between was loaded.Just as we settle into a less crowded corridor,“Careful.”The voice was smooth, familiar and unwelcome. Sebastian. My body reacted before my mind did, my muscles locking from fear.I turned mechanically. Sebastian was leaned casually against the wall, polished and unbothered. How long had he been waiting there?Adrian stepped forward slightly, not too obvious but enough to be even closer to me. Sebastian’s gaze flicked between us. He took in everything then smiled like he had just seen something exciting.“You look different.” Sebastian said.His eyes didn’t look like he was spea

The message stayed open in my hand. Adrian was still parked by the roadside, one hand resting on the wheel, the other near the gearshift. His posture looked steady at first glance. But I was starting to notice the things control didn’t fully hide.The tightness of his whole body, like a coiled spring. The tension in his jaw. The way his eyes didn’t stay in one place for too long.There was a war waging inside him, even if he wouldn’t admit it.“Who is it?” He asked, his voice too, sounded slightly tense.I took my eyes away from him and stared at the phone I held.“It’s not someone you know.”It was true. Because Judas didn’t feel like someone you knew, they felt like someone who knew you instead.Another vibration came. His eyes dropped to it. I saw the quick Look, it was just as fast. He searched my face before speaking.“What does it say?” He asked.I almost smiled. Because it was new, Adrian didn’t ask questions, he mostly just demanded. Unless something had already started bother