Ariella
I hold Davonyé’s hand in the Bugatti while I drive. It’s snowing, but the further we drive towards his place, the less falls. He keeps releasing my hand to touch me, and my heart keeps on thumping away.
Ugh...
I'm gonna drop him to get his Range and then we'll go to school in different cars. We don’t know when Carisse will be turning back up, and I can’t risk being seen with him right now. I know from my magic that Carisse told Harmony that she thought I was the other woman, so she's already suspicious.
Funny how that shit slipped Harmony’s mind when she was with me...
“I gotta tell you something,” he says, as we near his place.
I feel his eyes on me. “Yeah?
“I kinda said something to Niro about staying away from you.”
I frown. “Oh...”
“Yeah.”
He falls silent after that, but I think about what he might’ve said and then see it for myself. Wow. He's really serious about me. That shit makes me feel good.
I can’t help but smile. “So, you makin’ threats over me now?”
“Fuckin’ right I am. You ain’t know how pissed I was when he tried chattin’ you at Harmony’s party.”
I see that memory, too, and my heart literally bursts. “Aww, Baby—” Oh shit. Well, that slipped out…
He leans forward and I see him smiling in my peripheral. “Baby, huh? I like that.”
I give him a look but then make the right turn into his apartment’s cul-de-sac. I park the car and then turn to face him, only for him to kiss the hell out of me.
Damn, my body clenches everywhere. Even the magic inside me gets excited… “What was that for?”
“I'm just showing you how you kiss me when you want to.”
I roll my eyes but smile. “Noted.”
“So, you gonna message me in-between classes?”
“Yeah. Your scent is gonna be driving me crazy anyway, it’s not like I can forget to.”
His eyes light up. “Meet me back here after classes. I wanna see you for a couple hours before I go work.”
“Alright. And pack the rest of your stuff. I'll take it home with me.”
“Nah, I don't want you carryin’ all that...” He narrows his eyes and smiles. “I guess I ain't gotta do the whole, not letting you carry shit, seeing as you're ten times stronger than me, huh?”
I smirk. “Yeah.”
“But not for much longer.”
My stomach tightens. “We’ll talk about that tonight.”
“Aight.” He kisses me again, but this one definitely has more meaning behind it.
It takes me a second to open my eyes after he pulls away.
“You're beautiful, you know that, right?”
I nod; my mind’s still hazy.
He adjusts his dick in his jeans, but it does absolutely nothing to hide his hard-on. “I'll see you at school.”
“Uh, huh.”
He gets out the car and I watch him jump into his, after throwing his bag inside. God help me; he is fucking fine as hell.
Today is gonna be torture.
***
I arrive at school and park the Bugatti. It’s still getting attention, but she's noisy as hell so I ain't surprised. I ignore the stares and make my way through the car park. I turn my head as I sense Davonyé pulling into the lot and my stomach cramps like crazy.
Am I always gonna feel these butterflies when I see him?
I stop between two cars to let him pass. He stares me down and I feel my cheeks warming from my blush. Ugh...
I continue my way into school and see Harmony standing by the entrance so walk faster to reach her. “You good?”
She gives me a suspicious look. “Yeah. Are you?”
I smile. “Very.”
“Uh-huh.” She shakes her head as we walk inside the building.
“You’ve got about a month to make shit happen between you and Jaheim,” I tell her, lowering my voice. “Davonyé ain't gonna keep us a secret once he comes back to school.”
She frowns as she glances at me. “He's taking a month off?”
“Yeah. Thursday’s the next full moon.”
She stops and stares at me, but I pull her arm to make her walk again. “Ouch!”
I let her go. “I'm sorry.” Shit… “Come on. He’s coming, and I don't need any temptation.”
She starts walking again and rubs her arm. “Oh, shit. That bad, huh?”
“You couldn't even imagine,” I mutter.
“So when you gonna do it?”
“Tomorrow, I think, after school. I ain't sure yet. I need to speak to mom and dad, and Davonyé. There's shit we need to discuss first.”
“Right. Well, I'll deal with my mate, but what you gonna do about Carisse?”
“Fuck knows. I'll deal with it when I have to. You know what I'm like. I don't like to dwell on shit I can't do nothing about.”
“I know, but this shit is complicated as hell. I mean, what the fuck was Aura thinkin’?”
I feel defensive over Aura and have to bite my tongue and hold my magic. She thinks this situation is complicated? She has no idea… “I don't think she decides on mates, Har.” I roll my eyes cuz she's so extra sometimes. Damn.
“Well, I'm goin’. I gotta try avoid Demus now, with his hot and cold, thirsty ass.”
She carries on walking when I stop at the door to my first class. I know Davonyé’s only a few feet away now. I turn my head and dark eyes immediately meet mine. He's with his boys so I look away to go into class, but I let out a deep exhale as I do.
***
Classes drag like fuck, even though there have only been three so far. I’ve also been pulled up by all my tutors so far because I'm miles ahead. I feel like dad's said something, cuz they're saying I could finish this school year early if I complete the rest of the years’ work.
I zone out of my current lesson as I remember helping Davonyé catch up on his schoolwork but suddenly feel anxious about him being vexed with me about it. I forgot to speak to him about it on the way to school.
Shit.
I text him after second lesson but haven’t heard from him. I pull out my cell to check again, and this time I see a message from him.
We need to talk.
Double shit.
I send a quick reply and my heart sinks. OK.
The bell rings for lunch and I feel anxious as fuck. My stomach is in knots and it doesn't help that I feel Davonyé getting closer to where I am either.
I leave class and try to find somewhere discrete, but all the classrooms are taken, and so is the gym. I use my senses and a little magic and find that the theatre is empty, so I make my way there.
I peek out from behind the stage curtain as Davonyé enters the room. He looks up and sees me, but he keeps his expression neutral.
Triple shit.
I watch him coming up here, trying to ignore his scent that abuses my senses and makes my stomach clench with desire.
The closer he gets, though, the more I realise that he's definitely not happy.
Oh, God…