Crew quickly caught up to me in the hallway.
“Whoa there, kitten. How about retracting those claws?”
“Do you ever talk like a normal person?”
“I wouldn’t know.”
“Ugh, for the love of—” I groaned.
“Come on now,” he said. “I’m just having fun.”
“Right. Well, I’m not,” I countered, pushing through the crowd.
“Then let me make it up to you.”
“You know, as you pointed out earlier, I’m off crutches now, so you don’t have to walk me to my next class.” I gave him a pointed look. We were coming up on my classroom.
“Sera.”
He stepped in front of me, pulling his signature move, blocking my way, and putting his arms out to control my movement. He leaned in, took a step, and pushed me backward with his body until my back was against the floor-to-ceiling window of my classroom.
“I am no
