MARA’S POV
I should follow him.
That was the thought that was swarming through my head as I trailed behind Ares. I was keeping a safe distance, trying my best to keep my steps light. Every nerve in my body was screaming at me to stop following him and just go back home, to pretend like I hadn’t noticed how suspicious he was behaving. But now that I had seen his weird behavior, I couldn’t turn back.
Ares would occasionally glance to his sides, like he was scared someone might notice him.
We kept walking, and the abandoned building that was beside the main school building loomed in front of us. It was old and unkempt. The grass was overgrown and vines crawled over the cracked walls, threatening to swallow the entire building in green. Students usually avoided this part of the school.
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