Shyla's POV:
"Shyla!"
I turned and saw the last person on the planet I expected to see: Ish.
He raced from the courtyard, urgency etched across his face. His hazel eyes locked on mine. There was an obvious tension in the air, and Orlando and Kellen frowned at his frantic approach.
I was surprised he wanted to see me, especially after the last time he tried to talk to me and was dragged out of the room like a criminal. Nevertheless, he has become somewhat of a friend. I shook off my shock, and a smile spread across my face as I started walking toward him. Kellen swiftly intervened.
"We need to go; we don't have time for all these interruptions! First Orlando, then the professor, and now Ish?"
"Come on, Kellen, be reasonable!"
"No," he said, yanking my hand and walking me toward t
