Chapter 3Cord
It was uncomfortable, standing on display in front of everyone. At home, he was modest. Cord was athletic and toned, but all his friends made fun of him for never taking off his clothes. Only when he was planting did he take off his shirt in private. Now everyone was looking at him, and he wasn’t sure if it was a compliment or if he was doing something wrong.
Cord did his best to look out at the ball and ignore the others. Adin was easy to overlook. His body was desirable, but he looked at Keir and Cord disgusted. Keir, well, Cord realized he could not think of Keir let alone look at him without reacting. He admired how little Keir seemed to think of the elite around them. He was beautiful. Cord found himself tongue twisted and nervous.
The other two seemed sure of themsel
