That afternoon, I slowly spilled into the campus auditorium with the rest of the school. I’d taken Valentin’s robe back to my dorm and changed into a sweatsuit. I’d pulled the hood high over my head as I walked in so no one would notice me. I’d already heard a plethora of students cursing my existence on the walk there.
Just then, a hand darted out and yanked me out of the crowd and into the vestibule. I yelped and threw my hands up immediately but I was only meet with the stern, hard face of Maximus.
Something about his face immediately soothed me. I threw my arms around his neck and buried myself in his arms. His hands came around my back and ran down mine spine. He pulled back slightly to press his forehead to mine.
“I’ll kill him,” he said into my cheek. “I’ll kill every one of the
