-SERENA-
I get there a few minutes later to see Zane alone, bouncing a ball distractedly. He stops when I approach hesitantly. He spins it on his finger before he tosses it over his shoulder and walks towards me. He’s dressed in grey sweats and a white plain tee, but gods, does he just look so... his eyes narrow and I quickly look away, my cheeks flushing.
I adjust my hood, pulling it lower over my head and instead decide to keep my attention on his feet, and not the noticeable bulge of his- what is wrong with me!
“You are a liability right now. Something none of us need. If it was up to me, I’d have put you with Somers. At least he’d have been fine to babysit because I’m not.” His harsh tone cuts through me.
“Take it up with the headmaster or better the King, that way we both get what
