~ Sylara's POV ~
The days ran by so quickly until the weekend finally arrived. Ashley had practically begged me to spend it at her place, but I couldn't face her. I’d declined, fabricating a lie about a sudden running stomach and wanting nothing more than to stay in bed.
The ugly truth was that the guilt was eating me alive. Every time I looked at her, I saw the pinky promise we’d made, and the secret of not telling her about Nick.
And as for Nick... he had vanished.
He hadn't shown up to a single lecture since our explosive encounter in the alcove. Another professor had stood in his place all week.
I was really worried about him because he didn't show in school for the entire week. I was almost tempted to unblock his number and demand to know if he was okay. But I forced my fingers a
