MERRIELYNN.
It had been four days since I accidentally marked Cormac.
Four days of trying to avoid him, pretending like nothing had changed, and hoping he’d do the same.
We passed each other in the halls like strangers, but every time, I could feel the tension crackling between us, pulling tighter and tighter, like a rubber band about to snap. My heart raced every time I saw him, but I kept my head down and walked by as if he wasn’t there. If he noticed, he didn’t show it.
At least, not until after lunch that day.
I was heading to class, my stomach still twisting from the nerves that came with knowing Cormac was somewhere nearby. I’d seen him sitting with his friends, laughing like nothing was wrong, but every now and then, I’d catch him looking my way. His gaze burned through me, a
