I’d never really liked going into school cafeterias. Throughout my life, they’d been a place where I was ridiculed. These days, they weren’t so bad. I’d found my place in the pack, and I had friends and a kick-ass mate. But as Dastien stepped into the crowded cafeteria, I wanted to crawl into a hole and hide.
Being carried was a horrible idea. “Put me down. Now.”
He tightened his arms around me, cradling me against his chest. “No.” Everyone stopped and stared. Not just one or two or twenty people.
Everyone. Every single person.
What was I supposed to do? Apologize for pulling all that power? Make a speech?
“Say something¸” Dastien whispered into my ear.
God. This was so not what I wanted to do. “Will you put me down?” “No.”
“Fine.” This wouldn’t be humiliating at all. I cleared my t
