Evee turned away from Adrian and walked back down the hall to stunned to process what had just happened. She stopped after turning the corner and leaned up against the wall.
What the hell was that? His eyes were black!?
Her eyes widened and she started breathing heavily clutching at her chest, the tiny gem pendant still cool against her skin even though she could feel her temperature rising from anxiety. Adrian had seemed nothing but annoyed by her very existence from the moment she had met him, where did the sudden switch come from? When Cali and Celeste had come out in swimsuits, he’d just become embarrassed trying to avoid them. It was like the sight of her in a swim suit had turned him into a different person entirely.
He's my boss, and he seems like a jerk, he’s basically just trea
