Ayla
“I need to go to the Academic Office to turn in some documents.”
River stopped walking. His brows pulled together—an expression I’d been seeing a lot every time I mentioned anything related to my classes.
Honestly, it was partly my fault. I kept pushing myself to catch up on the assignments I’d missed while I was in the hospital. One of my feet was still swollen because I insisted on walking anyway. Then it hit me—I hadn’t told him about Professor Lurentz’s extra class.
For a second, his face shifted—first blank, then the corner of his mouth tugged up slightly, like he was holding something back. Which only made me more confused. Guys always thought in a way I could never quite decode. And River… his silence could be so intimidating.
If I had to rank all the quiet guys I’d ever m
