Marked As Theirs
Chapter 45
Veronica's POV
The break had ended too fast and I didn't like it.
I sighed as I made my way back to class, the mid-day sun up in the sky.
I entered the hallway and pushed the door to our class open, and walked in, trying not to notice Carsin already at his seat—like he’d been here for years, not hours.
Tch.
His seat was right beside Seraphina, in Aaron's column. I could feel him even before I looked. The way you feel when something keeps tugging at your chest. He didn’t look back this time, but I knew he knew I was here.
I moved down my column, my usual seat between Taylor and that girl who always smelled faintly like mint and vanilla lotion.
Adnam entered the class and sat behind me, not saying a word.
Better.
Okay. Not that BETTER.
Because I
