Chapter 24
Hate
Lucian didn't even realize when he lifted Artemis out of his seat until he slammed the boy into the wall, pinning him by the collar.
“Do you think this is a joke?”
Artemis let out a small wince. The professor did have amiable strength. He shouldn't even be surprised. It was, after all, the same man who took down eight boys on his own.
“Answer my question, dammit!” Lucian barked. Artemis flinched slightly. He had never seen the professor so angry. Did Laura mean that much to him?
“Tell me it was a stupid prank! That those were not actually her fingers…” Lucian demanded, but Artemis didn't utter a word. “Say it! Say you didn't get on a f*****g flight to her home to attack her! Say it!”
“Would that make you less angry?” Artemis asked. “If I said it wasn't her, would
