Chapter thirty one. Vida's POV. I swiftly averted my gaze, my eyes scanning the room in a bid to avoid eye contact with Jake. I felt a growing sense of discomfort in the class, my mind reeling with the unsettling thought of how I ended up on Jake's radar. "How did I get on Jake's bad side?" I groaned inwardly, my hand instinctively rising to my forehead in a gesture of dismay. Just then, Kieran's concerned voice broke through my thoughts, "Is everything okay, Miss Vida?" I nodded curtly, not wanting to burden him with my troubles, my eyes still steadfastly avoiding Jake's gaze. I breathed a sigh of relief as the class finally ended. I gathered my things and headed out of the classroom, lost in thought. The incident with Sienna had left me shaken, but Kieran 's defense had boosted m

