Loving Recklessly

y's

ded. I wasn't about to sit around and listen to Colony Reyes or anyone else for that matter. I grabbed my bag w

et out of

bout what had just happened in class, Colony's words still stinging in my ears, the way he'd looked

presence was like a constant buzz in th

to leave class early. I wasn't in the mood for a crowd. Still, it was t

nd me. My eyes instinctively scanned the room for my usual table, Charlotte was already there, surrounded

y he could make an entire room full of students look like a joke without even trying. But it wasn't just his attitude tha

irect challenge to eve

tare, he looked up. His eyes locked with mine across the room, and for a split second, it felt like time slowed down. It wasn't the usua

heat rising to my cheeks. No

d Charlotte's table, trying to ignore t

her eyes bright with gossip. "What's

ork into my salad a little more aggr

ght. I saw you looking at that new guy

h at hearing his name. "He's nothing. Just some scholar

e? Because you seem to be noticing him an

rk eyes scanning the cafeteria. For a moment, our gazes met again, and the air between

elf standing up, with

sed, but I didn't wait for her response. I grabbed my tray and headed toward

tep outside, I heard

Someone calle

e his voice but damnn, the voice was sending an unexpected shiver d

I snapped, trying

as suppressing a smile. "You left in

lone? You don't belong here, Colony. So why don't you take your..

u don't think I belong here, huh? Funny. You sure seem to be

between us made me freeze, my pulse spiking in a way I couldn't control. His scent was wood

moment, and I swore I felt a spark of so

e said, his voice dropping to a low, almost dangero

efused to let him see how his words affected

ng in even closer

thought he might actually kiss me. It was as if he was wait

d respond, a voic

! What the hell i

face was enough to make me take a step back from Colo

aid, his voice firm

ny looked at me stopped me. His eyes were dark and blank, bu

as to defend myself, that

. Harris led the way, muttering under his bre

e way he had made my heart race for no reason. But I co