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"Kat, I’ to be a dick"

"I know, it just co up the road My voice was hoarse when I spoke next "I’ve got to go Mom’s horavel and hard, frozen ground Before I reachedshort, I sputtered, "I hate when you do that"

"Think about what I said, Kat" His gaze flickered overto prove"

"I don’t?"

Daemon said no, but it didn’t see to blow up in , one down from the point I’d stopped the branch in front of Blake to the moment I found Simon’s bloodied watch in his truck How ns that he was more than what he said he was? Too many And how many ti with Blake? Toomy eyes shut

And what had he meant about Blake? Did he really think I wanted to help hi I wanted to do was breathe the same air as Blake There was no way Daemon could be jealous No No No I’d have to spin kick him in the face if that was the case And then cry, because if he doubted me…

I couldn’t even think about that

Only one good thing had co else was… Well, it was the reason I couldn’t sit back and twiddle my thumbs

I turned onto my side, punched my pillow, and forced my eyes to stay closed

At the crack of dawn, I drifted off for what felt like seconds to only face the sun creeping throughed

A dull ache had taken up residency behind rabbed my books out of my locker, it hadn’t faded like I’d hoped I shuffled into trig and checked ht

Noand rested my chin in my hands Lesa was the first one in

Her nose wrinkled when she spotted me "Ew You look terrible"

"Thanks," I muttered

"You’re welco Hope you don’t have it"

I alhed Since Dae to Will, once et sick, which hy he had tried to force Daemon to mutate him

"Maybe," I said

"Probably that club you went to" She shivered

War my neck, and I averted my eyes like a wuss as Dae atfor about sixty-two seconds I counted them

He poked me in the back with his trusty pen

I twisted around, keeping le brow arched "You look well-rested"

He, on the other hand, looked like he norht You?"

Daemon popped the pen behind his ear and leaned forward "I slept for about an hour I think"

I lowered ht sucked for hi about it I started to ask, but he shook his head "What?" I said

"I haven’t changedyou had"

"No," I said, and the bell rang One last ful look, and I turned around Lesa shot ed Wasn’t like I could explain ere only exchanging a few syllables today That would be an entertaining conversation

When the bell rang, I debated ona run for the door but reconsidered when two denis filledry with him

I was such a loser

Dae as we left or e parted ways, and after each class he appeared out of freaking nowhere The same happened before bio, and he walked withover the heads of the students

"What are you doing?" I asked, finally tired of the silence

He shrugged his broad shoulders "Just thought I’d do the gentle and walk you to your classes"

"Uh-huh"

There was no response, so I peeked at him His eyes were narrowed and his lips pinched like he’d just eaten so sour I went up on ainst the wall next to the door, head tilted toward us, a cocky smile on his face

"I dislike him so very much," Daeered over to us "You guys look chipper for a Friday"

Daeh "Do you have a reason to be standing here?"

"This is my class" He jerked his chin toward the open door "With Katy"

Heat blew off Dae down his nose at Blake "You just love to push it, don’t you?"

Blake sed nervously "I don’t knohat you’re talking about"