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I nodded, looking around quickly, but there was no one near us at all It was only us and the volunteer librarian in the roo on the other side of the room at the counter "Yeah, I said what you told me to," I confirood then I hadYou should be in the clear now They won’t question it The policenisedand he wouldn’t have questioned it," he boasted, shrugging easily

"Thanks for doing that, Luke Even though you’re now gonna be in trouble with Alex for it probably" I sratefully My eyes drifted down to his mouth as he ate, I watched his lips as he licked off a crumb from the corner of his mouth I’d never wanted to kiss hithe short distance I didn’t know

"You don’t need to keep thanking me" He shoved in his last mouthful of food and opened his drink "Beth had her interview too already She went at the sa the our whole year or just people who knew her" We sat there for the rest of lunch, speculating about ould get called and when and what the police would learn froet any of the book read, but if I was honest I wouldto Luke anyway

The afternoon passed differently to theus to lessons, they made everyone do a kind of study hall, quiet tiht to borrow the book I’d started at lunchti that while other students around n day or just doodled in their notebooks

Thankfully, with the whole silence is golden thing, I hadsixth period a balled up piece of paper sailed across the roo rossed inbehind his hand I scowled at hiot a smirk in return before he pointed down at the paper discreetly

I sighed, closingwith the paper The teacher looked up, raising one eyebrow in question I stuffed the note upapologetically With a bored expression she turned away, obviously satisfied that I wasn’t up to anything sinister When I was confident that she wasn’t going to look, I pulled out the note and unscrewed it, flattening it out and seeing Zach’satit intoback into his seat "What you reading?" heatas he crinkled his nose distastefully and rolled his eyes at ain for the rest of the lesson

When the final bell went I sent a quick text to Alex, reht He replied that he was going training anyway but that I was in trouble when I got ho o home at all Hopefully he wouldn’t tell rounded forever Mind you, after so me all that stuff and what happened to Chester, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I wasn’t grounded forever anyway as a safety precaution!

Zach slinked over toa chair on the way instead of walking around it "Studying tiroaned as alked out of the classroom

I smiled at his dejected tone and opened ainst the wall outside the door "Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked, confused

"Hey, baby," he greeted "Caive you a ride hoht," he said, already reaching to takefrorasped thin air "I’ ho hihoether with an audible click as his eyes flicked behind ainstwas slid off of my shoulder, and I looked around quickly to see that it was Zach that had taken it "I got it froly

Luke’s eyes narrowed as he stepped closer Panic built up instantly because the annoyance and anger was plain to see on Luke’s face as he glowered just over ht shoulder "Make sure you take care of her," he ordered "Don’t let her out of your sight"

Zach grinned and did a hly coiving hi lot "I’ll be fine, Luke Please stop worrying about ed "I’ll see you to to Zach "Coested I couldn’t wait to be out of this place and away fro and out of the front doors as he dug in his pocket, pulling out his bike keys "So, had a good day?" he asked casually, as if justconversation and didn’t knohat a horrible day I’d actually had

I sighed and nodded as welot "Brilliant You?" I replied sarcastically