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But when I thought about that uid power, and sheer, twisted charisin to understand There was so that drew me in even as it repulsed h I hated everything they stood for

Evil shouldn’t be allowed to exist in such pretty packages It made it hard to see the devils underneath

“Hey Are you okay?”

Leah’s voice broke throughI blew out a deep breath, puffing my cheeks

“Yeah I’ot lunch I think I’ry”

Sympathy twisted her delicate features “Yeah, I heard about that I think everyone’s heard about it by now Oh, here!” She swung her backpack around to her front and dug around inside it before coranola bar “Myto eat with ive her shit for it… but it actually comes in handy pretty often”

She handed it toall threehall, whichdinner too I couldn’t avoid it forever, but I didn’t have another fight in me today

We veered around the side of Ha toward the Wastelands—or the haven, as I’d begun thinking of it It ht’ve felt unfortunate at first to be stuck in a dor I was now a social pariah,into any of the Princes over here

“What’s the blond one’s na curious But it’s better to know your eneht?

Leah’s gaze shot to me before she answered “That’s Finn He’s captain of the football team He’s a major player I’d warn you to stay away fro, but…” Her freckled nose scrunched up “I guess that won’t really be a problem”

A weird feeling of regret settled in my stomach at her words, and I did my best to shove it down Would I really have been interested in Finn if he hadn’t joined in with his friends in torht shade of “rich prick”?

Yes

…Fuck

Well, that would be a secret I’d take to the darave If I let him know I’d been interested in any way, I was sure he’d find a way to use that to torture me too

Better to just keep a distance from all of them