“Then there are Sinister and Zahir bringing up the rear.They are both incubi.I think most of the student body has fantasized getting in the middle of those two at one point or another.”
Wave resolved at that moment to stay far away from those two.Well, all of them, but incubi had a bigger chance of discovering her secret.She whipped her head around and stuffed a fry into her mouth.
“Delicious,” she said.
Salis snorted at her.“Yeah, right.”
“So, you’ve been between them?”Wave prodded.Salis looked scandalized and blushed at the same time.
“No!”
“Why not?”
“Angel, remember?”
“Nuh-uh,” Wave huffed, waving that away.“Spill.”
Salis was slowly turning beetroot red, but when Wave didn’t relent until he choked out quietly.“I’d rather watch.And I like women too.”
“You naughty boy,” Wave giggled delightedly.
“Why did I tell you that?I barely know you,” Salis groaned.
“Because I’m delightful,” Wave teased, and her siren side didn’t hurt either, even when she wasn’t actively using it against Salis.She liked the angel, and she didn’t manipulate her friends like that.Ever.
“Uh oh.”Salis choked for real this time.“Incoming,” he whispered, eyes wide and disbelieving.
“What?”Wave had time to say, and then a deep voice spoke behind her.
“Ms.Spinwell.”
She dropped her fry into her drink, cursed, and whirled to face Jarred.A ball of water formed on her palm without thought and left it just as thoughtlessly.It hit Jarred square in the face.
“I told you to stop doing that,” she hissed at him.Gasps rippled through the hall.Jarred calmly wiped his face and then leaned over Wave to grab her napkin from the table to finish the job.That put him in her space in a way that made Wave clench her teeth.
He smelled delicious, and when his arm brushed hers, the heat that radiated from the contact almost made her gasp out loud.She tried to twist out of the way, but Jarred leaned down and caged her between himself and the table.His arms bracketed her from both sides, so the only way to escape was to slide under the table.
For a second, Wave seriously entertained the idea.
Then she glared at Jarred.“Move.”
“No.”His reply was calm and simple.Wave twisted in her seat so she was no longer facing him or his lips that were way too close.“That’s two times now that you’ve attacked me without provocation, little spirit,” he murmured into her ear.A droplet of water fell from his hair and landed on Wave’s neck, making her shiver.
“M-mr Whitfurst—” Salis tried to come to her rescue, but Mr.Too-Hot-Jerk just shook his head.
“Stay out of this, angel.”
“Don’t talk to him like that,” Wave snapped and twisted to face him again.She refused to cower away, even if that would have been the smart move.Something about Jarred made it impossible to let things go.Jarred’s eyes fell to her lips and slowly lifted to meet her eyes with a slight smirk.
“What are you going to do about that?”
“Shut you up,” Wave snapped.No, that comment wasn’t going to win her any comeback prizes, but it was the best she could do.Her siren side reared its head, wanting to help.The rest of her wasn’t interested, at all.Not one bit.
Jarred’s mouth was turning into an even wider smirk when Wave reached out and grabbed his neck.The most effective way to silence a male as hot as Jarred was to kiss him breathless.It would be such a hardship.
Wave pulled his mouth down to meet hers.Thank gods and all things holy, there weren’t any rules about TA liaisons.Human school administration would have an aneurysm over this.
Yes, Wave had checked.In fact, she had spent considerable time combing over the rules and regulations.Like fatal force spells.She liked to know the field she was playing in.
