Gods, she really hated fire.
“Someone’s coming!”A shout came behind her and startled Wave enough that her shield fell.Elena took full advantage and threw a fist-sized ball of blue fire at her cheek.
“Shit!”Wave gasped and then moaned when a thin sheet of ice covered her.
“What the fuck are you doing?”Irishen roared as he ran toward them.
Wave’s eyes were blurry with tears, but she still saw the sneer on Elena’s face.
“Teaching your little slut a lesson,” she spat.
The ice over her burned cheek soothed the pain, and Wave wished she could roll around in it.It helped to calm her powers, and her siren seemed more interested in Irishen than Elena now.
“Get the hell away from her,” Irishen said, voice so cold it crackled in the air.Or was it the ice wall that now formed around Wave?She couldn’t focus on the couple snapping at each other when his ice invaded all her senses.
Irishen’s cold palm cradling her aching cheek pulled her back to the present.Wave blinked and looked around her, but the street was once again empty and quiet.No sign of Elena or her friends, nor a flicker of fire in sight.
“Are you alright?”he asked, taking her in.
“I’m fine,” Wave replied automatically.
Irishen frowned and more cold stroked over her burned flesh.It felt like that kicked her healing into overdrive, and the pain vanished in seconds.Wave had to fight against the urge to lean into the touch.
“I’m walking you home,” Irishen announced.It was a statement, not a question, and Wave wanted to argue, but the words froze on her tongue.There was worry in his eyes.
“Fine,” she muttered.She didn’t expect his shoulders to relax or the way her stomach clenched when he stroked her cheek with the tip of his finger.
What was wrong with her?
Frowning, Wave started to walk toward her dorm, and Irishen followed.
“Seriously, are you all right, morsel?The fire—”
“The burns weren’t that bad,” Wave muttered, trying to downplay her healing.
“Uh-huh,” Irishen hummed, not sounding like he believed her, but he didn’t push her for more.It was a surprisingly comfortable silence.And his hand felt cool against her palm.She liked the feel of him.
That made Wave jerk her hand free and scowl at the prince.Irishen just sighed and kept walking.When she realized she was staring at his ass in the slacks and the way his shoulders filled the dress shirt—seriously, who dressed like that all the time—she snarled and hurried to catch up.
She needed to get her head examined.There was no way she was attracted to the ice prince.
Chapter 29 – Jarred
JarredwasworriedaboutWayla.After the shielding lessons, which had been another utter failure on her part, she had looked pissed off at herself.He had talked her into staying over and having pizza with the rest of them, but even then, she had been quiet and left home early.
Now, Jarred was driving around aimlessly to clear his head.His phone chirped, and Jarred parked the bike and pulled out his phone.
“Chrissy?”he answered.
“Is Wayla with you?”
“No.She left to go home almost an hour ago.”
“Shit, shit, shit.”
Jarred had never heard Chrissy curse.“What is it?”
“Okay.I’m so going to get in trouble for this, but she’s not home and…”
