So fucking hot, and I was worried for nothing.
…And he isn’t my boyfriend, so stop acting like he’s here for any reason other than an act.
“Where were you?” I ask him softly as we group behind the other guys, ready to walk over.
It seems like he was rushing to get here. His face isflushed, and he was in a hurry. But his eyes tell a different story. There’s a soft, serene look on his face.
“I went to meet with Callum,” he says.
“What the fuck?”
“Don’t worry about it. The situation is under control.”
My head is swimming as we walk outside and down the front steps behind the other guys. Niko laces his hand in mine and I remind myself again not to get used to how good it feels.
“You didn’t tell me you were going to see him.”
“Because I knew you’d worry about it. But I took care of it.”
Thoughts race through my mind. “What was it like?”
“Short. Simple. He tried to get me back and I denied him like I always do. He gave vague threats, likehealways does.”
“You’re not telling me what you actually said?—”
“I told him that if he ever tries to interact with you again, I will end his life.”
When I look over at Niko, I can see his breath faintly in the cold air.
I don’t know how serious he is about what he just said. He looks utterly gorgeous, and at the same time, I’m hit with the realization that I don’t know Niko all that well.
Niko’s always been rebellious.
Everyone knew that.
But I have no idea how far he’d truly be willing to go.
I could be holding hands with someone capable of killing.
Suddenly it feels like I have electricity in my bones, like the whole world just went into a hyper-real Technicolor around me.
I listen to every shake of the trees in the wind, everyfaint peal of laughter coming from the group of guys ahead of us.
I feel the warmth of Niko’s hand on mine.
So warm.
And being with him is the best thing I’ve felt in my life.
The mix of thoughts is potent and terrifying. I feel safer than I’ve felt all week as I walk hand-in-hand with Niko toward Student Hall, and I wonder if I’m being protected by a monster who I just happen to be on neutral terms with.
If I ever were to get on Niko’s bad side…
What would it be like?
How dangerous is it to be on his bad side?
“You look so fucking good in that suit,” he says, turning toward me and breaking me from my thoughts.
