Page 31 of Angel I Am Not

“It does not creep.”

Luc glanced back at her. “It absolutely creeps.”

Ari rolled her eyes, but a smile was already pulling at her mouth as she fell into step between us. For a few seconds, we walked in relative silence, her shoulder brushing mine every now and then when the crowd forced us closer.

Then she looked up at me. “Why haven’t I been sent to the others yet?”

My smile faded.

“Because Dante knew exactly what would happen here.”

Her brows pulled together. “Meaning?”

“Meaning he sent you to Pride and Wrath first and then gave us three days without checking in.” I glanced at Luc, but he didn’t disagree. “That wasn’t an accident.”

Ari’s pace slowed. “So he’s waiting for something?”

“He’s always waiting for something.”

She looked ahead, chewing on whatever thought had just entered her head. I caught her lightly by the arm before she could drift into another student and redirected her toward the building.

“Whatever it is, he’ll call soon and act surprised you’re still here.”

“And then?”

“Then we find out which asshole he sends you to next.”

She looked up sharply. “Gluttony?”

I grinned. “Still thinking about that?”

“You told me there was literally a demon named Gluttony and then refused to explain.”

“That sounds like a problem for after class.”

“You both suck.”

Luc pushed open the door to the building and looked back at us. “Can we please make it through one lecture without starting another argument?”

“No promises,” Ari said.

I laughed and followed her inside, knowing there was no fucking chance I was going to focus on anything other than the tight little ass of my mate stuffed into that lavender dress.

Ariuk

Nick and Luc weren’t joking when they said they weren’t going to let anyone near me. It was quite hilarious watching these demons fight off the many humans who wanted a chance at me. After all, whatever was happening with my Temptation essence plus the remnants of everything Heaven had spent years calling angelic was drawing everyone in. I’d drawn attention on Earth before, but never like this. Whatever had fully awakened after Heaven cast me out and Dante opened my essence had taken something that used to simmer beneath the surface and turned it all the way up.

Including the lovely demons who had sworn up and down that they weren’t going to touch me in public.

Well, Luc had sworn.

Nick had just grunted, which meant he hadn’t truly agreed, and the only way I knew this was the fact that he had his hand snaked in between my legs, resting dangerously close to the apex of my thighs. His breathing had become more labored the longer we sat in this class called Chemistry and I had started shifting uncomfortably as the undying need to soothe the ache between my legs grew.

My back arched as a particularly gnarly shock made my core clench, my nipples pebbling, chafing against the fabric of my clothing.

Luc glanced over, frowning at the two of us, knowing full well what Nick was doing. He leaned over, trying to be discreet. “Your fucking eyes are glowing, Ari, and that’s not natural. Nick, if you don’t take your fucking hand—”

His fingers tightened around the pen in his hand hard enough to crack the plastic.