After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 22

The whole school was buzzing with gossip: Elara had gotten involved with some older guy

But just when everyone thought they had it figured out, Lysander threw a curveball and declared he was going after her too.

Nobody ever imagined lysander would have to chase anyone. Normally, a tilt of his head was all it took to have people scrambling to get his attention.

When Crispin shot him a look of disbeliel, Lysander raised an eyebrow. "What's your deal? Got something to say?"

"Me? No way!" Crispin replied, scrambling to sound casual. No way in hell he was about to voice his real opinion.

He was just stunned that it was Elara who'd caught Lysander's eye. It hit him like a ton of bricks-everything he'd done today was aimed at someone Lysander was interested in.

Suddenly remembering the snarky comments he'd tossed around earlier, Crispin wished the ground would just swallow himm

"Lysander, man, I had no ideal" he blurted out, sounding almost panicked. "If I'd known. I wouldn't have said all that crap to

hert

Lysander just gave a lazy shrug. "Doesn't matter. She's not into you, anyway."

Crispin blinked, taken aback. "Well, shit. That was straight to the point, he thought.

But then he noticed how serious Lysander looked, and his curiosity got the better of him. "So, uh... how's it going with her! Making any headway?"

Lysander let out a frustrated sigh. "She hasn't fallen for me, if that's what you're asking. He was being blunt. Even though he was her tutor now, he believed Elara clearly hadn't developed any feelings for him.

In his eyes, it was obvious her heart was still hung up on Asher. Lysander knew well he might just be a pawn in her little game to get a rise out of Asher,

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But as long as he could be of some use to her, he wasn't going to complain. Being close to her was enough for him, at least for

HOW.

Crispin followed Lysander's gaze over to where Elara stood gracefully in the crowd, her eyes locked in their direction.

The way she'd been calling out earlier, he'd almost believed she was one of Lysander's biggest fans. Now, though, it was clear Lysander was the one doing the admiring

uncovered some scandalous secret, while the ones involved were keeping their

speculation: [Could it

for Asher, practically throwing herself at him, and he didn't even give a damn. He couldn't

in every imaginable way-who'd somehow

out of his gym clothes, Asher stormed out, frustration written

one thing, but being so thoroughly upstaged by someone

close behind, wanting to say something to make him feel better, but they were just as stunned as Minutes ago, they would've sworn that Lysander would never give Elara the time

into Elara' How could he even

figured that no matter what

with Lysander suddenly stepping in, it was like the

Deest

If we'd cheered him on today, then who knows. As

gave a slight

seen the way Lysander had looked at her, with something more than just casual interest, and

her head, a small, knowing

Lysander had everything to do with stuff that happened before she traveled back in

for his feelings now, she had no clue. After everything with Asher, she wasn't about to make any assumptions. The last thing she wanted was to be the

their curious faces, Elara shrugged. "Relax, it's just that our families know each other, so we've stayed in

acting like it suddenly made sense, but one of them couldn't resist asking. "So, is it true your family's, like, seriously rich? We kind of

by a rich old guy, huh?" Elara cut

heard-how she'd been seen getting picked up from school

hell

guy to take

girls from other classes, Elara headed back to her own

in, she felt all eyes on her, but she was used to that by now. She casually took her

a sarcastic grin. "We lost the game, and you're still in such a damn good

trying to get a

into a lazy smile. "Well, you lost the game, not me. Why

see. You think you're special just because Lysander gave you some attention,

a soft laugh. "Aw, don't tell

guy's face tightened with frustration, and he snapped his mouth shut, unable to come up with a

came back into the classroom with Daphne

wit the most

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