Chapter 125

Astrid POV

I licked my lips, wondering what he meant by saying, “No, I don’t.” Did he mean he didn’t have a partner or he didn’t want to go anywhere?

“Okay,” I nodded **ly and started arranging my notes on the table. His proximity was causing me not to think straight, and I had to spend an entire hour with him. Other than that, the tension of dealing with Tracy was also weighing on me. If this continued, I would ask the teacher to change my biology schedule.

For the next hour, I became engrossed in how perfect Kael was. He had long fingers that skillfully did everything.

“You just watch,” he said and conducted the dissection of a frog. And I simply watched and took notes occasionally.

He cut the epidermis neatly, exposing the heart of the frog. After that, he pointed at other internal o**n*s and explained everything to me.

We finished much before the rest of the class and as soon as we submitted my work, Kael requested the teacher if we could leave, taking me by surprise.

“You are in a hurry,” the teacher said with a fond smile. “What is so important, Kael?” she asked.

Kael smiled back warmly, sexily, charmingly, and said, “I have football practice coming up in twenty minutes!”

“Oh!” The teacher was already impressed. “Then you may leave.” She glanced at me and said, “Do

You can-”

“She’ll be leaving with me,” Kael said, cutting off the teacher.

“Why?” she frowned.

Yeah, why? Even I had a crease on my forehead.

you

want to do some other experiment?

have to talk to Principal Henson,” Kael supplied his excuse. “Astrid is looking for extra credits for her college application, and I need a math tutor. So, I was

How do you know?” I blurted. I had talked to Principal Henson

“Principal Henson is going to

shook her head. “Well, I’d suggest

I also need Astrid

what other work he needed me for. And teaching him math? That would

him all the way to the dressing room, where

gave me his bag and said, “I’ll be going for practice. Can you take care of my stuff? I mean, since

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Chapter 125

with me to the

I take care of his bag? That’s what lockers were for. “I have

leaned over towards me and sniffed me. I leaned back and our gazes locked. “I know you don’t,

my biology practical class. And it wasn’t there. My mouth dropped open. “It was right there,” I said, bewildered as hell

on the field. I’ll be looking for you,” he said and disappeared inside the dressing room, leaving me gaping

awkward, strange, s**d and not to say flushed, I walked to the field on auto mode. Everything was happening way too quickly for me to make sense. I wondered if I should go to the

match his practice sessions? And why was

I closed my eyes and tipped my head up towards the sun, wonc going on. Memories of mom and dad flooded my mind. We were supposed to celebrate my eighteenth birthday on a cruise on v father had saved money. He was always indulging me, saying I was his sweet

Kael and found him staring at me intensely. The

“Kael is so handsome!”

wish he would crush

“Look at Aiden!”

at Toren. Man, I wish both of them do me

everything to grab the attention of

I was

a colossus in cleats. I couldn’t help tearing my gaze from him. Chiseled from marble, his muscles rippled under the sun like streams of molten bronze. His movements, and each stride, were filled with power and grace. With the ball at

that I completely forgot about my surroundings. My reverie was interrupted by the coach’s whistle. The girls and boys roared, and I realized the field had more spectators now. The practice session wasn’t over and so I knew I

new girl?” She crossed her arms across her chest and sauntered over to me, her smile a razor blade cloaked in honey. I heard her friends snickering behind me. They also came to sit

and hissed, “Don’t get any ideas about Kael. He’s mine. You’re

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