Chapter 0023

Chapter 0023

We sit at Dot’s table for dinner. Damien Joins Sunny and another group at the next table. Sunny elves me a small wave, which I return. I choose a carbonara–type dish with garlic bread and chocolate cake for dessert. Dot is unusually quiet, she avoids eye contact with me and I start to feel worried. Had I made that much of a fool of myself in the assembly that she doesn’t want to be seen with me anymore?

“Dot, is everything okay?” I ask nervously.

“Yes,” she answers a little too quickly.

“I’m sorry if 1…” I begin but she holds up her hand, stopping me. Then she taps her ear and glances around the room. I frown at her and she repeats the motion.

says

in confusion and then back to her. She rolls her eyes in exasperation and pulls out her phone. Seconds later my phone buzzes

listening and someone is reporting back to Deacon. I’m the one that should be apologising. Can we talk later? Have Theo bring you to my

“I

session with Professor June after dinner, but I could come after that?‘ I

you then‘ she quickly replies. I show the messages to Theo and Luke and

I look over to the unbonded table and notice Mason is still missing, that table is getting less crowded with every meal. First Theo left it, then Mason and Luke, followed by the three that were suspended this morning. My eyes scan across the remaining unbonded. I wonder if any of them will be sitting at our table by this time tomorrow. My eyes stop on a copper–haired man, he’s the only one who’s not staring at me. The guy next to him nudges him to get his attention and then nods in my direction. The

Axel,” Theo leans in close to me and whispers.

chance to see what he wrote. “You can see it when I’m done,” he laughs, obviously catching me trying to take a peek.

in fake

attention of the rest of his team. We give them a moment to say goodbye to their bonds and then we leave the hall, ready

an older lady who looks like she

finally meet you,” She greets me with a warm

nice to meet you too, and thank you for agreeing to work with me out of the normal schedule. I desperately

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