We walk inside to a grand entrance and I am immediately wrapped in a hug. I can’t see anything around the soft material covering my whole head, burying my face in a chest.

“You have no idea how good it is to see you. I thought we were all going to go crazy not being able to check in or see you at all this summer.”

Xander releases me from the stranglehold he has on me and holds me out at arms distance, giving me a once over clearly checking for lasting damage.

grip on my shoulders making it difficult to do anything.

through the main halfway that could easily fit hundreds of people, like a banquet hall. But got no better look at it before he had me flying up the grand set of stairs to the balcony overlook. Just when I thought he was going to stop and show me something exciting he turned another corner and started down a hallway that was dimmer than the entryway. We flew past doors and I thanked the

are we going, Xander? Are you trying to rip my arm off?” I went for

just kept moving. Like he was trying to get away from someone, he dodged in and out of hallways

in a little alcove in who knows what part of the castle. Then he spins me around and grabs my shoulders again. “Who hurt you,

friend asks a question like that. You have been hanging around Cameron, Dakota and Oliver a little

arms around myself to stifle the chill that just ran through me. It felt like the same wall of separation that was between me and the guys before I left shot up between Xander and I at that moment. I don’t want to do this here. I’m a new me, I’m away from all of that for just a little while. I want to pretend that the whole situation doesn’t exist. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm my nerves and bring back my patience. He has been with the guys this whole time, I’m sure they have asked about me or if he can get any info on me from his parents. I don’t want to be ‘checked-up’ on for my brother and his friends’ benefits. I want someone to check in on me because they

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