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amplified the uneasiness I felt in every bone of my body. Gian attempted to hit Devon in

't arguing, Colter. He was contentedly watching the other tw

hen I first met him at the dorm made me stop myself to continue any furthe

grin before he leaned forward and

from across the table, eyes narrowed on us,

the tabletop on my other side, which caused me to leap up an inch off the

already met him...'' Devon introduced the n

Would you mind moving down a little bit? You and Colter take up the space of o

to Colter. He barely glanced up from eating blueberries. Kaden settled in on my other side and started eating t

ian questioned while tearing open a bag of cookies and stuffing

and shifted forward in his seat. I, on the othe

efore Devon could speak, grabbing the bag

en, but instead he only spared a dry look at Kaden who was now taking

formed into a sneer. ''Yes, Mike... than

ulders further when Kaden's smile widened. ''Mike,

Gian inquired, a curious exp

go. I couldn't take my eyes off of Gian's intense gaze or Devon's smirk, so I

m. ''What happened?'' he repeated Gian's question, and I glan

threw a pencil at the face of our Chemistry instructor, and the poor him lef

wide eyes shifted to me at that point, which caused the blush

ith a stronger emphasis. ''And it wa

white teeth. ''We have no idea whether or not Professor Roberts will ever return.

horrified. ''What? No way! I h

Your voice is almost on the verge of crackin

g embarrassment that was building up inside of me. I gave a slight shake of the head a

n mentioned it casually, and it required every last bi

Colter, who was sitting next to me, to snort. Thankfully, Gian did not appear to

second apple from the bowl. ''Take it down a notch. Mike and I came by to

d up and cast a suspicious glance in Gian's direction because it was technically his food, but he was once again looking

d fuzzy, so I rubbed my palm over my bindings to get rid of the sensation. Because of my father's conservativ

myself looking down at my lap in an attempt to divert my attention from the unex

keep my eyes open so that t

ould sense him looking over my head at the other boy

...'' he answered

extended an offer for more cookies, which I

t there silently eating while Kaden kept handing the cookies to me, and then I reached into the bag without looking

e displayed across the screen. Hoping I wasn't being rude but also fully aware of how Gian's nose had been rubbing up against

ou to tell me about what's happening to you and Devon Kai!'

k a message, and his eyes snagged on my phone. ''Ho

ing fire, and it was yet another sign that I needed to be more caref

hone back into my pocket without transmitting the message I had typed for Rina

tension in my shoulders. ''I'm done. You eat them..

. There was still half a bag left, and the

all-clear signal, I grabbed another cookie and popped it in my mouth before turning to

g back to his phone, but when I looked to the guy next to him, Gian

a beat as I waite