“REAPER,” Viper squealed as I finally forced myself to head back to our room.
I spent an embarrassing amount of time standing in that dark classroom, mulling over how I ended up in this situation.
And reliving those short moments where Ghost was everything I needed him to be.
Her dainty arms wrapped around my body in a death grip, effectively squeezing the air out of my lungs. She pulled away quickly, glancing over my face, lifting my arms up, and spinning around to my back.
“Thank the Goddess,” she huffed, her ocean blue eyes looking relieved. “I was terrified when you didn’t come back right away that something had happened.”
“All in one piece over here.” I forced out, knowing damn well that more than ‘something’ happened while we were gone; It’s just not what she thinks.
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