Reading Between the Lines

Chapter 14: Onions

Sarvani's POV-

I think we've just spent 5 minutes staring at each other. What am I doing with my life?

Prashanth's Soulstone is still poking my neck, and his eyes are still glowing that bluish-purple shade as he stares at me.

"Guys?" Vinnie waves her hand in front of us, snapping us out of it.

I wish I could go back to the staring. For a second there, I almost forgot that I have a Niagara Falls-level nosebleed right now.

"Sarvani, are you sure you're okay?" Abhi asks me concernedly while he gets me another paper towel.

"I'm good! It's just my nose," I dismiss as he clenches his teeth at my face. The bleeding is starting to slow down a little, but I'm sure that my face looks like an upside-down volcano right now.

"Do you see this mystic shit happening?" Prashanth points to his eyes and the necklace frantically, his accent going all over the place. He squeezes his eyes and opens them, letting them go back to the brown-blue color that I secretly wanted to view up close. This is when I take the time to...

see who I'm dealing with.

Prashanth is tall, but he's the same height as Naishal and shorter than Abhi. He looks around 6'1'' or even 6'1'' and a half. Lowkey, my delusional self taught that the mysterious new guy would be a giant or something, but it makes me feel a little better that he's a pretty average tall dude. For a guy here, at least. I'm still tall enough to match him with a good pair of heels, but this is the first time a guy has a clear height difference compared to me.

"We're not blind, Prashanth. This is crazy!" Divya expresses in shock before he takes a quick breath, reverting his eyes back to those beautiful brownish-blue ones.

Even if we're not saying any words to each other, our eyes do all the talking. His gaze travels across my entire body, making no expression as he does so. I do the same, taking my time to look at this interesting new guy.

Just as I thought, this guy is even more beautiful up close. He's just wearing a red long-sleeved dri-fit that hugs his torso pretty well, along with some dark gray sweats that make his legs look extra long.

He's not buff, though. He has a leaner build similar to Vaibhav and Naishal. Even then, the guy clearly works out. His arm muscles bulge through the thin fabric of the shirt, and I can spot the signature lacrosse calves from anywhere.

His face is a whole other story, though. It has all kinds of features that I didn't expect to be paired together, but it all works when they come as one: angular jawline, sharp cheekbones, fluffy hair, thin curved eyebrows, an upturned button nose, moles on his cheek and thin lips, and hooded blue and brown eyes. It's an actual geometric wonder how sharp his jawline is.

The fact that I'm using math to describe someone's looks is justification that I'm in too deep.

I know I'm annoying with the eyes, but they're just captivating. The baby blue around his pupil complements the outer dark brown ring to a T, brightening the color and making it appear more vivid as they look at my face. I've seen heterochromia before because of Serafina's hazel and brown eyes, but seeing his eyes, I wonder why I went through my life without seeing them like that. They're beautiful.

He's just so pretty. His face is so immaculate and delicate, and his presence screams confidence. He looks like a prince.

Well, his family works with the Indian Lycan council. But still, this man is a masterpiece. I've seen cute guys, but not like this! No one's ever taken my breath away like this. I'm just not able to look away. I thought we couldn't get any hotter than the group, but he somehow managed to be even more gorgeous. That's impossible!