Iniquity Approaches Book 2 of Iniquity Series~Complete~

Ch.9 Exposure

I left the library so fast I completely forgot to return the book I borrowed from the restricted section of the library earlier.

Keeping my head down as I walked and almost running into someone as I walked out of the library by accident.

I began walking quickly down the corridor unsure of where I was going. I just knew that I needed to get away from there. Soon after, I found myself in the dungeons, in one of the old unused classrooms. I quickly threw my bag on the desk and began pacing, rage stirring the box where I shut everything earlier.

"Calm down, Anna, calm-down. Don't let him get under your skin. Remember of the plans. Only one year and you shall be done with this. With all of this." I muttered to myself.

A voice behind me, made me freeze mid-step as I heard it. "You know if you want to hide out alone. You probably shouldn't have chosen somewhere like this. I know you, and this is the first place I'll look for you." He said, leaning against the doorway casually, his arms crossed over his chest, as I felt myself tense, my nails beginning to dig into the flesh of my palm.

"What do you want, Tom? First, you were avoiding me like I am the worst possible thing around here two days ago, and now you are following me around and won't leave me the hell alone? Why is that, Riddle? What could you possibly want from me, now?" I asked exasperated.

Frustration was getting the best of me as I wiped my face to find the ugly moister that was gleaming on the tips if my fingers.

I received silence as a response, letting me know that he was in fact following me, and needed something from me.

Knowing him, it was probably something that had captured his interest.

"Look, I don't have time to talk right now, I have somewhere else I need to be, and sadly it requires both of us to be there...so quit your annoying stalker tendencies and follow me." I said, willing myself to not feel the emotions I was feeling at that moment.

Willing myself to move from the spot I was standing in, I took the first deliberate steps and quickly left the room but not before grabbing my bag and slipping it onto my shoulder.

Quickly making my way towards the corridors, hiding in the dark parts of the passages.

When Tom realized where I was going he quickly grabbed my upper arm to pull me to a stop.

"You're the one who commanded everybody to meet at the edge of Black Lake tonight." He stated, unsurprised.

I smirked at him in response before turning back, ripping my arm out of his grasps and kept walking down the steep hill towards the edge of the forest.

The closer and closer I got to the Forbidden Forest, the closer I felt to the flicker that I had earlier in the library, causing me to smile in anticipation.

We walked quietly, not uttering a single word to one another.

When we finally did reach the edge of the lake, a well sized group was already waiting for us as we stepped into the small clearing.

Bellatrix turned and saw us as we edged closer to them.

She automatically began to bounce on the balls of her feet in anticipation, a wide, a cat-got-the-canary smile spreading on her thin lips.

Cissy looked over at her, following her gaze with her own and raised an eyebrow at her younger sister's antics, but then realized why and smiled too.

I made my way to them, expressionlessly. As I reached them, they formed a circle around me.

I felt a wide, smile spreading on my face. I could already feel their hesitance as I walked to them, now they began feeling unease.

"So, you all must be wondering why you were all called here." I spoke, my hands clasped behind my back together.