Crimson Secrets

I arched a brow. "Are you actually going to explain yourself, or are you just going to stand there looking conflicted?"

He shot me a look, but there wasn't much heat behind it. He let out a breath, shaking his head. "I don't like seeing you with him."

I frowned. "Cole?"

"Yeah." His voice was flat. "I don't trust him, nor do I really like him."

I narrowed my eyes. "Well, that's your problem, not mine."

His jaw ticked, and for a second, I thought he was going to argue. Instead, he let out a rough chuckle, tilting his head slightly as he studied me. "You really don't get it, do you?"

I crossed my arms. "Get what?"

He takes a step closer, closing some of the space between us. His voice lowered, his tone almost teasing-but there was something else beneath it, something dangerous. "He looks at you like he wants something."

My breath caught, though it took everything in me to keep my expression even. "And?"

He scoffed, shaking his head. "And you're acting like that doesn't mean anything."

I rolled my eyes. "You're being ridiculous."

"Am I?" He leaned in just a fraction, enough that I could feel the warmth radiating from him. "You really don't see it?"

I swallowed, my pulse quickening despite myself. "See what?"

His gaze flickered to my lips for the briefest second before meeting my eyes again.

"That you drive people crazy, without even trying."

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Elodie woke in an alley, blood on her hands and no memory of the night before. Taken to Noxus Fawn, a supernatural academy, she searches for answers about her past. But as secrets unravel, danger lurks in the shadows. Will she find the truth-or die trying?

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