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I roll my eyes at her in my head and flip her off. She loves me.

Chapter 18

EVERETT

I follow Raven to her room after she finishes telling Lou about everything. Her reaction had me worried for a little bit, but as soon as Adler took away the fae glamour, she didn’t seem as freaked out. The guys are downstairs, and I’m a little smug about the fact that I managed to follow her first. I can hear Lou drilling them with questions, so they’ll be busy for a while.

“You know, I used to get in trouble if I had boys in my room.” Raven opens her door and grins at me over her shoulder.

“Who are they and what are their names?”

She blinks at my sharp tone. “Why?”

“Because I’ll kill them all.” I smirk when her mouth drops open and then go inside. Unlike the academy dorm, this room is filled with Raven. There are a few posters, a small painting, some pictures of her and Lou, a scent that is feminine and undeniably Raven, and a soft yellow quilt on her bed.

“You can’t kill the guys I used to date,” she whisper shouts and quickly shuts the door.

With a snort, I pick up a picture and stare at her smiling face. It’s the kind of smile that doesn’t reach the eyes, like she forced it for her aunt’s sake.

“That’s where you’re wrong, babe.” I give her a stern look, and she gets ready to lay into me, which makes me laugh out loud. “I’m joking! I wouldn’t kill them.”

She snaps her mouth shut and rolls her eyes.

“A few good punches should do the trick.”

“Everett!” Her voice rises an octave, and I bite my cheek to keep from laughing at her again. She’s so easy to rile up, and I love the way her eyes widen with incredulity.

Gently setting the picture back on her dresser, I go flop on her bed and stretch. “Lou is taking things well.”

I watch her stand at the end of the bed, fingers gripping the little post. “So far. There’s still time for her to call the cops.”

Now it’s my turn to roll my eyes. “Your aunt isn’t going to call the cops. That woman loves you.”

Raven’s lips quirk. “She’s amazing.”

Nodding, I put my hands behind my head and look at the ceiling which is white and cleaner than any of the academy walls. “I can see why you missed her so much. You’re lucky to have her.”

“I know.” Raven sits on the bed, nudging me with her elbow to scoot me over. I don’t budge because I quite like the feel of her thighs against my body.

“She’s lucky to have you too.”

“Ha. I ruined her life.”

“Yeah, right.” I run my palm over her leg. “You didn’t ruin anything.”

She sighs. “I caused enough problems; she almost gave up on me.”

“You keep trying to convince me that Lou doesn’t or didn’t love you, and you’re doing a pretty bad job of it. I wish my parents cared as much as she did.”

Her eyes slide to me, and I make a point to avoid them.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

Groaning, I run my hand over my face. “There isn’t much to say. My dad only cared about whether I’d get a football scholarship, and my mom was too busy cheating on him with the neighbor to see I hated every second of high school. When I graduated, I moved out and never really went back. Then I got bitten at some college party and the rest is Bad Moon Academy history.”

“I’m sorry,” she whispers, grabbing my hand and squeezing it.

I swallow. “It’s cool. Things could have been worse.”

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