Page 15 of Secret

His eyes are darker than the blue I’m used to, and the effect has me breathless. He looks like an avenging angel.

“We will talk later tonight. I’ll come over, all right?” he asks breathlessly and pushes a stray bit of hair out of my face.

“I don't know,” I say, worrying about my brothers.I bite my lip in a nervous habit. I can’t risk annoying them now, and this would.

As if he can sense that, or as if he is worried about me, he says,“Meet me in the garden when I say I'm leaving the house. There is a tree house. A massive one, you couldn’t have missed it. I’ll meet you there, and oh, can I have your phone?”

I have seen the tree house, and it’s more like an adult house. Sebastian said our dad built it after their mum left, to distract them, and, well, it’s big because there are four of them. The banging happens again, but Blake ignores it.

I hand him my phone, and I hear his ringing in his pocket a few seconds later.

I get back my phone, and Blake kisses me again in a slower, sweeter way.But I'm still aware someone is waiting, so I push him back. I get a classic, hot-boy smirk, then he runs his hands through his hair in thought, which has the delightful effect of bringing his top up and I'm suddenly staring at some lovely abs.

Blake ignores this, or doesn’t see me drooling, and opens the door to an angry-looking teacher I haven't met.

“Thanks for finally opening the door, Mr. Frost, and who's this?” she gestures to me but not looking away from Blake. The woman is dressed in a full suit with short, dark-brown hair. I would guess she is around her mid-thirties but seems a lot stricter.

“A new student. This is Miss King, and yes, she is the new sister of the Kings. I’m sure you’ve heard about her.” He grins that award-winning smile at her, which I’m sure gets him away with anything.

“I wasn't aware they had a sister, but lovely to meet you, dear. Are you in my history class? This isn't the room if you are. I thought I had a new student on my list.” She looks at me finally, but she seems friendly enough.

“Yes, I have history now, is that with you? Sorry, I got a little lost.” I blush a little at my lie. It’s quite clear with my flushed cheeks and likely messy hair what I was doing. If she knows the truth, she doesn’t comment on it.

“Now, Mr. Frost, thank you for helping Miss King, but I’ll take her to my class after I grab a book I left in here. You should get going.” She goes to the desk while Blake makes a ‘call me’ sign and walks out. A minute later, while I’m waiting by the door, my phone buzzes with a text.

Sexiest man alive: I will meet you after class, wait for me x

Me: sure and sexiest man alive? Your ego couldn’t get bigger x

Sexiest man alive: I look in the mirror every day, baby, but the way you checked me out earlier tells me all I need to know ;) x

I roll my eyes, of course he saw me checking him out. It seems like that man doesn’t miss anything. I pocket my phone as the teacher gestures for me to follow her to class.

Walking in, the teacher tells me to find a seat anywhere, and I look around until I see Tris. He is sitting with an empty seat next to him and a pretty blonde on the other side of the empty seat.

“Hey, Tris, can I sit here?” I ask and try not to blush at his crazy good looks. He looks up at me with a grin, but it’s not as flirty as before and says, “Sure, new girl, the seat’s yours.”

“Thanks,” I mutter, taking the seat.

The minute I sit down, the pretty blonde next to me saysin a bubbly voice, “Hi, I'm Allie, and I can see my nob-head of a brother has hit on you already, but please ignore him.” She offers her hand.

I laugh, shaking her hand and say, “I'm Izzy, and I’ll ignore him.”

I look over at her and she has blue eyes that are just as stunning as Tristan’s. Allie has long, dirty-blond hair, with brown tips, down to her shoulders. It’s shorter than mine but shapes her heart-shaped face well. She looks a little taller than me with curves I would die for. She has dressed in a red tube-top and black jeans, which look expensive. I can’t help but think she looks stunning.

“Good, he's screwed most of my friends, and now they won't speak to me unless it’s about him. So, I'm glad you can ignore him,” she says.

I laugh, and the teacher starts her lesson when the class goes quiet. Every time Tris tries to talk to me throughout the lesson, Allie interrupts and tells him to fuck off. It’s quite amusing, and by the end of class, he has given up.

Allie is catching me up on where we are in the class, which is a great help. It’s not too bad as it’s similar to my old course.

“So, have you just moved here? I haven't seen you around town,” she says as we walk to the door.

“Yes, I just found out I have four brothers, and my oldest brother has recently taken custody of me. So, I’ve moved here to live with them.” I smile.

“Cool, what's the family name?” she asks, and I'm happy she doesn't ask any more about the custody issue.

“Erm, you might know Sebastian, Elliot, and Luke King. They go here,” I say a little loudly, as it’s noisy in the corridor.

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