“Speak of the devil,” Trevor says with a flick of his brow.
“Such an old joke,” Jarron complains.
“Wasn’t talking about you.” Trevor’s winks at me.
I grimace. “Hey! Asshole.”
The whole group laughs, and my shoulders relax. Trevor isn’t my biggest fan, but he’s more of a friend than the others.
Friends. I want to have friends here.
That’s how I find out if the demon holding my hand played a role in killing my sister or not.
“Where are you two headed?” Trevor asks.
“Back to yourroom?” Bea asks, wiggling her eyebrows.
Jarron holds back a smirk. “Not yet.”
I press my lips together tightly. “Library,” I say. Relax, stupid. Relax. “We’re headed to the library first.”
“So boring!” Stassi complains. “Hey, we strongarmed Trevor into having a party tomorrow night. Is the hottest couple in school going to grace us with their presence?” He leans forward, expression hopeful.
I look at Jarron.
“Up to you,” he tells me.
I nod. I’m supposed to be dating Jarron and be part of the group. I’ve never been all that social. I don’t mind people, but I don’t seek them out. So, a party isn’t exactly my forte, but it’ll serve a purpose.
Jarron nods. “We’re in.”
“Yes!” Stassi throws a fist in the air.
“Girlfriend finally opening up, huh?” another shifter says.
“Getting one over on the ice princess will do that to a girl,” Manuela says.
I roll my eyes, even though she’s not wrong. It’s not that I like Auren hurting, but yesterday’s events did help me feel a bit more comfortable in this group. I’m beginning to understand my role.
“We’ll see you around,” Jarron mutters then tugs me by the waist to continue down the hall. “So, a party,” he says the moment we’re alone again.
I shrug. “Seems like a good idea given what we discussed earlier.”
He nods. “It is. And yet, I’m still surprised you agreed to it.”
“Well, maybe you don’t know me as well as you think.”
He chuckles. “Maybe not.”
* * *
Jarronand I head into the library, and once again, I’m awe struck at its sheer size. I mean, I’ve been to bigger libraries but notmagicalones. I wouldn’t findArt of Waror Jane Austen in these shelves—for that, I’d have to go to the school-wide library. Here, every book is based on magic. Whether history of supernaturals, studies on different worlds, substances unknown to human scientists, creatures of the deep. Space monsters. Inter-dimensional travel. The options are endless.
Jarron shows me the general ropes and then sets me free to explore all I want. I have two things in mind. First, I search in the potions section and select an advanced collection of battle potions. These are the kinds of things I’ll need to have on hand if and when I ever go head-to-head with a supernatural.
The kinds of things I can use to protect myself when some douchebag decides to push me around in the hallways again.
Then, I head to the level Jarron said was entirely dedicated to other worlds.
