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Chapter 286 - Going Out

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CHAPTER 286

~Valerie's POV~

I managed to pick myself up after Kai left and tried focusing all of my aura to mask this, but it was getting harder to control. 

Thankfully, the rest of my classes weren't as terrible. I did not wait for Isla or Emerald as I headed straight to their house. 

And all through, I avoided them, staying locked up in my room.

A soft knock echoed through my room just as I tied the laces of my sneakers.

I blinked, recognising that scent… smoky cedarwood and something darker like a nightmare of waves, hotter still.

Ash.

My heart gave a traitorous thump.

When I opened the door, he wasn't even facing me. Ash was pacing back and forth outside like a caged storm, arms folded, head tilted slightly up as though trying to smell something on the breeze.

His eyes flicked toward me the moment the door creaked open. Red, bright, glowing, and hungry.

"Ash?"

He stopped mid-step, exhaling. "Shit—sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

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