Chapter 12: Running Away

[Lily]

There are things in this world that I wish I could unsee. The color of Evie’s thong is one of them.

I had come out into the halls in hopes of finding Atticus so that we could clear the air between us. I am so confused about what he wants from me. Is it friendship, or is it something else?

And then I turned into the main hall and I got my answer. I also found Atticus.

Positioned between her legs, Atticus was grinding himself into her, pressing Evie against the wall to the Legacy staircase as she moaned loud enough to wake the dead.

It was such a display I couldn’t help but gasp. I had never seen something so intensely primal before. They were not just making out, they were moments away from rutting like wild animals in front of the whole school.

Atticus was so wrapped up in his seduction that he didn’t notice me at first, but Evie…her eyes were wide open and she was looking directly at me.

So I ran away. I didn’t tell Nyx about what I saw. I simply curled into bed, t