CHAPTER 13: COFFEE & SECRETS

Via

"You're hiding something. What the fuck are you hiding?" Kol asks me, narrowing his eyes. I shake my head, avoiding his gaze.

"Nothing, I'm just tired," I say as I open one of the windows of my bay window, feeling the cool breeze.

"Don't lie to me, I can read you like a comic book, Via," he says, crossing his arms.

"Fine. I did something bad," I admit, biting my lip. He nods, leaning in.

"Continue," he urges, and I sigh, feeling the pressure.

I feel comfortable and safe telling anything to Kol. I've known him for a long time. The only problem is that this subject is very hard to talk about with him.

"Very bad," I say, stalling because of how nervous I am, fidgeting with my hands.

"Stop stalling and fucking tell me," he demands, tapping his foot impatiently.

Here goes nothing....

I take a deep breath. "Yesterday, during my tutoring lesson, Mr. Thorne got a lot of texts and calls." He nods for me to continue, his expression curious. "I decided to be a little curious."

"If you don't