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"I’ht you … really? Never?"

"Never"

"Well, I’ly

Eli had said that exact statement before he left He’d said he was proud of me and I told him no one had ever said that to iving ain now

I couldn’t help but laugh It was one of those jokes that aren’t actually funny, but when you say it at the right time, it suddenly becomes funny

"Ruby"

Eli’s voice hit me and I lifted my head toward hi; he had the ‘just-got-out-of-the-shower’ clean skin and crisp scent, styled messy hair, and the sky blue shirt he wore reen eyes stand out

"How’s your ankle?" he asked

Oh, don’t get me started on his voice … deep and husky, yet s … thank you"

He nodded and continued walking towards the other guardians, who greeted his My eyes fell onto the wooden table

"Is everything okay?" Milais fine," I replied "It’s just weird seeing hi"

It wasn’t a total lie; it eird seeing hiain Not only because I was the reason that he’d el, or because I was the reason he was stuck with the higher power for three months, but also because I was head over heels in love with him I had never admitted that to myself before now I love Eli De Luca

"I actually ran into hiht," Hunter said

"Oh?"

"Yeah, he, uh, was quite angry with me"

"What happened? What did he say?" Mila pried

"The usual … don’t go into the girl’s dorms, blah, blah, blah"

There was no doubt that Eli would have been pissed off at Hunter I spared Hunter a thank you glance for keeping the whole alcohol thing to himself It’s not that I didn’t trust Mila, I do, but I couldn’t risk Raina finding out anything else Raina had been very quiet lately I got no snarky comments or smirks when I walked by her, in fact, her beady blue eyes don’t evenme, I’m a lot irl or whore because she has nothing else on me It’s the silence thatbig

"Ruby and I were going to have breakfast together … alone I have a few things I want to talk to her about, so …"

That was Mila’s way of telling the to get to, anyway"

"See you tonight" Hunter winked

"He’s such a gentle Gabriel’s back as he and Hunter walked away

"He’s also a guardian angel," I reminded her

"I know We’re just friends …"

"Soing the subject "I heard you went to the dance with Hunter last night?"

"It’s a long story I wasn’t intending on going with hiether Rylan showed up, then he gotlife"

"Interesting? Hardly … It’s " If only she knew "And now I’ht," I added

"How exciting! Do you think you guys will be boyfriend-girlfriend?"

I cringed at the sound of it It was so childish "No I agreed to it last night, under the influence of alcohol and guilt"

"I don’t knohy you aren’t interested in anyone at SS … There are plenty of gods to choose frood, I want an angel

"I’s I need more time"

"Well, when you decide to date … keep led

We finished breakfast and exited the hall Today was Saturday and we had nothing to do On weekends we can choose from a variety of activities from sports like soccer, cricket, touch football, and so on, or quieter recreational hobbies such as art, knitting, or necklaceI liked to spend my Saturdays with Mila in the library or by the pond; there Mila would try to teach inally, Hunter and I had planned to ic, but after the whole Hank thing, I didn’t want to risk being caught After I told Mila about it, she decided she’d helptoo bad would happen because I ith her

"To the library?"

"I suppose … there isn’t anything else to do"

The library was empty This made it harder to blend in and practice unnoticed The smell of old and new dusty books filled ly, but today it was a s h the library and breathed in the fresh air as I stepped onto the balcony

"Are you going to be sick?" Mila asked

"No … at least, I don’t think so The sht" She chuckled "They ran out of cups so I can’t get any water We’re going to have to read instead"

It was easier said than done I tried hard to focus on the words butsprawled out on the paper beforemy stomach even more upset

"I can’t do this today I need to rest"