He’s terrifying.
Yet, he’s sexy.
Chapter 17
Iscoop up the remains of the three-thousand-dollar guitar and find a dumpster to toss it away.
Even though it’s not my money, I still feel jittery that something that cost so much now rests in a dumpster.
I think about Archer and the way he kicked the guitar and stepped onto it.
Shattering it.
Not giving a damn as he did so.
Did he do that because he has to kill me?
Or did he do that because he knew Cullen bought me the guitar and it made him jealous?
That would imply some sense of feelings though…
I quickly find myself uncomfortable and feeling a little bit lost on the massive campus.
I have Maz and Birdie’s numbers stored in my old, shitty phone.
I decide to just walk and figure out my way back to the dorm on my own.
My schedule is stored on my phone.
I glance to see where I’m supposed to be.
I cringe.
In some way I’m lucky enough to be atDSC, right? And here I am ditching classes already. But then again, if I ditch enough classes, maybe I’ll get some answers. Maybe Dean Tahg will call me into his office. Maybe he’ll call my family.
My real family. The ones who paid for me to be here. The ones I’ve never met and the ones I have no idea who they are.
I see someone walking toward me and I point at them. “Are you my family?”
I ask it in a condescending tone.
The guy doesn’t even acknowledge me.
He’s got earbuds in and just walks right by me.
I laugh and look up.
I think about Cullen asking me questions about myself. Then buying me a guitar.
Then I think about Archer.
The way he just shows up all the time.
Big, scary, and yet… sexy.
Him stepping on the guitar and just walking away.
On top of that, I have power.