Page 21 of The Stone Secret
“Please. Let me. Please let me hold…I won’t…You can’t do that…I…Please…She’s mine.”
“Melanie?” I sat up, and she turned her head to look right at me. Her eyes went wide with recognition, then she vanished.
I slumped back onto my pillow. Yep, I was definitely going to have to fix my ghostly roommate.
CHAPTER9
SELAS
Serath shadows me up the steps into the main building. He’s managed to stay away from Cam all day, aside from the training, but I can sense his agitation. It isn’t normal for fated mates to be apart for long periods of time. I know of two such pairings and both goyles were relieved from active guardian duty because they needed to be close to their omegas. It’s a physical and emotional need. A soul bond. And my friend is fighting hard against it.
I can’t begin to imagine how hard this is for them, but for him in particular, because he’s full goyle, and his beast is stronger, able to exert more control, which heightens his primal instincts.
Still, staying away from Cam means he’s been stuck to me like glue all day. “You don’t need to come with me to speak to Carter. I can pass on the plan myself.”
“I know, but just in case Lionel pushes back…”
“Cam will get her wish to do the cadet exams, Serath. I’ll make sure of it.” But maybe this isn’t just about seeing Carter or staying clear of Cam. Maybe this is about bumping into Levi, the male that had Cameron’s heart before she came here.
“You could just go see him.”
“No.”
He knows exactly who I’m talking about. “He’s your cousin.”
“He’s nothing to me. Insignificant.”
Aside from the fact that he’s blood and was once the object of Cam’s affection. “That doesn’t change the facts. And he might be nothing like Ulrickson—heck, he can’t be, not if Cameron fell in love with him.”
He growls, a warning not to continue this line of thought.
“Fine, but I think you’re being ridiculous.”
“I don’t care.”
Damn, he’s a stubborn beast at times. “So if you bump into him, then you’ll speak to him?”
“I’ll be polite.”
I bite back my smile. “Of course you will.”
But the journey to Carter’s office is uneventful—the halls quiet because classes are done for the evening. Most goyles will be in the gym or in their dorm, and Levi will probably be in the instructors’ quarters.
We climb the stairs to the administration floor, taking them two at a time.
“Wait up!” Willowman calls out from behind us. “You headed to see Carter?”
“Yes, why?” Serath asks.
“I need to see her too.”
“About?”
“The attack. The orb that was switched.” His tone takes a slightly sibilant tone that tells me he’s clenching his jaw. “They’re trying to pin it on me. Say I messed up. I didn’t.”
“I know you didn’t,” Serath says. “I have your back.”
Willowman is too meticulous to fuck up. “Let’s go get this sorted, then.”
