Saint (Angelview Academy #1) - E.M. Snow Page 0,81

… what are you doing?”

He smirks down at me and runs his hand through his hair, which I can see now is colored with some kind of spray.

“Just thought I’d come to the Halloween ball dressed as the biggest fucking sham I know. Since I’m faking it, figured I’d bring you along for the ride.”

He’s done this on purpose. He dressed as Saint to intentionally confuse and trick me. Anger spirals from the pit of my stomach through my chest, blazing out of control. After weeks of saying nothing to me in English class, and avoiding me on campus, he pulls this bullshit on me? I shove at his chest, though I don’t budge him an inch.

“What are you trying to prove?” I demand to know.

He opens his mouth to answer, but before any words can make their way out, the crowd parts to my right. I turn, and my heart shoots up into my throat.

Saint’s storming our way, and I can tell by the look in his eyes, that he’s out for blood.

25

Saint swings at Liam without uttering a single word. His fist connects right with Liam’s cheek, sending him stumbling to the side with a growl. Saint doesn’t give him a moment to bounce back. He charges him with an enraged shout, and slams into him like a linebacker. Both boys fall to the ground, but Saint’s straddling Liam and wailing on him the next moment.

“What the hell is wrong with you two?” I scream, but they’re not listening to me.

I don’t know if Saint can even hear me over his fury. For a moment, I fear he might accidently kill Liam, but then Liam manages to throw Saint off him with his long legs. He dives after Saint, slamming his fist into his friend’s face again and again. At this point, several of the teacher chaperones, and Gabe, rush forward to try and break the two up. It seems an impossible task, as they appear pretty determined to kill each other.

After a few moments of angry shouts, cursing, and wrestling, Gabe and the chaperones manage to separate Liam and Saint. They’re both sporting swollen lips, and I’m sure Liam’s going to have two black eyes tomorrow.

I stand to the side, horrified, as the teachers try to drag them away. Liam’s not done, though, and he glares over at me.

“I thought you were better than this, Ellis. Better than him! You fucked yourself over the moment you started trusting him.”

His words are like a slap in the face, filling me with both pain and anger. I open my mouth ready to retaliate, when Saint beats me to it.

“You’re just mad you didn’t get her first.” He sneers at Liam. “It’d never worked out between you two, though. My girl likes to scream.”

My jaw drops and I stare at him in horrified disbelief. Did he just basically tell the who school that we’re having sex with each other? Did he really just use that fact to taunt his best friend?

I’m mortified.

I ignore Liam and stare coldly at Saint as the teachers pull him away. All around me, the other students are murmuring and whispering to each other, staring at me with varied levels of shock and denial.

There are even a few jealous glares that find their way toward me.

Don’t worry, ladies. That asshole’s going to be unattached soon enough.

I manage to ignore Saint the rest of the weekend, as well as most everybody else on campus. I’m so humiliated, just the thought of having to face everyone and their fresh wave of ridicule makes my stomach churn. The only person I don’t avoid is Loni. She deserves an explanation, more than anyone else I know.

To my complete relief, she takes the news that I’ve been boning Saint Angelle on the reg fairly well. I think it definitely helps that she no longer believes he’s responsible for Nick’s attack, but he’s still a royal asshole, as he’d proven himself to be the night of the dance. I’d left immediately after he and Liam had been taken away. I’d endured enough for one evening.

It’s Monday morning, though, which means I can no longer avoid the real world, even though I really, really want to. Loni’s meeting me in the dining hall as usual, which I’m so thankful for. I don’t know that I can face the fallout of this alone.

Making my way across campus, I pause when I reach the dining hall doors and take a deep breath to fortify myself