Sinful As Hell (The Demon Academy #1) - G. Bailey Page 0,54
one," I say.
"Once or twice," he smirks. "What is your favourite thing to do?"
"Every Sunday my parents would give me leftover change, and I would go to an arcade down the street. My favourite thing was to play the arcade games and forget the world around me for a little bit," I answer him. "You?"
"It sounds silly," he mutters. "But we have tall trees around the village our pack is in and since I was a kid I've loved to climb them and jump from one to another. It's how I climb the cliffs here so easily and sneak in."
"You're a regular Tarzan," I say with a smile. “Maybe you can show me how to climb one day? I’m really bad at it.”
"Where do you think I got the idea to jump off the trees I was climbing from?" he asks, and I laugh. “Tarzan was my favourite movie.”
“I preferred Pinocchio,” I admit, and he leans closer, tapping my nose once.
“You best not tell me any lies then,” I chuckle and blush at the same time.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" I ask. I don’t know why I ask it, but I really want to know.
"No. Alphas do not date until they find their mate, and then they mate for life," he tells me. "What about you?"
"I had trouble making friends at my old school, let alone boyfriends. I actually never kissed anyone until I came here and someone kissed me without warning," I mutter. "I slapped him for it, but he doesn't know that it was my first kiss."
"You should kiss a few frogs before finding someone special," he tells me.
"You watch too many Disney films, Javier," I warn him.
"How did you know?" he asks with a cheeky grin, and I can't help but laugh as his hand comes and rests on my shoulder. I freeze as his warm touch is soothing, and I look toward him, meeting his gray eyes with my own. "A first kiss should be treasured, especially with someone as beautiful as you, Lexi."
"Have you kissed anyone, Jav?" I ask him.
"Yes. I'm not allowed to date, but that doesn't mean—"
"I get it," I interrupt with a chuckle, and I stand up, moving his hand off my shoulder. "Right, I need to go to bed. I will see you around, yeah?"
"Yeah, Lex," he says, putting the glass down next to mine on the coffee table. I stay still as he walks right up to me until our chests are just touching with every breath we take. His hand gently cups my cheek, his thumb pressing across my bottom lip ever so softly for a second. I'm leaning up and my eyes slowly closing just as I hear a door being pulled open. We jump back from each other as we turn to see Amethyst coming out of the bedroom and she sits down, silently judging me as she looks between Javier and me.
"See you around, Lex," Javier says before heading to the gap in the glass we hide with the curtains and a flat, thin piece of wood.
"Wolves are dangerous to get into bed with. Especially for demons, Lexi," she warns me, sounding far more knowing than a cat should be. Maybe she has been listening to peoples conversations around here or something.
"How would you even know that, Amethyst?" I enquire.
"I hear things. Now back to the important things, did you find the catnip?" she asks, and I shake my head at her with a chuckle, my eyes drifting back to the glass as I hear a long howl in the distance.
Why do I feel disappointed that I didn't get a kiss with Javier? I walk into the bedroom, closing the laptop and switching the lights off before getting into my bed. I gasp as something burns my chest, and I lift my necklace up, seeing the red orb glowing brighter than usual. I take the necklace off and shove it onto the bedside unit before rolling over and closing my eyes, feeling really odd as I drift off to sleep.
Chapter 22
Dark is the sea that never ends
My eyes open of their own accord as my legs move off the bed and I start to really freak out as my feet touch the cold hardwood floor. I soon realise that I can't control my body, and everything is fuzzy as my body walks out of the room, pushing the door open with my arms. Sickness feels like it is rising in my throat, but nothing actually happens