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Clearly, my brain is malfunctioning because I would never have done that at any other time. It makes it more dangerous when you’re loud rather than trying to sneak around. But right now, I only care about getting answers.

“Who are you talking to?”

Celine gasps, her entire body shifting in my direction as she hides the phone behind her back. Her chest is moving at a rapid pace and her cheeks are glowing a bright shade of red. “No one.”

From behind her back, I hear voices

“Oh my god!!! Is that him?” A woman shrieks, followed by a male voice saying, “Oooooo, you made the hot priest mad! You’re in trouble now, girl!”

“What did I say about using the phone again?” I ask, taking a leisurely step in her direction.

“Not to do it,” she responds quietly.

When I’m standing in front of her, I bend forward and reach my arm around her, snatching the phone from her hand. Without wasting a second, I snap it shut, ending her conversation.

Chapter 25

Celine

Don’t ask me anything that was talked about in my lesson. From the moment I sat down in my seat to when we were dismissed, I blocked everything out. My eyes remained on the notebook with a pen in hand the entire time, but not once did the tip of the pen meet the paper. The story I have been writing sits unfinished.

I was deep in a daze today, thinking about the things that transpired in Alex’s office and how it felt to have his mouth on me. To have his dick seated deep inside me. There was another side to the man that had come out to play. Something dark took over Alex’s body.

A beast.

That’s what he said. That I unleashed a beast, and I’m not sure whether I should be scared or not. I think I may have broken him if I’m being honest. The priest who snapped the vow he took in half, all for a woman he had only known for a few weeks. It makes me wonder if he will ever return to the priest he was before.

“Earth to Celine.” Esther waves a hand in front of my face.

I blink out of my thoughts to see that I am standing in the corridors outside the classrooms. My brows furrow as I scan my surroundings. When did I walk out here?

“What is going on?” she asks, voice laced with concern.

Bringing my eyes back to hers, I ask, “What do you mean?”

“Uh, the fact that you were so out of it during the lesson. I tried to get your attention multiple times to point out that Sister Ruth has toilet paper stuck to her foot.” She sighs. “I had to laugh about it by myself because you were on another planet.”

“Sorry,” I apologize. “A lot is going on in my head.”

“Does it have anything to do with the visit with your mom this morning?”

“Yeah,” I lie because I can’t tell her the real reason my mind is so occupied. “My dad showed up to this visit. It was… something. I had to pretend that this place is actually changing me.”

“Yuck.” Her face scrunches up.

“Right,” I say. “Do you have that phone on you?”

“I do.” She pats the part of her dress where it’s hiding. “I was worried that Father Alexander would have confiscated it after he caught you, but he hasn’t said anything to me about it.”

“Good. Can I borrow it? After the morning I had, I need to call my friends.” I need to tell them about hooking up with Alex because they are going to flip their shit.

Esther looks around the hall, making sure no one is paying attention to us. When the coast is clear, she pulls it from her dress and discreetly hands it to me.

“Don’t get caught this time. If anyone besides Father Alexander sees it, they will take it.”

“I’m going to sneak up to my room to call them,” I reassure her. “If anyone asks, I’m taking nap.”

“Okay. Just get it back to me whenever.”