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He shrugs. “Doesn’t matter.”
I look up at him. The more I listen to the life of a hound, I realize how much itfuckingsucks. Hounds can’t work until they have reapers, even if it’s a simple pizza job. No one wants to hire a hound that dropped out or stopped attending the academy. “I can pay you.”
His eyes snap to me, but he stays silent.
“I’ll pay all of my hounds hourly for training me and working with me.”
His eyes say he wants that money, but when he blinks, he seems to come to his senses. “No. I’m okay. It’s not much.”
I roll my eyes. I can tell it's hard for any of them to take money from me. Ledger told me it took him a lot to even ask to live with me. I’m going to pay him whether he likes it or not.
He is different from the happy Hazen I know. He seems tense and more stressed. Without thinking, I grab his warm hand and slide mine into his.
I feel his eyes on me as he guides me to the next class.
I’m not affectionate… but I like the way he wraps his arms around me at night, and I like that he touches me randomly.
Although he hasn’t had much of an opportunity to show it, I feel like he would protect me. I hate to think about it, but Hazen would give his life for me.
“Asura?”
I look up, realizing we are at my next class. The telum class. Here, they will teach us all about our weapon. “Sorry…”
He shrugs. “You’ve been in your head lately. Is it because…”
Of Circe.I shake my head. “I’m okay.”
He grabs the back of my head and moves it to plant a kiss on my forehead. “It’ll be okay, beautiful… You know what we can do tonight?”
My brow cock. “Train?”
He snorts. “No, is that all you use me for?”
A smile runs across my lips.
“Have you ever seen a bonding ceremony?”
I shake my head.
“I’ll be at your room at six, be dressed.”
I bite my lip as the bell rings. “Or… I could not be.” The lust in his eyes is there but he just chuckles and moves to go to his class.
Inside the room, I see Amos for the first time in a month. The Grim Reaper has kept her on a tight leash, but she is in the loop. My father said he told her what was going on and what to look out for.
She waves me down, pointing at the chair next to her. Smirking, I take the seat. “So, Miss Dating Two Hounds, how was living with a bunch of them?”
Dating. Is that what this is?“Uneventful. Felt like… a bad edging every day. You weren’t in first period with me.”
She nods. “My dad wanted to meet with the dean, and I went along. I got to meet the Soul Reapers guarding the school.”
“Is one of them a hot, pink-haired fae?” I cock a brow.
She giggles, pushing her blonde hair behind her ears. “I called dibs, Asura.”
“When?”
“Today!”
