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Raven
For once,I was relieved to be heading into gym. The last few days of class had been relatively normal. No bullying from Delores, no expectations, nobody after me. And on top of that, Coach Miller actually seemed to be teaching.
It was weird. But I wasn’t going to argue.
I left the locker room and joined the circle of students, scanning them for Luka. Instead, I stopped on a familiar face that I hadn’t seen in weeks. “Violet!”
I ran over to her and threw my arms around her. She hugged me back.
“I’m so glad you’re back,” I said. “I hate that they won’t let people visit you.”
She let go of the embrace and smiled. “I can tell you, being in the hospital for that long sucks. I don’t recommend it.”
“Oatmeal and broth?” I asked, then I realized she didn’t eat the same food as me. “Bagged blood, maybe?”
“Cold, too,” she said with a shudder. “It’s almost worse that way.”
“I’ll have to take your word for it,” I said. “But I am so glad you’re here and you’re okay.”
“Thanks,” she said. “Dr. Green told me they got the guy.”
I nodded. “Yeah, they did.”
“Good,” she said. “I hope they do awful things to him in prison.”
“Me too,” I agreed.
“Violet, welcome back,” Luka said, wrapping an arm over her shoulders in an awkward hug.
“Hey, thanks, demon,” she said. “And thanks for the visits.”
“Visits?” I asked, lifting my eyebrow.
“I took some messages from Scarlet into Violet’s dreams a couple of times.” He shrugged.
“Wow,” I said, a little surprised. “I didn’t know you took orders. I would have had you check on her for me.”
“I gave you updates on her,” he said.
“That’s true,” I said. “I just didn’t realize it had been from dream visits.”
“It was only a couple of times,” Violet said. “And he was a gentleman if you’re wondering.”
I wasn’t actually. I trusted Luka and we’d never really talked about him being only with me. After all, I was with four men.
Luka slid his arm around my waist and pulled me into him before planting a kiss on my cheek. “I’ve only got eyes for this girl.”
“You two are enough to melt my little black heart,” she said.
“Us?” he said. “You should have seen Scarlet pining over you. She was a mess.”
Violet bit down on her lip. “Yeah, we’re kind of adorable.”
“Yeah, you are,” Luka said.
I grinned at my friend. She was safe and happy. I was in the arms of the sexiest demon there was. And he was thoughtful, kind, and all mine. Despite everything, life was good. Better than I ever thought it could be.
