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Chapter 2
Iwanted my aunt. My parents. Hannah.
Anyone to tell me that getting bonded tomorrow to three guys I’d only known two months, and one I’d just barely met, would be okay. Not that any of them could know for sure.
The guys did their best to reassure me as we walked out of the building and back to the dorms, but they had the advantage of understanding the bond. It was normal for them. Marriage at seventeen was not.
And bonding wasn’t just marriage. Our magic already bound us together. The ceremony made it official and could unlock my abilities, strengthening the guys’. Going through with it was bigger than me and my fears.
The council was starting to come after hybrids and interspecies relationships. This was the best way to protect us.
No one in the supernatural world would ignore a bond. At least that’s what everyone promised.
I wanted more time, but we didn’t have it.
All I could do was jump and trust the guys to catch me.
“Are you listening?” Sai’s hand caught my forearm.
I looked down, then back up at him. No, I wasn’t. I was too lost in my thoughts to listen to whatever they were bickering about. That seemed to be the only thing the four of them could do.
And I was about to move into an apartment with them. Alone.
“Sorry, what did you say?”
“We were wondering what you want to tell Natasha,”Sai replied.
I stopped walking and closed my eyes. My roommate had been nicer lately and even helped teach me a few basic concepts I was struggling with, but I didn’t know if I could trust her. Not only did she perform forbidden spells, but her grandfather was on the council. She could tell him about us without a second thought. I doubted she would take an oath of silence either.
“I’m not sure.” I looked up at him, hoping he would decide for me.
“We could say you’re sick and staying in the health center, then gradually move your stuff out. She’ll probably be happy to have her own room,” Theo offered.
That didn’t sit right with me. Natasha was blunt and to the point. Dodging her would make this into a bigger deal than necessary. Maybe she wouldn't care as much as I thought. Maybe she didn’t even talk to her grandfather.
“She’s not dumb,” Niall grunted. “Just tell her you’re moving, and it’s got nothing to do with her.”
It was the simplest solution. Direct and nothing left for interpretation. It was the kind of thing I’d expect from her.
“Okay,” I agreed, and his brows rose a fraction. “You were right this time, don't get used to it.”
He turned away, and we continued to the dorms.
“Niall, wait.”
I reached out at the same time he spun back to face me, so my hand ended up grazing the well-defined abs he kept hidden.
He eyed my hand as it lingered, and I pulled away, clasping them behind my back.
“Yes?” The corner of his lips twitched like he was fighting back a smile.
I almost said never mind just to escape, but I was too curious. “Earlier, when we were talking about our families coming, it seemed like there was something you wanted to tell me.”
“It’s nothing as juicy as you’re probably thinking. One of the big things about this school is distancing ourselves from the outside world to eliminate distractions. They don’t go as far as taking away phones or computers. They know that’s unrealistic, but they try to minimize it by not allowing visitation. It helps the first and second years the most, and by now, we’re all used to it.”
“There are really no exceptions? This seems like a perfectly valid time to bend the rules.”
He shrugged. “They probably want to keep things as fair as possible by saying no exceptions ever. If they give in once, parents would knock on the gates anytime their kid called them crying or saying they want to come home.”
