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“Did he just threaten me?” I ask as Porter spins back around and returns to his friends, who are all looking at him like they have no idea what’s going on.
“No … I think it was more of a threat to us,” Hunter mumbles with a frown.
Zay’s gaze is glued to Porter. “It definitely was.”
The corners of Porter’s lips twitch when he notices Zay looking at him.
“He wants to get his ass kicked,” Zay says in a low tone. He stares at Porter for a beat longer before turning and striding by us, heading for the school.
Sighing, Jax hurries after him with his books tucked under one arm. “Great, here comes the drama,” he utters.
Hunter gives me an apologetic look. “Sorry about that.”
“You don’t need to be sorry,” I tell him as we start across the parking lot again, the wind nipping at my arms. “You guys didn’t do anything. And honestly, I’m not even really sure what just happened.”
I sneak a glance over my shoulder at Porter. He’s leaning against the back of the SUV with his foot propped up on the bumper. His friends have gone back to their conversation, but Porter is staring right at me so that, when I look at him, our gazes briefly lock. The corner of his lips kick up into a half-smirk that causes my confusion to double, and I look away as my brows dip.
“What just happened is that one of our enemies made a statement,” Hunter explains as he retrieves his phone out of his pocket.
“What sort of statement?” I wonder.
He reads something on the screen then pockets the phone, his blue-eyed gaze landing on me. “That you’re free game.”
“What the heck?” I hiss. “Free game for what?”
He sucks on his lip ring with a contemplative look on his face. “You’re new, and you’re spending time with us, yet you’re not officially part of our group yet. At least, that’s how Porter sees it, which means he’s going to go after you.”
Great. I knew this whole not-being-bullied-in-this-new-town thing wasn’t going to happen, even though I desperately wanted it to.
“Should I be worried?” I ask. “I mean, I’ve been bullied before, but there are different levels of it, you know.”
A bit of sympathy flickers in his eyes but quickly dissipates when he frowns. “I didn’t mean he was going to bully you. I meant he was going to try toclaimyou.”
I scrunch my nose. “Claim me for what?”
He shakes his head with his teeth sunk into his bottom lip. “You’re so fucking innocently cute. I seriously don’t know what to do with it.”
I blast him with a dirty look. “I’m not innocent or cute, dude.”
He wavers, scrubbing his hand across his jawline. “You’re definitely cute. And as for the innocence thing, you may not be it with some things, but I think you’re definitely innocent when it comes to guys.”
Now I just feel like a dumbass, mostly because what he’s saying is true. And I don’t like how much he can see of me.
“I’m going to get to class,” I mumble then quicken my pace.
He rushes after me, lightly touching my arm as we reach the curb. “I’m sorry if I upset you,” he tells me, gently pulling me to a stop.
I spin around to face him, the wind slowly kicking up and blowing leaves into the air and making strands of his hair dance around his face.
He’s so pretty.
I quickly shake the thought from my head.Stop being weird, Raven.
“You don’t need to be sorry.” I fold my arms around myself. “I just need to get to class.”
He offers me a small smile. “I know, but I just want to make sure you’re not mad at me. I don’t think you’re naïve or anything. In fact, I think you’re extremely smart. I just …” He hesitates. “Look, all I meant by Porter trying to claim you is that he’s probably going to try to get you to go out with him.”
I snort a laugh. “You’re kidding, right?”
