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Before I met Eva, I may have flirted back, perhaps seduced her after her shift, and taken her back to my cottage. The mere thought of taking anyone other than Eva there makes me sick to my stomach. It’s a very odd feeling. One I can’t understand.
There is no way I can ever take Eva back to my cottage, no matter how badly I want to. She’s a pupil, and I’m the head of a nationally renowned school. The mafia families are rather forgiving of scandal in the halls of SA, but a scandal involving a principal maybe something people can’t overlook.
If I let my obsession with Eva rule my actions, I may end up destroying everything I’ve built this time. There would be no one to blame except for me.
16
EVA
“Get dressed. We’re going out,” Natalya announces, waltzing into my room with Camilla and Adrianna following close behind, all of them in dresses.
My brow furrows. “Going out where?” The idea of going out right now makes my stomach churn.
All I want to do is curl up into a ball and sleep. It’s what I did all weekend since the kiss with Oak, and I can’t face the idea of going anywhere. I saw him in the corridor today, but he didn’t see me. My heart ached at the sight of him, and tomorrow I have to sit in his class, twice.
“Elias has hired a minibus, and he’s invited us to join him in town,” Natalya says, shrugging. “As well as ten other people.”
I glance at Camilla, wondering what’s going on. “And you think it’s wise to accept an invitation from that nutcase?” I never told Natalya about what happened in the corridor when he accosted me and only let me go because Oak interrupted us.
There’s a flash of something in Natalya’s eyes as she shrugs. “We’re eighteen years old and stuck in this school twenty-four seven. I want out.”
Camilla and Adrianna exchange concerned glances, but they doesn’t say anything.
“Fine, give me time to dress, though.”
Natalya shakes her head. “Why do you think we’re here? To help you pick out your outfit and get ready.”
I swallow hard and nod. “Okay, I don’t have many dresses with me.” Even at my last school, I was never the girl who picked out dresses with my friends. My group of friends were too interested in studying or staying in watching movies. We were not the girls that went out, which my parents were thankful for.
Camilla walks to my closet and pulls open the door. “I’m sure we’ll find something.” She moves clothes aside, sifting through each piece. “Perfect,” she says when she comes to my cream mini-dress with sleeves and a plunging neckline that is very revealing. My cheeks heat at the mere thought of putting it on, as I got given it as a gift by one of my father’s friends who was a total pig.
“I’m not sure that will suit me,” I say, shifting my weight from one foot to the other.
“Nonsense,” Camilla says, walking over with it. “You’ll look gorgeous.”
Natalya nods. “I have to agree with Camilla. You will look hot in that.”
“Agreed,” Adrianna adds.
I sigh heavily, glancing between the girls in my room and the dress before finally giving in. “Fine, let me try it on.”
I wriggle out of my joggers and pull off my shirt, throwing it on the bed. Then I slide the dress on and turn to Camilla. “Can you zip me up?”
Camilla smiles and nods as I turn around to allow her to do it up.
“There. Spin around and let us see,” she says.
I turn around, feeling almost naked as I do.
Adrianna whistles. “You look hot.”
Natalya nods in agreement, and Camilla stares at me with a half-open mouth. “Drop dead gorgeous,” Natalya says.
I heat at their stares and shake my head. “I’m not sure about it.” I flatten my palm over the fabric. “It’s a little too revealing.”
Camilla loops her arm with mine. “Nonsense. It’s perfect, and we’ve got to go, or we’ll be late.”
I grab my winter coat off the back of the door as they usher me out of my room, rushing down the corridor. “How are we getting out of here without being seen?”
