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nodded. “You could say that.”
    Zane frowned worriedly but let it go as Mr. Terrence handed them both the course syllabus.
    Mr. Terrence spent the rest of the class right in front of her and Zane lecturing so there was no chance for conversation. But as soon as class was over, Zane grabbed her hand and pulled her outside the school to sit on the front steps.
    “I’m going to be late to Calculus,” she protested.
    Zane rolled his eyes. “So get a tardy. Now tell me what happened after I dropped you off. I knew I should have gone into the house with you. I need to know what you’re dealing with Sarah. Did they do anything last night? Did that guy you were telling us about pressure you into doing something?” he asked tightly, looking more and more upset.
    Sarah shook her head quickly and reached out to touch his arm, sending a comforting wave through Zane automatically. Zane relaxed and clasped her hand in his.
    “No, it was nothing like that. I snuck in and they were all in the kitchen. But it felt horrible. Dark . It’s never felt that bad before. It was like this overwhelming bleakness mixed in with evil. So I grabbed some stuff out of my room and jumped out the window. I spent the night in the woods,” she said with a frown as she heard the bell for the next class.
    Zane pulled her up and they walked back into the school together. “That’s not exactly safe either Sarah. Come to the bookstore. We have an extra room you can sleep in.”
    Sarah smiled gratefully up at Zane as the hallway began to thin out. “That’s sweet Zane, but I don’t know if I’m ready to move in with you just yet.”
    Zane grinned and slung an arm around her shoulder. “Give me one more week and you’ll be more than ready.”
    “ Sarah .”
    Sarah turned around, causing Zane’s arm to fall away. Lash was standing in the shadow between the lockers and the custodian’s closet. He stared at her intently as he walked towards her ignoring Zane.
    “Hi Lash, ” she said, blushing as he looked her up and down in a blatantly admiring way. She did some looking herself and noticed he looked even better than he had yesterday. He was wearing dark jeans and a form fitting gray v neck t-shirt that accentuated his new physique. He moved in close to her and grabbed her hand blocking out Zane.
    “I was wondering if you had plans this Friday. We could catch a movie and then go back to my house.”
    Sarah felt her heart warm as Lash tried his best to dazzle her. He had come a long way. She found herself honestly tempted to say yes, but something held her back. He looked amazing, almost like he could be a member of a boy band with his dark, carefree hair and bright blue eyes. Her smile dimmed as he confidently waited for her answer. There was something dark in his eyes behind his new charisma. Something that shouldn’t be there.
    “Lash, as much fun as that sounds, I’m going to have to say no. Jill was my science partner and I consider her a friend. You guys looked pretty close yesterday and I don’t want to cause any problems.”
    Zane sighed loudly and walked a few steps away to lean against a locker. He took out his phone and scanned through his texts but at the same time she felt a strong warm breeze wrapped around her torso and move up the back of her neck. She tried to ignore it and looked back in time to see Lash’s smile turn into a disappointed frown.
    “Sarah, Jill is just a friend. You and I have had a connection ever since I moved here. I do . . . need to be with Jill sometimes, but every time I’m with her, it just makes me want to be with you even more. I told you yesterday I would give you some time to think about the two of us, but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea. I don’t really want to wait anymore. I think we should start going out.”
    Sarah’s eyebrows went up an inch in surprise and her mouth opened. “ Uhhh . . .”
    Zane moved away from the locker and came to stand next to her sliding his