Chapter 13

As soon as we enter the campus all the eyes turn to us . Some murmur things while the other just look at us . It is driving me crazy while I am pulling my ice cold attitude , Bella is just giving everyone a death stare . She goes to her class while I walk to mine . The second I enter the class all the eyes snap up at me at once . I feel a little awkward. I take the seat in the front row as usual . Moments later Aiden and Xander enter too . I keep my focus on the book and listen to Professor Luciano . The two shift my adjacent students to the back and take the seats themselves . I lean back on my seat and see Aiden looking at my bruised knuckles . I shove my hands onto my lap and keep on nothing down using the other hand . One thing I was ambidextrous .

I can feel his strong gaze on me so I give him a brief look and focus on my book again .

As soon as the class gets over I try to get out of the class but Aiden stops me and yanks me to him and pulls me with him to a dark corridor , it says its a forbidden area .

"What the hell are you doing Aiden ? " I say and try to squirm out of his hold and focus in those tumultuous eyes again . Aiden is so sinfully crafted with his looks and demeanor . But his eyes , I almost try to mold into the wall by the feral look in his eyes . His eyes hold nothing but anger . As if he has a mask that's almost invisible to decipher .

"What the hell do you want from me ?" I calmly ask .

"What the hell were you doing yesterday?" he places his hand over the wall beside me.

"I wasn't doing anything that should concern you" I say jutting my chin out .

"Why are your knuckles bruised ?" he asks . His eyes feral with anger .

"I was in the gym and was boxing without the gloves " I wrap my arms around my stomach .

"So that is why it's bruised " he raises one eyebrow . The full sleeve prevents him from seeing my other wound .

"Yes " I say in a steel voice.

He laughs ruefully and holds my arms right where I scratched it in a steel hold . It hurts like a bitch , tears sting at the back of my eye .

"Don't lie to me " he leaves my arm and holds my hands up to his lips and kisses each one of them without breaking any eye contact . The kiss is gentle and sensuous or maybe I'm thinking the latter.

"I'm not . I'm just staying away from you as much as possible " I look away and notice a figure running out of the end of the corridor to the dark alley .

"You can't stay away from me . You just can't . You won't love the fact that I can destroy you " he smiles a sadistic smile that grates my nerves .

"Why would you destroy me ? I haven't done anything to you I don't even know you " I can't wrap my mind around that stupid thing he said . Why would he destroy me or kill me .

"Because you broke your promise " he removes his hands and walk off . I remove my blazer and see blood oozing out of the scratches .

"Bloody arsehole " I curse and try to follow the man who was there . I run and run unless I see a figure again . He enters one of the forbidden rooms . I try to get in but a hand holds my mouth and holds me tight dragging me into the light . I fight his hold but the kidnapper doesn't budge .

He removes his hand from my mouth and I turn to see Xander here . I am shocked by his action . He is the most approachable amongst the four royals .

"That's a forbidden area Ella don't you think that was done for a reason " he says as though he wants me to counter question him on that fact .

"Ella Danbury " a female voice calls me making me and Xander turn to the left . A beautiful girl almost looking like a doll in her red hair and slender legs , a model body and big brown eyes that looks at Xander with utter disgust and then turns to me blank .

"Do I know you ?" I ask the doll.

"No . Your friend was finding you " she points towards the main towers of the college .

"Oh thank you , May I know your name ?" I say as I extend my hand .

"Aurora Elliott " she shakes my hand and gives me small smile .

"Ella Danbury . Nice to meet ya " I say as I walk towards the main towers hearing Aurora telling Xander to keep his filthy hands to himself. Did he also murder someone. I think Xander Lewis is so not less of a sinner than the other three .

I see Bella waiting for me with the arseholes . Bella seems quite . So strange .

"Called for me " I ask her .

"We need to meet officer Parkinson " she tugs at my hand as I follow her .

"Why ?" I ask once we are out .

"Aiden and others are keeping information on us . Whatever we do and talk to the officers about they inform those four . We both have to do so on ourselves , let's go " we enter her car and take off .