Chapter 13: Beauty of the Night

*Esmerelda*

The handsome young man was locking eyes with me. When I caught his gaze, he grinned as if he had been expecting me.

Elijah didn’t seem to notice the boy, which I found a little odd. He was extremely focused on getting me through the gate, so I supposed it wasn’t too strange.

We walked a little ways away before I noticed that the handsome stranger seemed to be trying to tell me something with his eyes.

I glanced at him briefly before looking up at Elijah. “Thank you so much for making sure I got through the gate safely,” I said. For some reason, it felt important not to alert Elijah of the other guy’s presence.

Elijah smiled down at me. “You are very welcome,” he said. His eyebrows furrowed then. “Are you sure you don’t need me to walk you the rest of the way to your dorm?”