Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

He didn’t act nervous, scared of me, or treat me like I was
fragile. Maybe he thought I was an easier target, or maybe he
didn’t scare as easily as some. Whatever it was, part of me
kind of liked it.
And part of me wondered how he would respond if he
found out I didn’t scare so easily, either. It was obvious from
the others that no one liked to deal with him. He was used to
having things his way.
“What are you doing?” someone spoke up, making me
blink.
I turned my head away, coming back to the moment and
registering that Ari had come up behind me. Before I could
figure out who she was talking to, though, Damon slowly rose
from where he straddled the bench next to me.
“Just saying hi to your little sister,” he said, and I could
hear the smirk in his voice.
I felt him leave, and Rika shifted next to me, blowing out a
long breath like she’d been holding it.
“He’s not supposed to come near you,” Arion said, and I
guessed she was talking to me.
“Tell him that,” I muttered, feeling for my sandwich where
I’d left it on the table. “I didn’t make him come over here.”
“Don’t tell the administration or Mom or Dad. The
basketball team needs him, and I’m not having him get in
trouble because you can’t deal.”
I picked up a half but didn’t take a bite.
“He was here first,” Arion pointed out. “You get him
expelled, and everyone will hate us.”
Yeah, no doubt. I knew about the order Damon got to stay
away from me this morning before school started, but I hadn’t
entertained the possibility he’d actually disobey it. Was he
stupid?
Or maybe he just thought he was that untouchable. He
came right over here and sat down, knowing that at least half
the eyes in the cafeteria would be on him and witnesses to