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I faced the front of the class again and mentally berated
myself. Could this day get any worse?
How could I have missed him?
It was only the third week of school, and I never paid
attention to whoever was sitting at the back. My focus had
always been on Mrs. Levi and whatever she was teaching.
Knowing Maddox, he had probably skipped more than
half of the classes in the past three weeks. I knew of his
reputation. He rarely came to class, and when he did… he
came with drama and a whole lot of assholery.
I mentally face-palmed while chewing on my lower lip,
nervously. In the heat of the moment, I acted without
thinking; granted, he was the douchebag in this situation,
but nobody ever crossed Maddox without dealing with the
repercussions.
With my best nonchalant expression, I quickly peeked
over my shoulder again. He was still staring… and he
caught me looking, again. His eyes were the deepest blue,
shimmering with intensity. He lazily rubbed his thumb back
and forth across his squared jaw while he cocked his head
to the side, raising one lonely eyebrow almost mockingly.
Maddox watched me like he was sizing up his prey.
I didn’t like the look he was giving me, and I didn’t have
any interest of being on his radar.
He might be the player, but I wasn’t about to be played.
Try again, Coulter.
Giving him the most exaggerated eyeroll I could muster,
I sent him a frigid smile and then turned back around to
face Mrs. Levi.
During the rest of the class, I tried my hardest not to
pay attention to Maddox. It was the longest fifty minutes of
my life as I fought hard not to fidget in my chair. He
continued to stare, and I could feel it – feel him smirking
and silently taunting me.
My fingers clenched and unclenched around my pen,
and when the bell finally rang for lunch, I let out the