The Awakening: A Witch-Vampire Romance: Feel the Heat. Read Free Page A

Thor passes us down the hallway with his groupies trailing behind.
    I look at Jessa and try not to laugh because Thor decides at that moment to look over at us and catches her gnawing on air.
    “Okay , let’s get our shit together and go. We are all going to be late for our first official senior class,” I huff.
    I turn ar ound and start strutting in the opposite direction, hoping they will take the hint and follow me.
    “What do you guys have for your first class,” Devon grabs for my schedule.
    “English Lit . with Mr. Sizemore. You,” I reply.
    “Same. Well , ladies, let’s haul it so he doesn’t blow what wad he has left,” Devon suggests in a playful tone.
    He link s arms with us and we start down the hallway, dodging students left and right. We get to the door of our class and guess who just happens to be sitting in a seat right by the door? Yup, you guessed it, Thor in all his glory.
    Devon pull s us to a stop as if stunned.
    “I th ought he was into you , Ella. Why’s Sabrina Queen Priss-bot all up in his shiz?”
    Wait! Sabrina will be here in this class as well? How in the hell did I not know this?!
    “Babe , does it really matter? Someone that pretty doesn’t stay untouched for long in this meat market we call Pinewood,” Jessa says, rolling her eyes as she heads down the row of desks toward the back of the room.
    I fe el eyes burning into my back the entire time it takes me to find a seat. His or Sabrina’s, it really doesn’t matter. Like I can really compete with her superior status. So I push it to the back of my mind and content myself with thinking of all the lovely STD’s he is going to catch when he dips his wick into that well used pool.
    Mr. Sizemore rushe s into the room seconds ahead of the bell, sweating and panting, his hog jowls wagging.
    “Attention. Attention. I said , quiet, class,” he fairly shouts.
    “Let’s get underway shall we? This year is going to be tough. This is not a free pass class. I fully expect you to take notes and read the required reading each night.” He looks at everyone in the room until his eyes land on me.
    “YOU,” The professor shouts when his eyes land on me.
    “Yes, Mr. Sizemore?” I cringe at the attention of everyone in class turning my way.
    “Please come to the front of the class and pass o ut the syllabus for this semester.”
    I shuffle my feet t o the front of the room and take the stack of papers from the teacher, turn to each row and hand stacks to each student in the first seat for them to pass back. On the second to last row I meet the eyes of Thor and I swear that he is searing into my soul. What is it about him that overwhelms me? Guys just don’t affect me like that. My parents had a no dating rule all the way through high school. I know, no surprise there. I haven’t really had a boyfriend before. So I don’t know how to deal with the turbulence that he is causing. I break the connection and move to the next row. Sabrina is giving me the evil eye. Not a very pretty look for her. What is her problem? It isn’t like she has any competition for the guys in this school. Queen bee needs to chill.
    Soon enough the bell r ings and we are all gathering up our new texts and scrambling to leave the room as fast as possible. Jessa is babbling about something as she walks out beside me. Devon looks like he is lost in his own thoughts, as usual. Boy is a deep thinker.
    “Ya know, I think Sabrina was jealous of you, Ella. Did you not see the looks she’s been giving you all class? I swear I was waiting for her head to start spinning!” Jessa starts cackling at that moment, drawing all eyes to us. Including Sabrina’s, as she strides by and shoulder checks me.
    “Watch where you’ re going, skank,” she spews at me as she passes.
    I decide to put my foot in it by yanking Sabrina’s messenger bag back as she passes by. “You watch it, you Barbie wanna be! Or did you want to taste my boot in the back of your throat,” I snarl into