we immediately burst into laughter.
“I think your brother likes me,” I confided in him.
“For God’s sake.”
Ignoring Lucian’s outburst, Dyvian nodded and confirmed, “I think so, too.”
The door slammed shut. Lucian walking out on us was fast becoming a familiar routine. I turned back to face Dyvian.
He smiled. “You like him, don’t you?”
“I didn’t plan to, and I didn’t want to, but yeah, I think I do.” Maybe I’d regret admitting this to myself, much less to someone else, but right now, after the latest fright I had, acknowledging my feelings for Lucian was gloriously liberating.
“But it’s just a crush. I mean, I like him, but I’m not in love with him or anything.” I hope.
“You will be.”
I wrinkled my nose at how confident Dyvian sounded. “Will he?”
“Fall in love with you?”
I nodded.
Dyvian sighed. “I’m not sure, but if there’s someone who could make him fall in love, it’s definitely you.”
I beamed. “Aww. You mean that?”
Dyvian returned my smile and said pleasantly, “Nope. I was just kidding.” And then laughing, he strolled back to the house.
Stupid Chevalier brothers.
Chapter Five
I wasn’t what you’d call an overachiever. I had simple goals in life and that didn’t change when I turned Evren. For my first day of school, I only wanted to make new friends, have someone say I was pretty, and have a chance on the cheerleading squad. Surely, that wasn’t so hard to achieve?
“You’re going to be okay.” Dyvian shook my shoulders a little too hard, his voice a little too jovial.
I gave him a worried look. “I know I am but are you?” It was the first day of school and Dyvian was in a strange mood, waking up early to eat breakfast with Lucian and me, and now he was acting like a dad about to give his daughter away.
He grimaced. Even with his sleep-tousled hair and sweat pants, Dyvian still managed to look better than most guys I knew. “I’m not actually sure. I just don’t think you’re ready to join humans yet.”
Here we go again .
“News flash, Dyvian. I was human less than a month ago, remember? So, I don’t see any reason why I won’t be able to fit in just because I’m different inside.”
I walked toward the framed mirror hanging on the wall near the doorway. I gazed critically at my reflection, making sure that my hair was all right. I’d chosen to wear a please-everyone outfit—pink Balmain top to get a nod from the fashionistas, jeans for the no-nonsense dean’s list peeps, and de Pinto black bracelets for the rockers. As the new girl in school, I didn’t want to box myself in on my first day.
Dyvian followed with a sigh. “Just take care. I’ll be in invisible form and—”
My eyes narrowed. “No. Swear to me you won’t be like this invisible nanny, guarding my every move.” Didn’t he realize how weird that would make me feel? And didn’t he understand how different I already was from the rest? I wasn’t just the new girl in school. I was also the new girl in town living with two guys I’d known for less than a month, and I had a dragon for a soul. Didn’t that simply scream weird?
Dyvian’s normally carefree expression was still nowhere to be found. “Honestly, Dyvian, I’m a big girl now.” Lucian walked in from the kitchen and I sought his support. “Right, Lucian?”
Again, there was this delicious feeling of excitement sweeping all over me at seeing Lucian. Unlike his younger brother, Lucian was already dressed. Still the usual outfit—same style, different color.
Lucian didn’t answer me, but looked at Dyvian instead. “Just do what she says, Dyvian. It’s her life.”
The frown on Dyvian’s face deepened, and he looked at Lucian like he didn’t understand why Lucian wasn’t backing him up. But he nodded and muttered, “Fine.”
He was clearly unhappy, and I sought to cheer
“I think your brother likes me,” I confided in him.
“For God’s sake.”
Ignoring Lucian’s outburst, Dyvian nodded and confirmed, “I think so, too.”
The door slammed shut. Lucian walking out on us was fast becoming a familiar routine. I turned back to face Dyvian.
He smiled. “You like him, don’t you?”
“I didn’t plan to, and I didn’t want to, but yeah, I think I do.” Maybe I’d regret admitting this to myself, much less to someone else, but right now, after the latest fright I had, acknowledging my feelings for Lucian was gloriously liberating.
“But it’s just a crush. I mean, I like him, but I’m not in love with him or anything.” I hope.
“You will be.”
I wrinkled my nose at how confident Dyvian sounded. “Will he?”
“Fall in love with you?”
I nodded.
Dyvian sighed. “I’m not sure, but if there’s someone who could make him fall in love, it’s definitely you.”
I beamed. “Aww. You mean that?”
Dyvian returned my smile and said pleasantly, “Nope. I was just kidding.” And then laughing, he strolled back to the house.
Stupid Chevalier brothers.
Chapter Five
I wasn’t what you’d call an overachiever. I had simple goals in life and that didn’t change when I turned Evren. For my first day of school, I only wanted to make new friends, have someone say I was pretty, and have a chance on the cheerleading squad. Surely, that wasn’t so hard to achieve?
“You’re going to be okay.” Dyvian shook my shoulders a little too hard, his voice a little too jovial.
I gave him a worried look. “I know I am but are you?” It was the first day of school and Dyvian was in a strange mood, waking up early to eat breakfast with Lucian and me, and now he was acting like a dad about to give his daughter away.
He grimaced. Even with his sleep-tousled hair and sweat pants, Dyvian still managed to look better than most guys I knew. “I’m not actually sure. I just don’t think you’re ready to join humans yet.”
Here we go again .
“News flash, Dyvian. I was human less than a month ago, remember? So, I don’t see any reason why I won’t be able to fit in just because I’m different inside.”
I walked toward the framed mirror hanging on the wall near the doorway. I gazed critically at my reflection, making sure that my hair was all right. I’d chosen to wear a please-everyone outfit—pink Balmain top to get a nod from the fashionistas, jeans for the no-nonsense dean’s list peeps, and de Pinto black bracelets for the rockers. As the new girl in school, I didn’t want to box myself in on my first day.
Dyvian followed with a sigh. “Just take care. I’ll be in invisible form and—”
My eyes narrowed. “No. Swear to me you won’t be like this invisible nanny, guarding my every move.” Didn’t he realize how weird that would make me feel? And didn’t he understand how different I already was from the rest? I wasn’t just the new girl in school. I was also the new girl in town living with two guys I’d known for less than a month, and I had a dragon for a soul. Didn’t that simply scream weird?
Dyvian’s normally carefree expression was still nowhere to be found. “Honestly, Dyvian, I’m a big girl now.” Lucian walked in from the kitchen and I sought his support. “Right, Lucian?”
Again, there was this delicious feeling of excitement sweeping all over me at seeing Lucian. Unlike his younger brother, Lucian was already dressed. Still the usual outfit—same style, different color.
Lucian didn’t answer me, but looked at Dyvian instead. “Just do what she says, Dyvian. It’s her life.”
The frown on Dyvian’s face deepened, and he looked at Lucian like he didn’t understand why Lucian wasn’t backing him up. But he nodded and muttered, “Fine.”
He was clearly unhappy, and I sought to cheer
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