Page 245 of Axis of Fire

My eyes instinctively found Airis’s.

His were full of unspoken words.

But his lips remained silent.

And the tension in his posture seemed to say far too much.

The problem was—

I didn’t understand the language he was speaking.

Or maybe...

I was simply too afraid to.

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I packed my things while Airis stood against the wall with his arms crossed.

Silent.

Silence between us had already become something familiar.

But not this kind.

This one was filled with hope and expectation—

Things I had never expected to feel.

But damn it.

I wanted so badly to hear that he was just as upset as I was.

My thoughts kept circling back to him.

Not my future roommates.

Not what would happen next.

Just him.

And it irritated me.

These feelings scared me.

And even more frightening was how quickly they had begun to feel normal.

“Hopefully you won’t burn down your new room just to come back to me.”

My lips pressed together.

I really needed to get my thoughts under control.

Especially now.

Pulling myself together, I answered coldly,

“Don’t worry.”