CHAPTER 48: AN EYE FOR AN EYE

ARTEMIS’ POV:

The usual vibrant lunchtime atmosphere around the table has grown dull and cold. Jasper and Ace remain unnaturally silent, not daring to utter a single word. With Kamila's arrival, the tension seems to have heightened even further.

But she behaves herself this time, simply sitting between Seraphina and I, wrapping her arm around mine silently until our food gets delivered to us by lower grade students.

We dig into lunch, but my eyes remain fixated on Sera, passing glances at her from where I am.

She tosses her food around with a fork while a frown remains etched between her eyebrows.

Is she still mad at me from yesterday? All because I told her not to speak to Lucian?

The more she reacts this way toward me, the more it irks me, wondering just what kind of relationship they have for her to be so affected.

I bent over backward to give her the space she needed, and what do I get in return? A cold attitude the moment we cross paths again.

I treat her in ways I wouldn’t with