Chapter 56:

Nicole had no idea where she was going.

She never stormed off during an important conversation that mainly involved her friend, and because Zane was her friend. She had every right she could think of.

Now, who needs to be scolded right now? She took a minute to think, Xander, her blood boiling, that man had not even taken a second to appear in the show, like it bored him or something, oh and Lucas, her mind reeled in fury. They were close to Zane yet they didn't care that he was being punished. Were they humans at all?

They deserved her lashings, absolutely, that was why her first stop was at his private study. She wriggled with the knobs hardly, before stepping into the room that was stacked with books, the smell of old and new books greeted her hard. Not now books!

There was he, all perfect and composed, flipping through the pages of a book, the light of the lamp on the table etched perfectly around the book, giving it light just so he could read?

Oh and Lucas, bless him that he was