Chapter 27: Confrontation

Rafe's gaze burns into me, threatening to undo me.

And then his mother is in front of him, blocking him from my view. The spell breaks. I turn back around quickly, sucking in the air that I'm suddenly able to breathe again.

The whole thing has happened in a matter of seconds, and no one else appears to have noticed anything, thank goodness. I drink the rest of my water and pretend to listen to Luca's story.

A couple of minutes later, I can feel Rafe's eyes on me again. This time, no matter how much I want to, I don't let myself turn. I try to pretend he isn't there. It works, sort of.

The problem with not actually knowing Rafe very well is that I have no real idea of what he's going to do. Is he going to ignore me? Run right up and make a scene?

After several long, dragging minutes pass, I can't stand it anymore and glance behind me again.

He's gone over to where his father and Orlando are talking. But he's positioned himself so that he can still watch me, which explains why my s