41. In The Shadows

"Someone is following you," Elijah repeated with a stern expression on his face. "At first I thought it was Lucian—"

"Okay. But he's being weird," Ariah added. "Well, he's generally weird. But he told Hailey that—"

"Why did you think it was him?" I interrupted Ariah, not wanting her to tell Elijah what Luca had told me. "And why does it sound like you changed your mind?"

Elijah's brows furrowed as he peered between me and Ariah. "What did he tell you?"

Of course, he wasn't going to let this fly. I sighed. "He thinks you're up to something."

Elijah released a snort. "Says him, of all people. He's up to something."

I crossed my arms. "Yeah, I figured that much."

"You need to be careful, Hails. Something's going on around school."

"Like what?"

"I…" his voice trailed. The stern look morphed into concern. "I can't explain. But someone is watching you."

"Who?"

"I don't know."

"How do you know someone is watching me?" I pressed.

He placed a hand on each of my shoulders, moving closer. "I k