Chapter 60. Feel It

School without Ace meant Madoc followed me around like a shadow all day. I hated it.

I tried to tell him that I didn’t need a babysitter, but he ignored me and followed just a few steps behind me everywhere I went, like the good little Ace-worshipper he was.

When I walked into the cafeteria for lunch, the first thing I did was attempt to flee from my overbearing bodyguard.

“Bye, Madoc!” I called over my shoulder. “No need to babysit me during lunch! Too many witnesses around for anyone to murder me!”

Madoc rolled his eyes while he watched me scurry away. “You and I both know lunch is no different from class!” he yelled after me. “You can be murdered at any time!”

Thankfully, he allowed me to find a table in the corner by myself.

Normally, I wouldn’t have minded sitting with Madoc—Ace and I usually sat with him and their friends, plus Marta—but I didn’t want to be near him after overhearing his conversation with Ace.

He knew things about me,