Chapter 187. Recusant

Raven’s POV

Embarrassment courses through my body as I race out of the hospital. I can’t believe that I thought Leo was going to kiss me. Even more, I can’t believe how much I wanted it. I wanted to feel his lips pressed against my own. As much as I tried to imagine what the kiss would be like, I cannot. Would he be gentle, or would his lips ravage mine?

“Raven,” I hear my father calling after me, and I slow my pace. Father catches up to me and wraps his arm around my shoulders. “Do you want to talk about it?”

“With you?” I gasp. “Absolutely not.”

“Fair enough,” he says with a chuckle. “Should I send Ashley up to your room?”

I pull my bottom lip into my mouth and nod slightly. I know that I can trust Aunt Ashley with secrets. Squeezing my shoulders, Father guides me out of the hospital and to the car that is waiting for us. Much to my dismay, I see Elise waiting for me in the back seat.

Stopping just before we get to the car, I glare at my