CHAPTER 56 - Bad Rep

Lyra I drifted through my classes in a haze, my mind consumed by thoughts of how Ryan and I had finally overcome our shared past and became closer because of it. Lighter and freer, a weight had lifted from my chest now that I understood the reason behind his grudge against me. Ryan had believed I betrayed him, but it was all Viola's doing. Everything was out in the open except for the story of my parents, my birthright and that my father was in fact my uncle. For that, I needed to speak with Killian first. I would have asked my questions as Killian and I made our way to campus, but I couldn't. A group of giggling she-wolves swarmed around him. They batted their lashes and tossed their hair, peppering him with questions about his lectures that were clearly just excuses to flirt. I rolled my eyes, watching as they hung on his every word. Killian smiled politely, but I could see the discomfort in the set of his shoulders and the way his eyes kept darting to me. He was too much of