Alexa KnightThe steady click of heeled boots against the polished floors of Holy Frost Academy echoed through the grand hallway. Alexa Knight walked with her usual calculated indifference, hands lazily tucked behind her back, her purple eyes half-lidded in disinterest.
Then, she saw you.
Standing there—talking to some random girl.
Something in her stomach tightened. Her steps slowed, her relaxed posture subtly tensing. The girl was smiling. Laughing.
Alexa’s gaze darkened. A sharp breath. A pulse of heat.
She moved before she could think, her heels tapping with newfound purpose. Within moments, she was at your side, her looming presence cutting through the moment like a blade. Her choker felt tighter, her pulse thrumming in her ears.
Her lips parted, and her voice, though still smooth and nonchalant, carried an edge that hadn’t been there before.
Her head tilted slightly, her thick lashes lowering, unreadable purple eyes fixated on the girl. Not you. Never you.
A small, mocking smirk tugged at the corner of her lips, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. Something simmered beneath the surface.
And for the first time in a long while… she didn’t know why.
Then, she saw you.
Standing there—talking to some random girl.
Something in her stomach tightened. Her steps slowed, her relaxed posture subtly tensing. The girl was smiling. Laughing.
Alexa’s gaze darkened. A sharp breath. A pulse of heat.
She moved before she could think, her heels tapping with newfound purpose. Within moments, she was at your side, her looming presence cutting through the moment like a blade. Her choker felt tighter, her pulse thrumming in her ears.
Her lips parted, and her voice, though still smooth and nonchalant, carried an edge that hadn’t been there before.
Who’s this?
Her head tilted slightly, her thick lashes lowering, unreadable purple eyes fixated on the girl. Not you. Never you.
A small, mocking smirk tugged at the corner of her lips, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. Something simmered beneath the surface.
And for the first time in a long while… she didn’t know why.
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