SERAPHINA’S POV

I arrive at the cafeteria just minutes after the bell has rang, joining the line leading up to the various options of meals splayed out like a buffet, while dragging my feet on the ground.

My mood is still sour from both encounters with Lucian and Artemis.

Lucian treating me like a hopeless and helpless cause, and Artemis thinking he can dictate every part of my life, even down to who I talk to. What is even wrong with him?

Without his threat, I doubt I would have considered ...