24
Raven
"This better be good,"Professor Halifax said as I walked into her classroom.
"I got my magic back," I said.
She scoffed. "Just like that?"
"I guess," I said, not sure what to say. She was wearing sweatpants and a hoodie and her hair was in a messy bun. I'd never seen her look so normal. Usually she was dressed like she was ready to walk the runway. This morning, she looked like she was getting over the flu.
"Are you feeling okay?" I asked her.
"I'm hung over, if you must know," she said. "Weekends are supposed to be my days off."
Wow. Okay. That wasn't what I expected. Especially not from a teacher. Though, I supposed it wasn't high school like I was used to in the human world. "I'm sorry, this wasn't my decision."
"No, but it took you long enough to put two and two together from the book I left in your room," she said.
My brow furrowed. "You left that book in my room? Why?"
"I wanted you to figure it out on your own," she said. "I can't exactly go around suggesting a student get it on with another student."
Again, speechless.
Professor Halifax let out a sigh. "Look, I knew there was a chance that if you explored that mating bond with one of the twins, you'd unlock all your magic."
"I didn't have sex with one of the twins." And while the ideawasappealing, meeting their mother had taken off some of the allure.
She cocked her head to the side and narrowed her eyes. "But you did have sex with someone."
"Why is everyone here so obsessed with who I'm having sex with?" I asked.
"Interesting," she said. "The incubus?"
Now that she mentioned it, I had felt something when I was with Luka. Like part of my magic had unlocked. Then, when I was with Ben, it was like a floodgate.
"Well, not just him," I said.
She pinched the bridge of her nose. "Oh, Raven. You're getting in over your head, aren't you."
"Look, I didn't ask for any of this," I said.
"I don't think I want to hear any more," she said. "I'm your teacher. Not your friend."
"Tell me about it," I mumbled.
She ignored my comment though I was sure she'd heard me. "Let's try the candles again. See what you can do without the help of the twins or the portal."
She set the candles out in front of me, then looked up at me, brow furrowed. "Not the twins?"
"No," I said. "Not the twins."
"Huh," she said. "Not yet, then."
"Can we not?" I said. Getting it from their mom was bad enough. Throwing in a teacher on top of it was too much. I knew there was attraction there. I knew my body was drawn to them. And if I was being honest, I knew it was a matter of time before I caved. But today was not that day.
She smirked. "Magic. Just the magic."