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The early signs of the night fill the air, the songs of birds stopping as they retreat to their nests, and the lights of the gym overhead flicker. There's a quiet, reserved feeling this early in the night. It almost makes it enjoyable that I dragged myself out of bed for this, because I am pretty sure that a sunset would be way more beautiful than the pitch blackness with no moon in the sky.
I pass buildings, most of them giving off a sleepy vibe. I wonder just how many people are asleep right now and how many are awake. A few guardians walk the grounds, but this seems around the time that the day shift switches with the night shift. I do not bother worrying about whether I get caught or not. The best thing that could happen; them sending me back to my dorm for more time to sleep.
As I approach the gym, I see bright lights flooding through the cracks in the door, one slightly ajar. I squint my eyes and push open the huge doors, then slamming them shut when inside. Brightly-lit lights hanging overhead blur my vision for a second, but after a minute of staring directly downward, my eyes adjust to the stupid light.
"Dimitri?" I look around the gym, my eyes settling upon my trainer and fellow guardian. Quietly sitting on a bench in the bleachers, a western novel tucked into his hands, is Dimitri Belikov.
I move closer to him seeing as he did not notice me the first time. I wave my hand, but apparently I'm not doing a very good job of it. A low growl erupts from my throat and I pluck the book out his hand. Looking up, a quick look of surprise on his face, he gives me ever such a happy scowl.
"Hi," I say, dropping the wrinkled paperback on the seat next to him. I give him a big smile in return to his scowl. I cannot help but somewhat think he looks gorgeous with a scowl.
"I was at a very interesting part of my book, Rose," Dimitri says, the scowl dispersing, replaced by a stone-hard look. There's the Dimitri I know.
I shrug. "You're the one that wanted me to come this early." I start to walk towards the locker room, but turn to him for a second. "You can wait until break time to read Cowboys and Aliens."
With that, I shuffle towards the girls' locker room. It's obvious he wasn't reading such a book, but it's fun to pick at him for his love of western novels. Even though I find it incredibly sexy when a man reads.
I pass buildings, most of them giving off a sleepy vibe. I wonder just how many people are asleep right now and how many are awake. A few guardians walk the grounds, but this seems around the time that the day shift switches with the night shift. I do not bother worrying about whether I get caught or not. The best thing that could happen; them sending me back to my dorm for more time to sleep.
As I approach the gym, I see bright lights flooding through the cracks in the door, one slightly ajar. I squint my eyes and push open the huge doors, then slamming them shut when inside. Brightly-lit lights hanging overhead blur my vision for a second, but after a minute of staring directly downward, my eyes adjust to the stupid light.
"Dimitri?" I look around the gym, my eyes settling upon my trainer and fellow guardian. Quietly sitting on a bench in the bleachers, a western novel tucked into his hands, is Dimitri Belikov.
I move closer to him seeing as he did not notice me the first time. I wave my hand, but apparently I'm not doing a very good job of it. A low growl erupts from my throat and I pluck the book out his hand. Looking up, a quick look of surprise on his face, he gives me ever such a happy scowl.
"Hi," I say, dropping the wrinkled paperback on the seat next to him. I give him a big smile in return to his scowl. I cannot help but somewhat think he looks gorgeous with a scowl.
"I was at a very interesting part of my book, Rose," Dimitri says, the scowl dispersing, replaced by a stone-hard look. There's the Dimitri I know.
I shrug. "You're the one that wanted me to come this early." I start to walk towards the locker room, but turn to him for a second. "You can wait until break time to read Cowboys and Aliens."
With that, I shuffle towards the girls' locker room. It's obvious he wasn't reading such a book, but it's fun to pick at him for his love of western novels. Even though I find it incredibly sexy when a man reads.
3007 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2017
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