Free Goddess Revenge: Goddess Series Book 4 (Young Adult / New Adult) by M.W. Muse

books into her backpack and walked out of the room. Her next class was with River, but she went into the restroom to kill the time before class started. She didn’t want him trying to talk to her. She walked out and into the room just as the tardy bell rang and she took her seat.
    When that class was over, she grabbed her books and darted out without waiting for him. She wasn’t sure if he followed her to her next class. No way was she going turn around to find out.
    She walked into Spanish and saw Calli. Her BFF was waiting and ready to get the scoop.
    “River thinks I’m using him,” she said as she dropped into her chair.
    “Oh no. He figured it out?”
    “No. He thinks I’m cozying up to him to keep Adin away. He knows that if I stay with Adin, I’ll kill him. He thinks I’m using him to keep Adin alive.”
    “Oh. But, um, Legacy, you are using River. Why are you mad that he thinks you are?”
    “Because that jerk played me for months. It’s okay for him to do it, but not me? Besides, I’m not using him. I’m punishing him. There’s a difference.”
    Class started, so she and Calli stopped talking. Once it was over, she headed to her history class—another class with River. When she rounded the corner, she saw him walking toward the class from the opposite direction. Their eyes met for a brief moment. Then she looked down and darted into the restroom to wait out the time again. She wasn’t being a chicken. She didn’t want to talk to him. If any of the reason was related to guilt, she totally ignored it. She walked out when she had about thirty seconds left until the bell rang and barely made it to class on time.
    When history was over, she grabbed her books and headed out.
    “Legacy,” she heard River call from behind, so she sneaked into the same restroom haven she’d used before class started.
    She dug in her purse and pulled out her cell phone.
    “Hello?” Calli answered.
    “Hey, I’m stuck in the bathroom in the history building.”
    “What do you mean you’re stuck?”
    “River is stalking me, so I came in here.”
    “Well, you need to get out here, so we can leave for lunch. Everyone’s going for pizza today.”
    “I’m not going.”
    “You can’t spend your lunch hour in the bathroom, Legacy.”
    “The hell I can’t. Bring me back a piece of pizza, and I can wolf it down before English.”
    “You are being absurd, Legacy,” Calli said, laughing.
    “I can’t talk to him right now.”
    “Well, if you’re not going, neither am I. We can both spend lunch in the restroom. I’ll be there in a minute.”
    “Calli, don’t—”
    She hung up the phone. About ten minutes later, her infuriating but wonderful friend walked into the restroom.
    “He was still waiting outside for you,” Calli said, dropping her backpack.
    “I figured he would be.”
    “I told him to get us something to eat while I talked to you.”
    “Did he leave?”
    “Yeah, I watched him walk away.”
    Legacy sighed. “My nerves are on overload.”
    “Because you feel guilty doing this to him,” Calli said softly.
    To her utter disbelief, she started crying. “I-I don’t think it’s just that. He told me my energy was conflicting with my actions toward him, so I realized I needed to believe I was falling for him, not just pretend. I’m worried I might actually fall in love with him. I-I can’t do that, Calli! He’s a monster.”
    “He’s your best friend,” she murmured. “I already told you his actions don’t define who he is. He was wrong for what he did to you, but he’d never harm you.”
    Calli spent the rest of lunch trying to console her, to little avail. She had been telling River she was just confused, but now she really believed that she actually was.
    When they had about ten minutes left, Calli’s phone rang. It was River, bringing back their lunch. They walked out of the restroom and outside the building. River was walking toward them, but she stayed by the door while Calli met