Free Guardian by Cyndi Goodgame

drama over the edge.  At least the girls.  Every female in the school cafeteria watched him walk in with the annoying Josie already clutched onto him.  High school could be a nightmare.  How could any human not detest it? 
    Just then, my radar went off reminding me who I was dealing with.  Pike too.  Switch...wasn’t human. 
    His glamour didn’t hide from our kind unless one was novice and without practice.
    Switch was dropped at the sport table where Kinsler kept his kingpen seat and the entire room of girls sighed at his laugh and wide toothy grin smile, while every dude in the room I think rolled their eyes in unison.  He seemed to pay little to no notice as he shook hands and high fives with everyone at the table. 
    Grace sized him up way too vividly in her head.  Saying I was losing my temper was putting it mildly.  My head shot her direction as her thoughts rang out an Oh my .  I wrapped my head back around to him and heard, not saw, him break into her thoughts. 
    His eyes were on her like I assumed they would be.  I forced her hand to her charm.  Rub it, dammit!   Switch nodded once in her direction knowing now I’d shut her off from him.  She doubted instantly that his look was meant for her but confirmed it by looking behind where she sat. I hated her lack of self confidence, but knew it was only because I’d spent her lifetime thwarting off suitors.  The less, the better.
    “Whoa!  Did you see that reflex?  Eyed you right on Grace.  I’m telling you, you’re like some kind of walking jock magnet.  They just key into you.”
    Shut the freak up, Pam.
    At this point, I had to assume this Switch guy was from the wrong side of the tracks, meaning the winter court but I didn’t recognize him.  He’d glammed himself different or something, but I’d find out which cad he was from their court and pay him back for his visit.  He rang me as familiar.  Pike agreed.  He screamed “up to no good”.   
    Switch sat and never looked back at her, but his mind traced around the edges of hers searching for a way in. Not gonna happen dirtbag. 
    Grace had been so enamored by him, she didn’t even notice my hand on her arm until it was all over. When I removed it, she removed her own hand from her charm not thinking twice on the gesture.
    Pam continued on about the dude unaware of his otherworldly allure.  Then she changed that quickly to give close attention to Josie’s conversation at the next table on college guys as I listened to Caylie give Pam her take on dating older guys.  Grace didn’t seem to care unless I was, so I sat back and enjoyed listening to Grace’s clear headed mind being all jealous of what I might be thinking when I was busy being jealous of her looking at the new guy.  Hell, I had to get out of high school and Grace away from here with me.
    Kinsler was friggin’ flagging her down too now.  The cafeteria was a zoo today. Would I get a break?  I stood paying little attention to them and said to all, “I’ll be right back.”
    I stood behind Kinsler under glamour waiting for his next move and ignoring the stupidity of him even thinking he could threaten me where Grace was concerned.  He got my point, but didn’t follow through with my advice to leave.
    Kinsler and three others succeeded in sitting at the table behind ours now as I returned like I wouldn’t kick their butts to the curb if they started some crap.  I walked myself behind Grace and just stood there guarding her from both of the evils of the room and that didn’t even count Pike who kept stock of the scene and helped none. 
    I forced her hand to the pendant I’d given her on her thirteenth birthday that was wrapped around her pretty neck.  A too exposed neck for me, but I couldn’t say it to her or she’d definitely get the wrong idea. 
    “You’re not wanted here!  Leave her be!”
    I saw Grace shiver and I settled my hand on her shoulder. 
    I felt him invade Caylie’s mind before I could