âiâm well aware,â she said, a self-assured smirk s p r e a d i n g across her thin lips. âbut thatâs still no excuse for not listening.â rita met his gaze. âletâs try again; how was your summer?â
*シ➠-- âmy summer?â lorcan inquired, letting out a hum of thought as a subtle smile appeared on his lips. âwell, it wasnât anything special, if you ask me. went home, went on the annual family vacation -- italy, this time, it was beautiful -- came back, went to my familyâs cabin for a week or so up north, then came home to prepare for school. same old.â he shrugged simply, as if that summer wasnât eventful. âand yours, ms. skeeter?â











