"I have decided to give you some time in class for your paired essays." He announced, "I know what you are all like these days and you think that everything is better over social media and phone, but the best way is face to face."

Multiple sighs were heard across the room, but I did not hear any from the desk situated behind mine.

"So, get in your pairs and ask each other questions. Deep ones. I do not want to be reading what your partner watched on TV last night." Mr Dankworth instructed.

I could sense a pair of eyes on the back of my neck. The dark gaze made my whole body feel warm like I was on fire in the best possible way.

I let out an exaggerated groan so I could hide my smile as I grabbed my bag and moved into the seat next to the large angry looking Goliath.

The class moved around, and the people arranged themselves into their pairs. Lana stayed where she was and waited for her partner to come over. Brennan moved a few rows in front so I could take his seat.

Instead of a normal greeting like a hello or how are you, I got a growl.

"You think that you are nothing to me?" Stone demanded to know, his rough voice deepening.

"No. Of course not." I replied and then joked "I think I am a nuisance to you."

He did not find my remark funny and instead he grabbed my chair. His two huge hands gripped the seat at each side of my legs. He picked up the chair and lifted it so I was facing him fully.

My eyes widened as he neared until he was millimetres away from my face.

"You are mine." He grumbled "You are everything."

"Last time I checked I think I was Ella." I deadpanned.

His eyes lightened slightly. Maybe it had done with my humour or maybe it had to do with our proximity.

Opening my notepad and tapping my pencil, I stuck my tongue out at him and acted like I was not happy about the change in seating. I had never been happier about a seating arrangement since I won a round of musical chairs back in middle school.

"Do you have anything to ask me for your assignment?" I asked curiously before mentioning "I think I have all the material I need for my essay."

He raised a brow and his deep voice spoke against the top of my head "Do you?"

"Yep." I replied and started to write a sentence on my page of paper.

I wrote my sentence before I picked up my notebook and faced it his way then I read out my starter sentence aloud "Valentine Stone is gigantic. He is also a gigantic pain in my ass."