Paper Tigers (Fear University, #4)

by Meg Collett

shift.” Eve checked the crinkled pages fanned out on the cafeteria table. Scribbles and coffee stains covered them. Her red-painted nail slid down one page before stopping and tapping on a scratchy name—mine. “You’re on at eight in the morning. Off at twelve.” “Put me down for a double.” She lifted her head. “You’ve pulled two doubles already.” I blinked at her. “The guards need help. We also have to organize a group of hunters to sneak into town for supplies. The ward is low. But we can do that tomorrow. You two should get some sleep as well. The students will wake up soon, and they’ll need to eat breakfast in here without seeing your fucked-up face,” I said, leveling a gaze on Haze. If they could use vague humor, so could I. Haze froze. Eve’s pierced brow danced in the light as her gaze shifted between me and Haze. After a long second, Haze’s shoulders started to roll, the scars atop his mouth flexing and pulling as he laughed in his silent manner. He signed to Eve, and she choked. “What did he say?” “Ah.” Bloody Eve, Barrow hunter baroness, might have been blushing. “I shouldn’t repeat it, but it involved his mouth and some of your body parts.” “I’ll be sure to tell Luke how you feel.” “Better not. We need all the hunters we can get, and even Haze has his uses.” Eve collected her schedules. Beside her, Haze waggled his eyebrows at me. I flipped him off, but it only made his shoulders rock harder with laughter. “I’m going to sleep.” I was halfway across the cafeteria and...