This angers Molly, and she digs the high-heel of her shoe into Luce's foot before provoking Arriane into a fight. Losing her nerve, Luce falls backwards, tumbling into Molly Zane, an angry-looking, heavily pierced girl. She also notices Daniel in the cafeteria.

Luce explains that she is a vegetarian, simply because she does not like the taste of meat. After class is over, Luce and Arriane go to the cafeteria for lunch. She continues to stress herself out over her encounter with Daniel, which distracts her throughout much of the lesson. Luce is shocked and confused at this, but sees him watch her as she leaves for her class.Ĭam meets Luce again in the classroom, and makes further attempts to flirt with Luce. Daniel notices Luce staring at him, and begins to smile back at her before raising his middle finger at her in an aggressive gesture. Standing next to Daniel is Roland Sparks, a boy with dreadlocks.

Arriane says his name is Daniel Grigori, and teases her for staring, embarrassing Luce. She also feels as if she knows him from somewhere, but cannot think of where. As both are waiting outside the classroom, Luce notices a tall, handsome boy across the grounds, and suddenly becomes nervous and panicky, which she doesn't understand. She tells Luce that she will not ask questions of her past, as long as Luce makes the same promise, which she does.Īfter Arriane shows Luce around the school, they both head off to their first lesson of the day. While working on Arriane's hair, Luce notices a scar on her friend's neck, and a shock band on her wrist. Arriane takes Luce under her wing, which agitates Cam.Īrriane takes Luce to the outside grounds of the school, and demands that Luce cut her hair in the same style as her own. Cam offers to take Luce to her dorm room, but is abruptly interrupted by Arriane Alter, a self-described psychopath with long black hair. Upon arriving at her new school, Luce encounters a fearsome Randy and shy boy Todd, along with Gabbe, a pretty blonde-haired girl and Cameron, an attractive looking boy whose second time being sent to Sword and Cross. Luce believes herself to be innocent, which angers her disbelieving peers. After the kiss, Trevor is said to have spontaneously combusted, which leaves her with burned hair.

It is revealed that, although Luce cannot remember what happened exactly, she remembers kissing Trevor at her previous school's summer camp, Dover. Luce is sent to 'Sword and Cross', a reform school for young adults, after she is blamed for the death of Trevor, a boy that Luce once had a small crush on.

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