Tangled

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"But I didn't do anything," I protest. "I just sat here."

"It doesn't matter," Vanessa says, just as Selene says the same thing in my head.

I swear I can hear a smile in my wolf's voice. Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing of all.

I look down at my hands, half expecting to see water droplets forming on my skin. But they look the same as always. "Did I really do it, though?"

I don't know. I'm not a wizard.

Pausing at that, I scowl at the air, since she's not near me. "Then

what was all that advice about?"

A hunch.

What the hell.

It worked, didn't it?

Can't really argue with that.

The door flies open with a resounding bang, and I nearly leap out of my skin. Before I can even process what's happening, Vanessa's between me and the entrance, her body coiled and ready to strike.

My heart's still racing when Magister Orion bursts in, his massive frame filling the doorway. But it's not his size that catches my attention this time. No, it's the tiny sparks of flame dancing above his head like a bizarre halo. I blink, wondering if I'm hallucinating.

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"Fire!" he roars, his voice booming through the room. "You touched fire!"

of his words has me flinching, but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically vibrating

Ava Grey! Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees to

Sometimes months!"

Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the corner. His face is impassive as ever, but there's a hint of

but recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful for her protective instincts, even if they

this time.

mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if seeing it

from excitement to mortification.

his face flushed as red as the fire dancing above his head. "My sincerest apologies,

that follows is deafening.

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just happened. Did that really

stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I have

the situation.

Vanessa says, her voice carefully neutral. "How may we

the booming enthusiasm of moments ago. Vanessa glances back, catching my eye, and I can see she's struggling to keep a straight face. "Of

to let

his massive frame somehow seeming smaller than before. His face is beet red, and the dancing flames above his head have disappeared. He clears

much as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my excitement to override my manners, and for that, I

respond. Part of me wants to laugh at the

St Aubing b

to say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I understand you were

that's no excuse for such behavior. I assure

at Vanessa and Marcus, hoping for some clue on how to

let me take the

begin, searching for a way to break the

tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we could discuss it in a more... appropriate setting? The library, perhaps?" I nod, relieved to have a

backing towards the door. "I'll await

him, a hysterical giggle escapes. "Well, I say,

of her mouth. "I never heard that the Fae have

mores."

is

Communities"

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