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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

Ava Grey! Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees to access their magic?

Sometimes months!"

still reeling from the sudden intrusion. Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the corner. His face is impassive as ever,

moves to the opposite corner, still on high alert but recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful for her protective instincts, even if they weren't

this time.

magical potential and rare talents when he suddenly stops mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if seeing it for the first time. The realization

from excitement to mortification.

head. "My sincerest apologies, my lady!" Before I can even form a response, he's out the door, slamming it behind

that follows is deafening.

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happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I fall asleep during

moves to answer it, and I have

the situation.

says, her voice carefully neutral. "How may we

have permission to enter Miss Grey's chambers?" His voice is subdued now, a far cry from the booming enthusiasm of moments ago. Vanessa glances back, catching

let

frame somehow seeming smaller than before. His face is beet red, and the dancing flames above his

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

quite sure how to respond. Part of me wants to laugh

St Aubing b

Orion, I manage to say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I

uncomfortable. "Yes, well, that's no excuse for such

Vanessa and Marcus, hoping

content to let me

way to break

restrains himself from launching into another excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we could discuss it in a more... appropriate setting? The library, perhaps?" I nod, relieved to have a

course, of course," he says, backing towards the

the door closes behind him, a hysterical giggle escapes. "Well, I say, looking at

tugging at the corners of her mouth. "I

mores."

is contained in storybooks. We have very

Communities"

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