Chapter 47

My eyes immediately dart to Rafe and Jesse across the room, but they’re caught up in their conversations with Jackson and Tony.

“No no,” Aivez says, his voice soft and pleased. “Don’t shout for your brother, Ariel. That would be a poor choice.”

I turn my eyes back to the professor as, inside me, my wolf’s hackles raise.

“Don’t misunderstand – I am excited that you are here, highness,” Alvez murmurs, giving my hand a little squeeze. “I’m looking forward to working with you, developing your powers. But, of course, if anyone were to discover that I knew that a young woman had infiltrated the academy…I would lose my job.”

I stare at him, instantly realizing the trap that he’s laid for me here. If I reveal to anyone that he knows who I am even my brothers – he’ll have me expelled, even

if it means he goes too.

“Mutually assured destruction,” he murmurs, seeing me process the consequences. “So, I think it’s best that the two of us work together, don’t you? Trust, after all,” he says, his voice low and luxurious, “is the foundation of any great relationship.”

“Fine,” I say, my word hardly a whisper as I nod. “Please just…don’t…”

“Ariel,” he murmurs, moving closer, his eyes slowly drifting over my face. “Your secret is safe with me.”

I exhale slowly.

“But,” he continues, “you could thank me for my generosity.”

“Thank you,” I say instantly, the words falling from my mouth, and the way that he grins…

Instantly I realize how under his thumb I am.

How much he likes forcing my hand, making me his little puppet.

“You are welcome, my Princess,” he purrs. Alvez takes another moment to stare into my eyes before turning to look at the marble, his entire demeanor changing in an instant. I stare at him, shocked a little to see that he is again the mind- mannered professor. “Now,” he says, grinning. “I’ll do my best to push my power

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towards you. What do you think, should we try to levitate it? Or push?”

“Um,” I reply, still staring at him, a little shocked.

“Let’s try push.” he says, glancing at me with a friendly grin. “Concentrate now, Clark. See what you can do.”

by his revelation and the way that he took control. But then I loose my

I’m kicked out of school. So…I comply and focus on the marble

where it’s clasped in Alvez’s begins to heat – and more than the usual body heat produced by

hand a squeeze. “It’s totally normal – don’t get

back to the marble, and I do willing it first to lift, and then to move, and

smiling at me with encouragement as he claps me on the shoulder. “It may just be that our particular magics do not speak to each other. Shall we switch it

reports any ability to make the

a friendly nod.

before me. After awhile I find myself almost in

Alvez again claps his hands – because, how long was that?

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about three minutes….

I realize that about half an hour has passed.

to us, and Rafe begins to murmur something about. the marble maybe moving a little bit as I look up

me, a smile on his lips, and I instantly grin as I realize that his

“Me too,

cool

the spa all day,” he whispers back, laughing more now with

I –”

Tony and I both turn to him and when Alvez flicks his eyes down to our still–joined hands, I blush a

perhaps wondering why I’m not sharing more, but I

my soul now, her eyes half- lidded in

nod, agreeing with her.

a little chagrin. “For homework, I’d like each of you to get into your last pairing and try again for longer this time. At least a full

nods around to us before moving to his desk, starting to

eyes immediately move to Jackson, who turns to me.

only

slowly moves over. I have to crane my head back

quietly, his voice gruff as he stares down at me, his expression stony

burst into a grin and laugh, just a little bit.

he asks, frowning now,

“even though your tone and

and stares at me. “Wait, really?” he

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