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.”

way that he took control. But

turns, if I do anything at all beyond what he says, I’m kicked out of school. So…I comply and focus on the marble in

more than the usual body

giving my hand a squeeze. “It’s totally normal

the marble, and I do willing it first to lift, and then to move, and then to…I don’t know, do anything.

says, smiling at me with encouragement as he claps me on the shoulder. “It may just be that our particular magics do not

hands in the air and asks for results, but when no one reports any ability to make the marble do anything at all,

this time, who gives me a friendly

me. After awhile I find myself almost in a…meditative state. I’m calm, and relaxed, and

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

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about three minutes….

I glance at the clock, I realize that about half an

and Rafe begins to murmur something about. the marble maybe moving a little

realize that his experience, somehow, matched my own.

“Me

was cool wasn’t

been at the spa all day,” he whispers back, laughing more now with the joy of it. “I’m so cozy, warm in my soul. I’m so fucking relaxed.”

know! I –”

us. Tony and I both turn to him and when Alvez

looks down at me, perhaps wondering why I’m not sharing more,

she’s laying languidly in my soul now, her eyes half- lidded in her relaxation. Let’s not

agreeing with her.

your last pairing and try again for longer this time. At least a full hour. Come to our

before moving to his desk, starting to pack up

immediately move to Jackson, who turns to me.

only one who’s

Jesse as Jackson slowly moves over. I have to crane my head back on my

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

I burst into a

asks, frowning

just said something really nice,” I answer quietly, shrugging one shoulder, “even though your tone and your expression still say

a little and stares at me. “Wait, really?” he

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