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.”

longer, still rattled by his revelation and the way that he took control. But then I loose my breath and

he says, I’m kicked out

– and more than the usual body heat produced by two people holding hands. I flinch

murmurs, giving my hand a squeeze. “It’s

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

says, smiling at me with encouragement as he claps me on the shoulder. “It may just be that our particular magics

ability to make the marble do anything at

with Tony this time, who gives me a friendly nod. “Hands okay?” he asks, offering his.

I stand for a long, long time looking at the marble before me. After awhile I find myself almost in a…meditative state. I’m calm, and relaxed, and honestly I feel

claps his hands – because, how

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about three minutes….

realize that about half an hour has passed. I

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

a smile on his lips, and I instantly grin as I realize that his experience, somehow, matched my own. “I kind of forgot about the marble,” I

laughs. “Me too, but…”

cool wasn’t it!?”

back, laughing more now with the joy of it. “I’m so

I

him and when Alvez flicks his eyes down to our

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

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

nod, agreeing with

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 hour. Come to our class in two days ready to report your results. Sinclair? Please come over here to arrange

before moving to his desk, starting to pack up his bag as

move to Jackson, who

he’s the only one

have to crane

says quietly, his voice gruff as he

help it, I burst into a grin

frowning

one shoulder, “even though your tone and your expression still say

stares at me. “Wait, really?”

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