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.”

that he took control. But then I loose my

beyond what he says, I’m kicked out of school. So…I comply and focus on

to heat – and more than the usual body heat produced by two people holding hands. I flinch a little, turning

hand a squeeze. “It’s

I do willing it first to lift, and

says, smiling at me with encouragement as he claps

in the air and asks for results, but when no one reports any ability to make the

who gives me a friendly

as Tony and I stand for a long, long time looking at the marble before me. After awhile I find myself

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

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about three minutes….

the clock, I realize that

Alvez calls out to us, and Rafe begins to murmur something about. the

and I instantly grin as I realize that his experience, somehow, matched my own. “I

laughs. “Me

cool wasn’t

now with the

know! I –”

Alvez says, pitching his voice louder to interrupt us. Tony and I both turn to him and when Alvez flicks his eyes down to

down at me, perhaps wondering why I’m not sharing more, but I just stand straight and don’t look at him, hoping he

in

nod, agreeing

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.

us before moving to his desk, starting to pack up

immediately move to Jackson,

he’s the only one

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

glad to see you made it into the Academy,” Jackson says quietly, his voice gruff as

help it, I burst into a grin and laugh, just a little bit.

frowning now, confused.

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

back a little and stares at me. “Wait,

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