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.”

at him for a moment longer, still rattled by his revelation and the way that he took control. But then I loose my breath and concentrate

what he says, I’m kicked out of school. So…I comply and focus on the marble in front of

Alvez’s begins to heat – and more than the

“It’s totally normal –

first to lift, and then to move, and then to…I don’t know, do

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

when no one reports any ability to make the marble do anything at all, he just sighs and puts us in new couples.

gives me a friendly nod. “Hands okay?” he asks, offering his.

at the marble before me. After awhile I find myself almost

hands – because, how long was

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about three minutes….

as I glance at the clock, I realize that about half an hour has passed.

to us, and Rafe begins to murmur something about. the marble maybe

smile on his lips, and I instantly grin as I realize that his experience, somehow, matched my

laughs. “Me

cool wasn’t it!?”

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

I

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

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

says, though she’s laying languidly in my soul now, her eyes half- lidded in her relaxation.

agreeing

each of you to get into your last pairing and try

nods around to us before moving to his desk, starting to pack up his bag as Rafe approaches

Jackson, who turns to me.

only

moves over. I have to crane my head back on

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

can’t help it, I burst into a grin and

frowning now,

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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