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.”

still rattled by his revelation and the way that he took control. But

turns, if I do anything at all beyond what he says, I’m kicked out

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

“It’s totally normal – don’t get distracted. Concentrate, Clark.”

back to the marble, and I do willing it first

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

no one reports any ability to make the marble do anything at all, he just sighs and

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

I find myself almost in a…meditative state. I’m calm, and relaxed, and honestly I feel like I’m almost…floating. All of the heat which resulted from my experience with

jump when Alvez again claps his hands – because, how long

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about three minutes….

glance at the clock, I realize that about

something about. the marble maybe moving a little bit as I look

realize that his experience, somehow, matched my own. “I kind

laughs. “Me too,

was cool

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

I

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

say, my voice solid. Tony looks down at me, perhaps wondering why I’m not sharing more, but I just stand

she’s laying languidly in my soul now, her eyes half- lidded in

nod, agreeing with

into your last pairing and

to pack up his bag as

immediately move to Jackson, who turns to me.

he’s the only one who’s

crane my head back on my neck to look up

you made it into the Academy,” Jackson says quietly, his voice gruff as he stares down at me, his

can’t help it, I burst into a grin and laugh, just a little bit.

he asks, frowning now, confused.

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

flinches back a little and stares at me.

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