Chapter 0505

I laugh a little, shaking my head at her, not getting it. "Please, Faiza. Explain."

"Look, close-up magic is nerdy as hell," she says, leaning forward and talking to me seriously now. "But it teaches you a great deal about how to do things in plain sight. And if you can't even sneak marbles into your sexy brother's pockets -" "Oh, don't be gross," I sigh, wrinkling my nose at her again.

She just laughs, grinning at me, "then you clearly need to learn how to be faster and sneakier with your hands. It all makes sense."

I sigh, seeing her point and looking down at the cards. "Okay, I'm in. What do we do?"

"I'm going to teach you three card tricks," Faiza says, picking up the dark and flourishing the cards in a very cool way that lets me know that she is very good at this. "And I want them mastered in two days' time. Or else I'm going to make you learn how to mime or something even worse."

I grin, leaning forward and nodding to my teacher, letting her know that I'm game.

on the desk and begins to explain and I

messing with the cards, attempting to flip them around in my hand lightening-fast and without being noticed the way Faiza taught me, when

the floor outside my gym, his back pressed against the wall, reading a book of all things.

looks up at me, surprised, but then breaks into a grin, holding up a hand. "Sorry, sorry," he says, taking in what must be a pretty ridiculous sight - his mate, dressed as a boy, with 52 playing cards held flat against her body, each of them threatening to fall at any second. "I don't mean to interrupt - I'm just here as bodyguard to walk you back to the room

a little, straightening up and managing to get some control over the cards, putting them

at me. "But I took his point quite seriously, Ari - you're still vulnerable walking these hallways alone. None of us are excited about the prospect

big Alpha sitting on the floor. "You are late,

the name over in his mouth like it's a mysterious new thing

his awkward position and gives

yours, little bird?" Blaze asks,

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