Chapter 33

Monday.

The results of Havencrest Preparatory Academy's monthly exams were out.

The school's announcement board was absolutely swamped-three, four rows deep with students craning for a glimpse.

At Primus Academy, every monthly exam was its own kind of trial by fire. The results didn't just mean bragging rights-they could decide whether a student stayed or went. This time of the month always brought a wild swing of emotion: some kids grinned ear to ear, others could barely hold back tears.

Today, more than a few students were sobbing their hearts out.

Citrine and Amelia shoved their way from the outermost edge right into the crowd.

As soon as they made it through, Citrine looked up—and, as luck would have it, her eyes landed right at the top of the rankings.

Citrine Carmichael. Her name blazed in bold at number one.

Class Rank: 1. Total Score: 748.

Just beneath her was Jeanette, in second place with 720.

Then came Alicia, third, with 718.

bottom. After what felt like an eternity, she finally spotted her own

"Oh my god, Citrine, I made it

"Wait, where are you? I've been searching forever and I can't find

nodded toward the top

followed her gaze, and when she saw the name, her eyes

to double-check-then triple-check-before she

crowd around them, Amelia clapped her hand over

of here," she whispered, grabbing Citrine's arm and

herself be tugged along,

from prying eyes, Amelia lowered

just between

help laughing

you possibly come in first? There's

high," Amelia's face grew serious,

each other in

over her heart, looking Amelia straight in the eye. "I

didn't seem like she was lying. Then she remembered the notebook Citrine had loaned her before. Suddenly, it

to something she'd noticed before: Citrine's monthly test scores never seemed to swing

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