Chapter 52 Slater “I know it’s hard, Dad, but accepting that Charis is your bastard son, Eamon was the best decision. It’s the only thing that would keep her safe p> My father sighed heavily in the desk chair, rubbing his temples. After a long moment, he looked up. “If
Chapter 51 Headmistress My alarm on the bedside stand went off, I sighed, rolled over to the other side of the bed and turned it off. I stretched like a cat, not bothering to cover my mouth as I yawned before slowly rising from the bed—another day to be the
Chapter 50 Charis Rhett turned back and went to the living area, accepting the cup of coffee Kael was offering him. He dropped onto the couch with a big sigh and started sipping it. As both of them chose to ignore me, I went to sit on the other bed,
Chapter 49 Charis Rhett stepped into the pool of light cast by the nearest lamp. His hazel eyes were intense as they stared at me. His hair was dishevelled and he had a bottle of beer in his hands. “Rhett,” I sucked in my breath. “You just disappeared on me
Chapter 48 Charis The rest of the evening passed in a blur of warmth and unexpected joy. Despite all my fears and anxieties, I found myself having a genuinely wonderful time with Marcus’s family. Even though many conversations were awkward, they had an easy, natural relationship that drew me in
Chapter 47 Charis While I was struggling with the topic of who Darian was sleeping with and who he wasn’t p> I noticed the curious look on Luna Alice’s face; she was enjoying the conversation. “Yes,” Darian nodded. “To that Northern bastard. I hate the Norths so much. He took
Chapter 46 Charis When I came out of the bathroom, I found Marcus waiting just outside the door. As soon as he saw me, his face lit up with a warm, genuine smile that made my stomach twist with fright. “Are you alright?” he asked softly, tilting his head. I
Chapter 45 Charis As soon as I saw Darian filling the bathroom doorway, I immediately averted my gaze, looking away from him as if my life depended on it. Had he figured me out? Was that why he was here? Peter immediately straightened up and leaned away from me, turning
Chapter 44 Charis I felt all the blood drain from my face as Darian’s gaze met mine. My knees went weak, and for a terrifying moment, I thought I might faint. I gripped Marcus’s sleeve instinctively. The communication band Marcus had given me started beeping as panic flooded my system.
Chapter 43 Charis The induction ceremony at Ravenshore Academy was the quickest I’d ever witnessed. It lacked the grandeur I had imagined. Students from Ebonvale had arrived—graceful, regal, poised and had come in identical robes as us, with each of them wearing the same hairstyles. They looked pampered. We had
Chapter 42 Kael I took a deep breath and looked up to my Master. “It was just a show for Headmistress Vale. We needed to blend in with the other students’ behaviour p> Master scoffed. “A show?” he tapped the screen. “Does this look like a show to you? Does
Chapter 41 Kael I knelt on the cold, cracked tiles of the warehouse floor, hands resting on my thighs, my breathing steady despite the storm churning inside me. The door opened and then slammed shut as the sound of hurrying footsteps approached me. I didn’t look up; I didn’t need
Chapter 40 Charis I’d woken up an hour ago to an empty room. For the first time in what felt like days, rather than feeling abandoned, I’d felt a sense of relief—finally, some space to breathe and think without his intense gaze atching me. Deciding to make myself useful, I’d
Chapter 39 Slater A while later, we were all seated in a small conference hall for an emergency briefing. The room was cramped, with faculty and senior staff packed into chairs around a rectangular table while student leadership stood along the walls. Headmistress Vale stood at the head of the
Chapter 38 Slater Headmistress Vale paced impatiently outside the coroner’s office, her arms folded tightly across her chest, her lips pressed into a thin line, and a worried look on her face, different from her usual demeanour, which I was used to. I could tell she was worried—and who wouldn’t
Chapter 37 Slater The clock on the bedside stand read 4:02 a.m. Not that it mattered, I hadn’t slept. I’d spent the entire night tossing and turning, my mind racing with worry about where Charis had gone after our fight. Every creak of the building, every sound in the hallway
Chapter 36 Charis With nowhere else to go, I slumped down against the wall outside Kael’s door, my back pressed against the cold stone. I pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them, trying to make myself as small as possible. The corridor outside Kael’s
Chapter 35 Charis I caught up with Kael just before he turned into the eastern hallway, breathing hard as I tried to match his long strides. “Kael—wait! Please!” I called, reaching out to grab his arm. But he shook it off and continued walking. “You’re not being fair to me,”
Chapter 34 Charis After leaving Slater’s room, the bell rang for dinner. Since arriving at Ravenshore, this was practically the first time I would be eating in the main dining hall—I’d been surviving on the food Slater provided in his room. The dining hall was buzzing with noise, laughter and
Chapter 33 Charis I pushed open the door to Slater’s room, my legs were heavy with exhaustion, and my mind was fogged with everything that had happened today. I found him sitting on the edge of his bed, clearly waiting for me. His shoulders were tense, his green eyes filled