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Chapter 42: Chance

Author: Cassie GW
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BEATRICE

I nod and smile, even though it takes everything in me to keep that smile in place.

Disappointment rolls through me like a slow wave, bitter and familiar. I had hoped—stupidly, maybe—that today would be different. That I’d walk away with something solid. But I get it. I really do. I don’t have experience. I don’t have credentials. All I have is my word and the quiet, desperate fire in my chest that refuses to go out.

“I understand,” I say, voice soft but steady.

I start to stand, already forming the words in my head. Thank you for your time. I appreciate the opportunity. Maybe someday, if things change—

But then, just as I turn to leave, Gamma Aria speaks again.

“Would you be willing to train under me?”

I freeze.

I glance back slowly, unsure if I heard her right. “Train under you?”

Aria nods, folding her hands neatly on the desk. “I think you have strong potential to learn. You’re intelligent, you’re steady, and you clearly care about the pups. You're a perfect choice. I’d be
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