I raise an eyebrow at him.“I was literally tied to a tree with no powers and a horde of combat students barrelling towards me. It felt pretty bait-ish to me, sir.”“We needed to see what you were capable of. We had to see how your guardian status changes things. You were at a disadvantage, without
** Finley’s POV **When I’d received a message late last night to attend the academy this morning for a meeting, I'd thought it would be a great opportunity to surprise Harper. I’d grovel to her dads, convince them I’d learnt my lesson, apologise for running my mouth when they had excluded me, then
** Harper’s POV **The cool air of the corridor hits me and I suck in a breath as the sound of laughter follows me out of the door.“What happened?” Dillon’s familiar voice says as warm familiar arms wrap around me.I bury my face in his chest and the sob I’ve been holding escapes.I feel Archie and
** Harper’s POV **“Come on, let me heal you before the others get back,” my mum says to my bonds.Finley breaks first, telling my mum he thinks he pulled his shoulder. She quickly heals him before moving to Archie, Dillon and Chase. She heals our classmates too as they slowly join us back at the fi
** Harper’s POV **“Oh, thank the stars. I didn’t think you were going to make it,” Dillon breathes as I rush to him.He is pinned the same way Chase was and I don’t waste a second before I’m pulling at the knots. The sounds of fighting grow louder and I know Chase can’t hold them all back for long
** Harper’s POV **By the time me and Archie get back to our apartment, the others are stirring. Dillon appears first, wearing just his boxer shorts, and looks still half asleep. He blinks at us like we’ve committed some kind of early morning crime.“Did I miss a fire drill or something?” He asks, r