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73: The Art Of Persuasion
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THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 132: Static Between Heartbeats
The air in Thornecrest Academy had turned sharp. It clung to the skin like static, electric with tension. Sunlight poured through the high, cathedral-style windows, casting white bars across the polished floors. It was exam week. The building, typically a buzzing hive of elite ambition and polished pride, now resembled a cathedral of silence.No laughter, no footsteps, no gossip whispered behind hands. Only the sterile rustle of paper and the steady, desperate scratch of pens filled the void.In the largest examination wing, rows upon rows of students bent over their desks like penitents, brows furrowed, mouths set in grim lines. Some mouthed formulas to themselves. Others scribbled with frantic intensity. A few had gone pale from the pressure.For most, this was a war zone. A trial by fire that would decide whether they rose or fell in the hierarchy of Thornecrest.But for House Six, it was something else entirely.In
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 131: Prep And Pretense
Midterms loomed over Thornecrest Academy like an approaching storm, each day carrying the weight of inevitable judgment. The House Tournaments, the school’s most anticipated event, would follow shortly after, a brutal clash of intellect, skill, and influence. Students were restless, the tension palpable.The prep hall was filled with students buried in textbooks, their hushed voices blending with the furious scratching of pens on paper. House Dominion had taken over the front rows, their members exchanging notes like seasoned politicians sealing deals. House Titan’s athletes, barely concealing their impatience, flipped through study guides with the same intensity they approached their sports. Even the ever-elusive House Phantom had scattered themselves across the room, sharp-eyed and whispering among themselves.Amidst this academic chaos, Miriam sat at one of the tables, her fingers moving swiftly across the screen of her tablet as sh
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 130: Relics And Resentment
The House Masters’ General Lounge was steeped in tension, the air thick with unspoken resentment.The long, polished table stretched beneath a chandelier that cast fractured light onto the surface—shadows slinking across crests etched into the dark walls.Dust motes hovered like patient witnesses. The scent of polished wood and aging leather clung to the space, heavy and unmoved, like tradition choking on its own legacy.Only those who commanded authority sat at the table, but the true weight of the moment rested not with the men, but with the two artifacts placed precisely at its center.The Pact Ring, its golden surface untouched, gleamed like a promise made in blood—unyielding, absolute. And the Gilded Standard, folded with near-military precision, bore the unmistakable weight of faded glory. Symbols of power. Of control. Of loss.At the head of the table, Dr. Xavier Peterson sat comfortably, one leg crossed over the other, fingers tap
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 129: Kingmaker
The air was thick with tension.He stood in the doorway, motioning for them to open the door like a shadow carved from steel—black suit pressed, collar sharp, face half-lit under the dorm’s flickering light. A man built from discipline. Danger. The kind of presence that rewrote a room without needing a word. Silence pressed in like fog. The air itself seemed to retreat from him.A low whir of the keypad buzzed beneath Miriam’s fingers as she inputted the code. The lock clicked.No one moved.Xavier Peterson didn’t rush. He lifted both hands slowly—fingers like sculpted bone, movements deliberate—as he unbuttoned his jacket. His shoulders rolled as he stepped through the threshold like he’d done it a thousand times. Like he already owned the place.House Six stood frozen in the narrow hallway, backs straight, eyes unblinking. The hallway light sputtered above them, catching the sharp gleam of steel in Samuel’s hand.
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 128: A Master For House Six
The walls of Thornecrest Academy were thick with whispers. Rumors slithered down corridors and coiled beneath lunch tables. In the libraries, they flared with every turning page. In the courtyard, they hissed between students like venom passed hand to hand. House Dominion and House Elect had planned their attack carefully, planting seeds of doubt and waiting for the rot to spread. “House Six is finally getting disciplined.” “They’re just thugs who got lucky—now they’ll fall in line.” “Even Fiero is scared of the board.” The school watched with bated breath. Some students whispered gleefully, hoping to see the fall of a dynasty. Others—the ones who’d felt House Six’s power firsthand—watched in silence, more cautious than curious. Because if there was one thing everyone knew about House Six… they never just let things happen. Morning in the Hou
THE PRICE FOR HIS NAME 127: Casual Chaos
Miriam didn’t need sleep. Not when there was work to do.She sat cross-legged on her desk chair, hoodie pulled over her hair, the only light in the room coming from the faint glow of her laptop screen. The dorm was hushed—Moses’s music played softly through his earbuds across the room, Joy had crashed on the couch with a physics textbook open on her chest, and Samuel was tossing a screwdriver in the air like he wasn’t tired, just waiting.Miriam’s fingers moved with the kind of mechanical precision that came from too many late nights and far too much caffeine. Her gaze didn’t leave the scrolling code for even a second.Thornecrest prided itself on security, but Miriam had long since figured out the truth: security was a comfort blanket for people who didn’t know how to break things. She knew how to break things.The academy’s firewall went down in under five minutes.As her eyes scanned the surveillance logs, she felt a presence
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