เข้าสู่ระบบTHEA POVI had passed the assessment, and would be staying at Dragon Academy for the foreseeable future. Despite all odds, I’d done it. I had proven everyone wrong and made it clear that I had a place at the school.And on top of that, Ash had publicly claimed me.I felt like nothing could bring me
THEA POV“Maybe they’ll go easy on you!” Nini offered up as encouragement as the three of us huddled on our side of the course. “They both know how important it is for you to pass this test.”I sighed. “Ash, maybe, although he’d still try to present a challenge to make our victory look as earned as
SOREN POVI waited outside Thea’s dorm the next morning. I owed her an explanation, and more than that, I owed her an apology. I hadn’t been fair to her since arriving at Dragon Academy–truthfully, I hadn’t been fair to her for much time before that, either.There was nothing going on between me and
THEA POV“Ash!” I raced towards him. His face broke into a huge grin, and I felt lighter than ever being near him. He swooped me into his arms and twirled me around, clutching me close to his chest in a tight hug. “What are you doing here? It’s late!”“When you didn’t text me after meeting up with L
THEA POVDuring dinner, Lorelai had sent me a strange, cryptic text: Come to the east quad. I have something to show you. Ash thought it was some sort of threat, and wanted to accompany me, but I assured him I’d have my phone on me and would call him at the first sign of trouble.When I arrived at t
THEA POVWe now had a tactics team of three.Despite her quiet and shy demeanor, Rachel was shockingly good at our defensive moves. When I tried asking her about it, she merely shrugged and said, “I grew up with brothers.”We still didn’t quite know who (or what) she was, but at least she knew how t
Thea’s POVMy family wouldn't remember that tomorrow was my eighteenth birthday.Or maybe they would. They just wouldn't care.I woke at six in the basement. I had a list in my head before my feet touched the floor. Sweep, mop, laundry, breakfast. All of it finished before Aunt Margot and Darcy came
Thea’s POVI locked the restroom door and pressed my back against it.My palm was still tingling. The right one — the one I'd used to slap a stranger across the face at a party I shouldn't have come to, wearing a dress I didn't own.What was wrong with me?I turned on the faucet and splashed cold wa
Soren’s POV The girl bolted.One second she was in my arms, the next she was gone — stumbling backward, hand over her mouth, shoving through the crowd until the bodies swallowed her. The left side of my jaw burned where her palm had connected. She hit harder than I expected for someone that small.
Thea’s POVSoren was too close.I could feel his breath against my forehead. His fingers were still curled around the leather cord, the tooth resting in his palm. His grip wasn't rough, but it wasn't gentle either — like he was holding evidence.I snatched the necklace back. The cord dug into my nec







