LARA's POVOne threat.One threat is all it takes to have a room of professors rambling and sweating.Long story short, I'm not getting expelled after all. Yay... I guess.This victory is bittersweet... because it proves how needless it was to make that selfish deal with Alaric Knight.Instead of agreeing to leave Leonardo forever, I should have just asked Professor David for help from the start."How are you feeling now, Lara?" he asks.We're back in the parking lot. Standing by his car."I'm feeling like a student again. Thank you, Professor."With an hardened jaw, he replies, "Don't thank me yet... I didn't help you for free."I frown, my heart thudding in warning. "What does that mean?""It means you owe me a favour now, Lara.""What kind of favour?"His cold, minty breath hits my skin as he whispers, "You'll find out soon enough, don't worry."How can I not worry? I hate the way his words wrap around me like a net. One favour, and now I'm his personal debt slave. "I hate surpris
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