Ravenna’s POV.The silence in the clearing felt almost heavy enough to crush bone.I stood anchored to the damp moss, my thumb hovering less than an inch above the glowing screen of my phone. Every muscle in my body was coiled tight, braced for him to lunge, to snap my wrist, or to use that terrifying mental force to drag me back into the dark.Instead, the cold, untouchable Professor Green shattered right in front of my eyes.He didn't reach for his power. He didn't drop into a combat stance. Slowly, deliberately, the man who had terrified Dean Vance, beaten Lucas into the mud, and commanded the entire university tactical department sank onto his knees in the cold dirt before me. He bowed his head, his dark hair falling forward to shadow his face, exposing the back of his neck in a complete, absolute gesture of submission."Ravenna... please," he whispered again.His voice wasn't the smooth, icy baritone that filled the lecture halls. It was rough, gravelly, and bleeding with a raw,
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