NOVA "Leo, to my office."It's amazing how four words can feel like someone just slapped a shackle around your neck. Rhydar is annoyingly calm. I can feel him beside me, he's oozing with unspoken smugness. He's enjoying this. Sadist.I shoot him a sideways glance. The kind that says 'don't just stand there, help me.'He just smiles faintly."Don't keep him waiting," Rhydar murmurs, his voice laced with amusement.My legs remember how to move before my brain does. I keep my stride steady even though every step towards the staff room feels like I'm walking into a snake pit.When I finally get to the office, I take a deep breath and stride in, keeping my confidence up."You've grown," Alpha Roan says.Don't react, don't react, don't react."I guess puberty's doing its job," I say, sinking into the chair casually. I rest one ankle on my knee, Leo-style. Boys always think spreading out makes them look bigger.His eyes drag over me not in the appreciative way, in the microscopic way. "Y
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