Semua Bab CLAIMED BY THE ALPHA PRINCIPAL : Bab 41

Eden’s POVThe first lecture of the term was already underway, yet my focus was nowhere near the board or the professor’s droning voice. I sat near the middle row of the lecture hall, my notebook open and blank, pen tapping idly against the page. Around me, students whispered to one another, some already restless, some half-asleep, but I could not tune into their rhythm.My gaze kept drifting to the windows.They lined the far wall, tall panes of glass that stretched toward the sky and overlooked the courtyard and the edge of the forest beyond. The sun streamed through them, bright and golden, but it only made the shadows seem darker. Every time I let my eyes rest there, I felt it. A pressure. A weight. As though something lingered just out of sight, standing still, waiting.I pressed my pen harder into the paper, willing myself to write even a word, but the letters blurred before I could form them. My hand trembled, and I quickly tucked it under the desk before anyone could notice.L