Elias’s POVThe supervisor room felt too still. Too quiet. Like the building was holding its breath with me.Vale sat near the door, one leg bouncing, fingers tapping against his weapon holster. His eyes never left the handle, even for a second. Ronan stood a few steps in front of me, arms crossed, alert, every muscle in his body pulled tight.I stayed in the chair, blanket wrapped around me, but my eyes kept moving. Door. Window. Corners. Shadows. My mind wouldn’t let anything rest.Ronan glanced at me. “You’re breathing too fast.”“I can’t stop it.”“You don’t have to stop it. Just stay close.”He moved a little closer, enough that I could feel the heat radiating from him. It grounded me. Barely.Vale let out a long, frustrated breath. “That person was waiting for us. They didn’t stumble across us. They tracked us.”Ronan’s voice was low. “Which means they knew we were moving him tonight.”“That is exactly what it means,” Vale muttered.My stomach twisted.Someone in the Academy. So
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