Seconds later,Rina's POV "Your humility is as striking as your intellect, Lady Lumira," Alaric said, his voice a smooth silk that seemed to coat the tension in the room. He was still holding my hand, his thumb grazing the back of my knuckles in a way that made Jaxon’s growl audible from three rows back."You credit me too much, President," I replied, forcing a modest smile even as my heart hammered against my ribs. "I simply saw the patterns the Author... I mean, the world tried to hide. I’m glad someone finally bothered to look at the work itself."BONG. BONG. BONG.The heavy bronze bells of the clock tower shook the room, signaling the start of the lecture. Alaric gave my hand a final, lingering squeeze before stepping back with a courtly bow. "Until tonight, then. I shall be counting the minutes."The class was a blur of Ethics and Law that I barely processed. My mind was too busy calculating. I could feel Jaxon’s stare drilling a hole into the back of my head the entire hour. H
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