All Chapters of BludHeaven Academy : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chapter 22: Secret ChatThe encrypted group chat—minus Elara—pinged to life just after midnight, hours after the summit had ended and the queens had dispersed to their suites.Seraphina started it. Her message was crisp, no preamble:**S: We need to discuss Elara's claim. Privately. The empathy visits. The compulsion failure. He's resisting us, but is he resisting her?**Ravenna replied almost immediately—thumbs flying from her spot on the couch in her South Wing garage, surrounded by motorcycle parts and the faint smell of oil.**R: Yeah. She's gone full rebel on this. "He's mine, I found him first." Cute, but territorial AF. If she's dialing up the empathy nightly, cranking the heat to break him... that's not fair play. He's human. Durable, yeah, but not unbreakable.**Liora joined from her shadowed studio, charcoal dust still on her fingers, the latest sketch of a brooding silhouette drying on the easel.**L: I'm worried too. The first empathy push didn't crack him—he endured it li

Chapter 24: After BreakfastThe cafeteria had mostly emptied by the time Nico pushed his tray aside. The whispers had died down to a low hum—people still glancing, still filming from corners—but the spectacle had lost its first rush of heat. Elara sat across from him, untouched steak cooling on her plate, blood glass half-empty. She hadn’t spoken since he asked the question.Now she did.Quiet. No drawl. No wicked smile.“I talked to them,” she said. “The others. Last night. After you went back to your dorm.”Nico waited. Didn’t move.“They cornered me. Told me what they did—pulled you into Liora’s studio at 3 a.m., half-naked, asked you point-blank if I was layering empathy to force you. Told me they were worried your ‘yes’ wasn’t yours.”She exhaled slowly, fingers tracing the rim of her glass.“They’re right to worry. I didn’t think I was pushing that hard. You’re… resilient. Stronger than any human I’ve ever met. The dreams, the touches—I thought you were handling it. I thought yo

Chapter 26: Caught BreathNico stared at the projection screen like it held the secrets to the universe, but his mind was a storm—swirling, chaotic, pulling him under.Liora’s shoulder still brushed his. Her scent—charcoal mixed with that faint, clean lavender—wrapped around him like a spell he couldn’t shake. Every time she shifted, her bare leg crossed under the desk, creamy white skin catching the lecture hall light, his eyes flicked sideways without permission.*This doesn’t feel wrong.*The thought landed like a punch.It felt right.In every way.The way her violet-streaked hair fell over one eye, soft and wild. The way her hoodie draped loose, hinting at the curves underneath—soft lines, full breasts pressing against the fabric, the dip of her waist where it met the short black skirt. Her legs—long, smooth, crossed casually, fishnets climbing up her thighs like an invitation.He caught his breath.Swallowed hard.His gaze snagged on her eyes—storm-cloud gray, dreamy, half-lidde

Chapter 28: Cliffs and DefeatNico waited until the last bell rang and the corridors emptied into the usual afternoon rush—students heading to clubs, the gym, study lounges, or the dining hall for early dinner. He moved like he belonged there: backpack slung over one shoulder, head down, pace casual. No one stopped him. No one questioned the extra weight in the bag or the way he took the long service path behind the gym instead of the main quad.The maintenance tunnel was exactly where he remembered—unlocked during shift changes, dimly lit by flickering fluorescents, smelling of damp stone and old oil. He slipped through, emerged on the far side of the campus perimeter, and stepped into open air.Daylight.Real daylight.The sun hit his face like a slap—warm, blinding after weeks of crimson sconces and tinted glass. He squinted, adjusted the straps of his backpack, and started down the coastal access road that snaked toward the cliffs.He didn’t run. Running drew eyes.He walked.Fast

Chapter 30: Quiet ConfessionNico didn’t go to the library that afternoon.He went to the rooftop access stairwell instead—rarely used, no cameras, no patrol routes. Just cold concrete steps and a heavy metal door that opened onto a narrow maintenance ledge overlooking the cliffs. The wind hit him hard up there—salt and pine and the distant roar of waves. He sat against the wall, knees drawn up, backpack beside him like a silent witness.He needed to think.Needed space.Needed to decide if he was still running, or if he was finally going to face whatever this was.The queens hadn’t pushed.No hallway ambushes. No shoulder brushes in class. No dream visits since Elara’s promise.The silence was deafening.And in that silence, the confusion had crystallized into something sharper.He wasn’t angry anymore.He was… tired.Tired of wondering if every feeling was his or theirs. Tired of the mask he wore for Kai, Jax, Theo. Tired of pretending the attention didn’t matter when it was