Henry's POVThe moment the Sinclairs stepped into the principal’s office, the atmosphere would completely change.It wasn’t subtle, and it also wasn’t quiet.It was immediate and overwhelming.As they walked in, so did power accompany them.James had stood in the middle, in between his parents, his face bruised and swollen, his posture stiff, his presence no longer that of the untouchable golden boy of Sterlingmere—but still, somehow, he carried that same weight. That same authority that his parents had. He still wore that same invisible shield that had always existed around him.But it was his parents that made everything feel suffocating.His mother rushed to his side instantly, her hands moving frantically over his face, her voice trembling with concern as she inspected every bruise, every cut, every mark I had left behind.His father didn’t move like that.He didn’t rush.He didn’t panic.He walked in slowly, deliberately, like a man who was already in control of the situation bef
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