THE ALPHA I REJECTED IS MY ROOMMATE
The route back to the academy ran straight and clear through the highland roads: no traffic, no complications, the kind of clean exit that only happened when the planning had been thorough and the execution had been faster than anticipated.
He looked in the mirror.
Nova was in the back with Mira. Not holding her hand. Not performing comfortably. Just sitting beside her and talking to her in a low, steady voice, asking small, specific questions, keeping her present and grounded, and Mira was answering. Her voice was rough and exhausted, and she was answering every question, and with each answer something in the held quality of her posture came down a fraction.
Nova knew what she was doing. Sh
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