tter clenched tightly in his fist. His face was flushed wi

e growled, his voice thick wit

hugging a pillow. The weight of the situation pressed on my ch

ed someone, Adler Fenwick, the heir to the academy itself. An

o the floor. "You're not going back, Sky.

y voice soft but resol

blazing with disbelief. "S

ad. I can't just walk away because of one mist

his eyes softened into something else, pain, grief.

and so will I. I don't care about the detention. I'll clean flo

sides, and he let out a long, defeated sigh. "You're j

ng it as a compliment.

e nodded. "Yeah. But if anything else ha

romi

ng, I returned

me from every direction, and hushed whispers trailed behind me. I

r," someon

w Adler Fenwick ac

e's some ki

the ground, disappear into the cracks of the pavement. Bu

windows bathed the room in a kaleidoscope of colors as we all stood shoulder to sho

a Smi

toward me. Slowly, I stepped forward through t

, a seco

r Fen

, his icy blue eyes dark with annoyance. He loo

father, stood before us. His towering figure

ep and unwavering. "Your behavior yesterday disrupted this acad

ck rippled thro

e me. "What? Father,

s responsible for the incident as she is. Perhaps some s

s. Detention? With

you are both barred from attending the N

. The Welcome Party was the first big event of the year-a chance

will assist in setting up for the part

d buzzed

missing t

ishing Ad

it. Adler never

y life here, and already, it was ruined, because of him.

Just

Adler and I barely spoke during our punishment shifts, though I caught his sharp glances

of celebrating, I spent the day hanging banners and stringing lights

id flatly, pouring water o

th, his smirk an

he horizon. The music started, and laughter spilled f

t have. My heart ached, this was supposed to be my f

my chest as an unfamiliar sensation spread, like fire in my veins. My pu

..The sce

with something that

e. A growl laced

No

er stood stiff, his body tense, his pupils blown wide. His expre

me with the forc

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liated me. The boy w

s my