Whispers Between The Walls

the cliffs themselves-tall, iron, and heartless. The car rolled to a stop, the smell of sal

oing to throw up," a vo

through her phone, lips glossed and perfectly disinterested

ine,"

ad a life of its own. "No one's fine on their first day at Rav

her screen. I

er with air kisses and lazy waves. Drivers in black coats unloaded monogrammed trunks from

mistake. I was here because someone somewhere thought I was "exceptional." But sta

out into

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llways were stone, lined with portraits that looked like they whispered when you pass

"Third-floor girls. This use

rning a smirk from her be

om. The window overlooked the forest beyond the cliffs. Rain

whispers about me b

e scholar

eri

got expelled fro

Ravencroft, the truth was just t

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ng the Welcome D

an A

nt the moment he entered.

fe-broad-shouldered, polished, tailored down to the cufflinks engraved

ble, glanced at

enough to make my hear

velvet-soft. Not a q

of the school-issued uniform and

midnight," he added, voice lower now. "Tha

he wa

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trying to escape the pressure in the air, the expec

Mor

es rolled up. A sharp jawline. Dark eyes

dn't

rl Julian look

ed. "Ex

ike that. Not unless he's al

you always greet people

hbook. "Only the ones I

e that, I wa