va Stu
t pressure were a pair
Bride, dragon-kin of an old, proud bloodline, Dean of Blaze-Spirit House. The othe
th. Shock flickered across his face-then
e blond prefect-dropped in
knew the Dean had just watc
anded on me and stayed, weighing
glanced at the hourglass. "Ten seconds," he m
student, the benchmark against
me. His presence was so heavy I
d my
veva Stuart. Chaotic Affinity. Did the Silver Clou
raise. His words landed l
e Dean: I was simply completing the
my face for pride, for excitemen
expression was as sti
h. "The test is passed. Don't let it mean anything to you. This school do
ind her something to do. I believe the cauldro
. A girl who had broken a legen
. Even the blond prefect, who had
est-and a shield. He wanted to see how I would react, wh
teady. "Yes, Dean. When s
nged a look-surprise, and
w the arrogance of a prodigy. My quiet compliance
e head of services, Yvette Vance, yours
But their eyes held a new mixture: pity, c
stle. It made no difference whether I was bou
aired boy mutter, "The Dean'
-
ld learn what pas
paced like a caged lion. My calm, re
owled. "Would the Silver Cloud Society rea
e fools who mistook a diamond for a shard of glass. Two: they know e
y territory now. Find out. Everything-every injustice she suffere
nodded
sly smile touching his mouth. "Let'
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