Evaline:
By the time Monday morning rolled around, I was able to feel the change in the air like a pulse beneath my skin. The whispers were louder, more frequent. Eyes were trailing after me in the hallways, lingering a second too long.
The students at Silver Moon Academy had always talked. It was their favorite pastime. But now, the gossip wasn't just about entrance scores or... my identity as a rogue, as a nobody. It was about my internship and the Alpha.
Not only was I a top scorer. Not only had I secured the prestigious privilege award. But now… I was working at the Council. Under Alpha River.
By some cruel twist of fate, my private misery had become public envy.
It started innocently enough. I didn't realize at the time of dinner on Saturday evening, when I revealed about my position as River's assistant to my friends, someone at the table next to ours was listening.
