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CHAPTER 101
~Valerie's POV~
I turned back toward the path, my expression blank. Cold, even. If he was expecting a flutter, a stammer, or a flinch—he wasn't getting it.
I slipped my phone back into my blazer, picked up my bag from the bench beside a statue of one of the oldest principals, and walked away without a glance behind me.
I felt the weight of eyes follow me—some curious, some confused—but I kept my head high and pace even.
The whispers faded behind me.
I pulled my phone out again.
Back to the file and to the rose crest and Professor Anderlyn's name glowing faintly in the linked annotations.
Let them talk about their new Alpha boy.
I had bigger things to worry about.
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~Xade's POV~
The message from Principal Whitmore came just as I was finishing a morning patrol of the East Wing.
She never summoned anyone without reason, so I figured something had happened—maybe another incident in the lower dorms or a rogue spell gone wrong.