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CHAPTER 120
~Dristan's POV~
Meanwhile, Outside Isla's Dorm
I walked fast, jaw tight, trying to hold back the frustration coiled in my chest. Valerie had ignored me.
But that didn't mean I was done. The others were likely already splitting up, messaging people, trying to find backdoors into her world.
The truth was—none of them had earned the front door yet. And I bet she had equally told the others not to give out her number.
My phone buzzed again. It was a message from Axel.
Axel: I asked two girls from her advanced combat group. Neither has it. Apparently, she uses a private chat line. Not linked to the campus network.
Of course she did.
Kai messaged next.
Kai: Searched dorm records. Her file is encrypted. Clearance locked—council level locked. Something's fishy.
Me: Well, Valerie is secretive and fishy lol.
Even though I said that, I was anything but smiling. It said or spoke a lot. Right from our first meeting, she had always been a mystery.