Aria
I never imagined my morning would start with Ethan dragging me out of bed, insisting I come down to the medical school and get my registration done. He made it sound like it was the most natural thing in the world like paying the bills and smoothing out every obstacle for me was nothing. Maybe to him it wasn't. But I didn't grow up that way. I'd already gotten used to taking care of myself, surviving without expecting anything from anyone. If he thought I'd just sit back and let him foot everything, he had another thing coming. One way or another, I'd pay him back.
The director had laid it all out clearly: part-time academy meant my classes would run mostly in the evenings, with weekend practicals. It wasn't going to be easy juggling work, long hours of study, and everything else i
