Jevon’s POV
When Nydia carefully slid that math problem toward me, my heart sank.
Forget solving it. The moment I saw that long string of symbols and formulas, my skull started buzzing.
I could hear prey breathing from hundreds of meters away in the forest.
Too bad none of that helped when I was staring at cold, dead numbers.
I had only written one line of the geometric proof when my head began to throb faintly.
I couldn’t show weakness. I cleared my throat twice and forced myself to sound calm.
“I haven’t looked at 11th‑grade algebra for a long time. Let me study it for a moment.”
Nydia waved her hands quickly, said cautiously. “It’s okay! I’m not in a hurry!”
Then, like she was afraid I’d mind the time, she added softly, “Jevon, don’t worry. The time you spend reading the proble
