ADRIAN
There’s something about walking through the gates of campus that makes my whole body exhale. The air smells like overpriced coffee, stress, and possibility. It’s a hell of a lot better than bloodlines, power plays, and betrayal.
I’m finally back at college, and thank the gods for that.
After the past week with my family, accusations flying, walls punched, Darian nearly combusting, it feels good to step back into normalcy. Classes go by in a blur, and for once, I don’t mind. Professors drone, students nod off, I take half-decent notes, and life moves on like it’s supposed to.
By late afternoon, it’s time for my tutoring session with Iris.
I’m actually looking forward to it.
I push open the glass door of the study room, and there she is, already seated at the long table, a textb
