KATHERINE
I sat in the back of the palace car, staring out at the passing trees as we made our way toward the academy.
It was a brand new Monday, but I felt like I was still stuck in the week before. I had spent the entire weekend trying to find a way into the archives, but I had come up with absolutely nothing. Every time I tried to move toward the restricted wing, I found a guard stationed there, and the one time I tried to sneak past, I was told that access was strictly denied by order of the council.
To make matters worse, I hadn't even been alone longer enough to come up with a better plan. Stephen had spent the last two days hovering over me. He kept saying we needed more bonding time, which was strange coming from a man who usually preferred to communicate through growls and dem
