Chapter 28 – Enemies in the Classroom
Flashback Continued
(Lucian’s POV – Age 17)
The academy was a gilded prison of another kind. A place where dynasties paraded their heirs like jewelry, where every uniform was pressed within an inch of its life, and every whisper carried the weight of future empires.
I rarely stepped foot here. Tutors, private lessons, and endless meetings with my father’s associates had always kept me apart. My presence now was an anomaly, and the corridors reacted like I was a storm breaking into their carefully polished world.
“Is that… Lucian Devlin?”
“He never comes here.”
“My father said he’s already closing deals in his own name.”
Their voices slithered behind me as I strode through the hall, each step deliberate, sharp. Awe, envy, fear—it all bled togeth
