Four
Dragon BoyDucking out of the infirmary, I weaved through the long corridors of the academy as the first rays of sunlight filtered through the stained-glass windows. I’d stayed too long—much too long. Thank the goddess for the mask. I pressed it tight against my face, the magic holding it in place now long gone.
I knew I shouldn’t have gone to the masquerade ball. What was I thinking? I’d taken an unnecessary risk and for what? That girl… The moment I saw her, I just needed to know her, needed to talk to her, to touch her—. I shook off the maddening thoughts. She was only a kid, just barely sixteen.
I shot across the hallway, moving fast without giving away my preternatural speed in case someone was up at this ungodly hour. I needed to get out of the academy before I was caught. Sta
