Miles
"You look like hell. "
I didn't look up as Professor Vail slid into the seat across from me in the council hall. My hands were clenched on the table, and the headache pounding behind my eyes had made itself at home since sunrise.
"Did you think a student getting nearly assassinated wouldn't make waves? " he added. "There are already rumors. Some are saying you were involved. "
I finally lifted my gaze. "Do I look like I had someone try to kill her? "
"No, " he admitted. "But you look like someone who's hiding something. "
I bit back the instinct to snap. The truth was, I didn't know how much longer I could hold my mask together. It had cracked once already. And Ronan had been there to see it.
"Where's Lucius? " I asked, ignoring Vail's jab. "He said we'd meet t
