Chapter 31
Nina’s POV
I stared at the frozen screen. Elena’s face remained locked there wide eyes glistening with the start of tears, lips parted in shock, as if my sudden appearance had punched the air out of her lungs.
The chat kept scrolling in the corner, a blur of venom and confusion, but her words echoed loudest inside my skull.
“You’re the witch we should be scared of.”
My voice came out low, almost a whisper, but steady enough to carry through the mic. “Why did you call me a witch, Elena?”
She blinked rapidly, like she had not expected me to speak again. Josh’s arm stayed clamped around her shoulders, his fingers digging in as if to anchor her.
The classroom had gone deathly quiet except for Dr. Patel’s hesitant “Students, perhaps we should—” before someone muted him.
