Raine POV
The next morning, I didn’t honor my promise to Lucian. Not because I forgot oh no I remembered too well. I just wasn’t insane enough to follow a man like him beyond the academy walls.
So the first thing I did after waking up was sneak out of my room like a fugitive escaping death row. I practically ran down the hallways and straight to Professor Veyra’s office. My excuse was simple and brilliant.
“I’d like to volunteer for something,” I said the moment I entered, my best innocent-student smile plastered on my face.
Professor Veyra looked up from her desk, her glasses perched at the edge of her nose, giving me that look professors give when they know you’re up to something. “Volunteer work?” she repeated slowly, like she was testing the words. “You?”
“Yes, ma’am,” I said bri
