Mira drawls, “I don’t know. You tell me.” Gasps ripple across the room. Everyone pauses, eyes wide in shock. Sir Billy blinks. “Excuse me?” “Look, I know you all want to flaunt your powers as board members,” she says. “But please leave me out of it. My father is Daemon Denvers.” “Stepfather,” Alex corrects with a frown. She scoffs. “Whatever. Like I said, my father is Daemon Denvers. Do you think he’d be happy hearing that you summoned his daughter and are interrogating her like a prisoner?” Alex grunts. “Sara and the admin head are also being questioned.” She glances at us condescendingly. “Well, they’re poor. So they get interrogated.” “Miraaa,” Jason warns. “What?” she shrugs. “I’m just stating facts.” “Well, your facts are gibberish,” I fume. “I’ve always known you to be an

