Chapter 42: Still Standing
Elara’s POV
“We... we made the team?” Drake asked, eyes wide like he couldn’t quite believe it. I nodded, bouncing on my toes, the excitement bubbling just beneath my skin. After everything, Drake getting his ass handed to him, me turning the trial into a magical circus...we actually made it.
Against all odds, we were still here.
Still in the Academy.
Still standing.
Ian and Drake hadn’t even wanted to check the board at first, both too convinced we’d been blacklisted from every damn thing possible. But the moment I dragged them there and pointed out our names, Drake nearly fainted. Ian, on the other hand, went full grumpy cat.
“What the hell did you tell Captain Kian?” Ian grumbled, pacing like the board had offended him. “This doesn’t make any damn sense
