Ella
The contract was a mistake.
I knew it the moment Aidan smirked and handed me the pen to sign the stupid contract. I had no other choice but to sign it.
I’d signed because I didn’t see a way out. Being their “slave” was humiliating, but at least it kept their suspicions about me being a girl buried. If they ever found out my real identity, it wouldn’t just be my pride at risk—it would be my life.
Aidan and Nikolai were S-class students. They were stronger, faster, and more powerful than anyone else in the academy. Everyone respected—or feared—them, which meant they could do whatever they wanted. And right now, they wanted to make my life miserable.
Now, as I stood in the crowded hallway of the academy, I felt the weight of my decision pressing on me like a chain around my ne
