[Elara’s POV]
My entire body froze from the booming, abrupt sound of Killian’s voice echoing through the room.
I was working off of just a handful of hours of sleep. My mind was a jumbled mess, and I still had to get through the last quarter of my project. I didn’t even have the energy to tell Jasmine to leave me alone.
I tried to go about my TA duties without making it increasingly noticeable that I was struggling even to keep my eyes open.
Although the mere sound of Killian’s loud, authoritative voice caused a jolt of shock and awareness to rush through me. Slowly, I turned to glance over my shoulder to find both Brad and Jasmine shrinking under Killian’s harsh glare.
Their usual arrogance had been replaced with wide-eyed looks of shock and awe. It reminded me of how Ava looked
