Imperial Isle – Imperial High Academy Reopening Day
Violet Midnight’s POV
The campus was different now—half fortress, half school. Royal banners flew next to fresh ivy growing over the old walls. The air still held the scent of iron and ink, but the screams were gone.
This is my school now.
Pierce walked beside me, his fingers brushing mine when no one was looking.
Dax had already bet on us breaking up by the end of the semester. Caleb had countered with double or nothing that we’d get engaged instead.
But right now? I just wanted normal. Quiet. Training and classes. A whisper of peace before the next firestorm.
“Not gonna lie,” Pierce said, smirking.
“Seeing you walk through these halls like you own the place? Kind of hot.”
I smirked.
“That’s because I do own the place.”
He lea
