Chapter 0228
I was similarly frantic that night in the dream state with Luca. He clasped me in
his arms, desperate to hear my story, to know that I was safe. I told him, briefly,
what happened, and then begged him to let me go, to sleep, because I
absolutely could not turn my mind away from the Chemistry test I knew was
waiting for me the next day.
Luca kissed me so softly, so sweetly, and said of course that he’s rooting for me,
and he can't wait to see how well I do. And then we ended the dream with him
wishing me the best of luck, though he assured me I didn’t need it.
So, of course, I woke up just riddled with guilt. Because Luca — he’s been so, so
sweet to me, and I am keeping a very real secret from him now. Somehow it was
different when Jackson was just a mate a vague, unreal connection. But now that
Jackson knows, and that we've acknowledged each other, and we've bonded?
God, but it's different.
All of these thoughts and memories weigh me down as I head down the hallway
to my door, as I twist the handle and push my way inside.
Both Rafe and Jesse cheer the moment I step into the room, but their cheers
fade awkwardly when they see how wrecked I am.
“Oh, jeeze,” Jesse says, striding across the room and immediately shutting the
door and wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Honestly, Ariel, you looked
better post- examination when you were all covered in blood.”
“That's because I had hope,” I moan, letting him lead me over to the couch,
where Rafe is waiting with my favorite green blanket. As soon as I sit down he
lays it over me, tucking it in at the sides. I smile up at my big brother, loving him.
“Was it that bad?” Rafe asks, anxious, looking down as he stands next to me.
“Did you fail?”
“I don’t know,” I sigh, shaking my head. Because it certainly feels like I did. The
test was... insane. But what happened before it?
“I got...spooked,” I sigh, shaking my head.
“What?” Jesse asks, confused as he sits down on the coffee table.
“Well,” I say, looking between them and hesitating, because this news
they're not going
to be very happy about it. “The other cadets — they wouldn't give me a test
booklet, at first. Kept passing them to each other around me.”
“What?” Rafe hisses, going still.
I nod, looking down as I continue. “Neumann asked what was going on and one
of the other cadets spoke up, saying that I failed the Examination and shouldn't
get to sit the exam.’
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Rafe and Jesse gape at me, appalled.
I take their silence as the invitation it
is, nodding and moving on. “They
said I was carried over the line, that I
rely on my..my royal connections. to
get through, and apparently now on
Jackson, and that I don't belong
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“What the fuck did Neumann say?” Jesse asks, already livid.
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“He took my side,” I say, raising my
eyes and looking between them. “He
slapped a test. booklet onto my desk
and said that I didn't break a single
rule and just because none of them
was clever enough to convince a
bigger cadet to build them a chair,
and declare them governor, and carry
them over the finish line, it didn't
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I take a deep breath, carrying on.
“And then, when they insisted it
wasn't fair, Neumann called them
out. He said that if Jesse Sinclair,” I
say, looking at my cousin
significantly and letting him know
that Neumann really did call him out
by name, “had been carried bleeding
across the finish line by the crown
Prince that nobody would have
countered it. That everyone would
have called it noble, and applauded,
and happily mark both of you as
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Rafe and Jesse go still, looking at each other before returning their gazes to me.
“He's right,” Rafe said, nodding solidly. “That's exactly what would have
happened. What happened next?”
I sigh, shaking my head, wondering if I should even get into it.
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