copper hung heavy in the Acad

ne-walled classroom. He slapped his wooden pointer against th

e," Elias barked.

rt. She walked to the center of the room. She took a

ve of healing light bloomed from her pa

of awe filled the room. For a half-blood to

nds. She blushed, look

"My small tricks are completely worthless c

use died

cal spotlight, their stares pinned Genevieve to

ght in front of Genevieve's desk. She smil

ie said loudly. "Show u

her head. Her hair was a mess. Her eyes were dull, unfocused, and com

r right knee buckle. She grabbed the edge of the desk, swaying dang

pitched her voice to match Rosali

ragged out the words, sounding exhausted.

hought Genevieve was just being

oice sickly sweet. "We all know about yo

Instead, she slapped b

es of pathetic, breathless hiccups, perfectly co

e cracking in the quiet room. "I'm a useless c

ents stared at each other. They couldn't connect this weeping, pat

ng open. She felt the heavy, mocking irony of Gene

ickly; Lord Marcus's elite guards were already tearing through the outer clans, in

st her index knuckle. She let a tiny, chaotic fract

form a spell. It acted like a swarm of pani

ructor's desk. It knocked over

nd shattered. A foul, acidic sm

eamed and scrambled backward, knocking over thei

g gracefully on her knees. She looked up with wide, frightened eyes

n't give her

r and scrambled directly under her wooden desk. She wrapped her arms arou

le with rage. He slashed his w

d across the room. It instantly vaporized the rogu

at Genevieve's desk and glared down at

tion. "Lady Genevieve... with your bloodline, this... is this some kind of disguise I canno

face out from under the desk. S

rash now!" Genevieve yelled back, s

o a sickly pale. In his hundred years of teaching, he had nev

floor. She dusted off her

lie said gently. "Sister G

under the desk, cutting Rosalie off. "I'm unc

rubbed his throbbing temples. H

pocket and slashed a violen

. "Genevieve receives a zero f

crawled out from under the desk, dusted off her knees, and sat b