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ld-strength calculations directly to Pro

ated, he pushed off the stool, stepped right up to my console, an

e splashed across the corne

ing. The air in the la

ed, leaning down and bringing his sour, s

that the Salas family is done with you, you have no protection on the athletic board. If yo

he hallway, three underclassmen stopped to

chair back a

ty pounds on me, I locked my eyes onto

u mean like how the academic review board was 'nice' when you subm

is jaw tightening.

from the campus pub last Friday?" I took a single step for

roofies into a freshman's cider before

m the students watching

raw liver. The panic in his eyes i

raising his massive right hand

n't f

flecting his heavy wrist outward. At the exact same second,

AC

oed through the vaulted

d hard into a stainless steel equipment rack, knocking a tray of hea

right red welt marks were already swelling across his skin, and

ed their hands against the

the dispenser, wiped my palm with steady precisi

aid, my voice dropping to a lethal murmur. "Rule two: pack your cra

ed beyond speech. He couldn't even

ss door slid open

r and a veteran of aerospace engineering, s

es barked, his sharp gaze cutting between Conn

h desperate entitlement. "She attacked me! Look at my fa

d at me, raising an eyebrow

Professor," I said calmly, pointing

desk. I utilized reasonable physical defense. More importantly, h

uth, Hayes's entire demeanor transformed fr

out of my laboratory. I am submitting an immediate expulsion referral t

had just lost his only academic lifeline, h

g up to my terminal and adjusting his spectacles.

I said, turning th

ion caught a movement in the sh

led dark ballcap was casually leaning against the concrete pillar. He wasn'

ng gray eyes were lo