Alaric was going to be the Marquess and Aaron would lead the knights, she did not have anything to achieve, so why bother going? She kept telling herself that but when Alaric got engaged and Victoria was named the successor... Things changed.
Her one last friend would leave for the academy too and she would be left alone! Her dream of being a simple leech to society crumbled.
And stupid Cassian! He refused to come back home! She missed him! She wanted to see him! And the only way that could happen was if she went to the academy. She was ready to give him a piece of her mind!
"Benedict?" Adeline whispered to herself as she caught sight of a familiar figure. His striking red hair made him impossible to miss even in the sea of students.
He was leading the tour for the Defensive faction, his confident stride and commanding presence drawing attention from everyone around him.
