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“Vanda.” Kazran gave me a long, shrinking look. “Well done.”
What did he say?
“I’ve been waiting for one of you novices to wise up. Every year, I set the new recruits on the proficients, and they immediately get it into their heads that this is their chance to show off. It doesn’t occur to them that we live, fight, and die as a team—which is why I don’t allow Titans and Sisypheans to stand apart in my class.”
We drew a crowd. Titans and Sisypheans stopped what they were doing, moving in on us.
“When you’re out there on the battlefield, this whole Titan-versus-Sisyphean bullshit doesn’t matter. A man with a supposedly useless power of turning into a rooster saved my life from a nest of empousas. Every power is a resource at our disposal.” He winked at me. “Even if it’s being a pretty little target.”
“Started off good, then veered straight into inappropriate again, sir.”
He chuckled. “One and two.”
“What?”
“Your ranks in my class. Number two,” he said to Liza, “and number one.”
“What!” The uproar was immediate. Titans shouted, ranted, and argued their heads off, but there was no denying it. Kazran was looking at me.
I was number one in his class.
“But she’s a Sisyphean!”
“She didn’t even do anything. She just stood there.”
“I’ve beaten five proficients already,” Hyacinth argued. “You can’t rank a Sisyphean over me just because she stood around like the useless trash she is! When my father hears about this, you’ll never teach at this academy again!”
“—can’t believe you did that, Sirena. You’re supposed to be my friend. I trusted you!”
“You trusted me?!”
Kazran, Liza, and I were suddenly forgotten. All eyes flew to Alexander and Sirena. They stood by the platform, facing off.
“You dare to say I’ve broken your trust when you’ve been lying to my face!”
My eyes were bugged as wide as everyone watching. I’d never heard Sirena so much as raise her voice to Alex, let alone lay into him like she was then.
“I asked you if you were sleeping with anybody and you said no!”
“I’m not sleeping with anyone,” Alex voiced through clenched teeth. “How many times do I have to tell you that?”
“Then explain this!” She ripped something out of her pocket and threw it in his face. I recognized it immediately.
Oh, shit. This isn’t good.
“You don’t have the right to be mad,” Alex returned. “You shouldn’t have been snooping in my room.”
“It’s a good thing I was snooping, or I wouldn’t have found all the little notes this whore sent you. Who is she!”
“Uh-oh.” Sebastian appeared at my side. “I better stay close in case you need my protection, partner.”
“We’re not partners, and I don’t need anything from you.” I was careful not to reply too loud. My friends were coming close, falling in around me. Everyone was, including the Hell Boys.
Dimitri, Jason, and Castor joined us—enjoying the show.
“There isn’t a she.” I could tell Alex was straining to hold on to his natural good charm. “I get notes like that all the time from hundreds of women and more than a few guys. You know that better than anyone.”
“Oh, really? Just some random woman, huh?” She snatched my notes off the ground. “Last night was incredible, baby.” “I love you so much.” “I can’t wait until we don’t have to hide.”
