Noah glared at the black-haired human wearing a crimson mask.
Rael.
They were walking toward the gates of Anciana and every time Noah looked at him, an unfamiliar annoyance twisted in his chest.
Ever since orientation, Noah had kept talking to Viola. After all, she had promised she would kill him one day.
And through those conversations, he had learned many things about her.
Things he hadn't expected.
She was confident… but also surprisingly soft. Normally, Noah would have considered that a weakness but with Viola, he couldn't see it that way because that softness was her strength.
But that day…
The day Rael walked into the classroom three weeks ago, on the second day of academy, everything shifted.
Viola had cried that day.
She had hugged Rael tightly and said she would never let him out of her sight again… all because of some assassination attempts on his life.
That was the moment Noah felt something strange stir inside him…
