"Here." Nix placed the bags on the desk, which contained Willow's gadgets, her phone, and Evren's phone too.
Navian eyed both bags with a curious expression before glancing up at Nix, who was already frowning at him.
"What?" he asked, his tone light and unperturbed, which only deepened her scowl.
"You should have called the moment you got back, genius, but you didn't. Instead, I had to hear it from Ace and Eden, who told me you three went on a feed fest last night because you were on the verge of exploding." She ranted, slamming her hands on the table and drawing stares from a cluster of first-year ascendants in the cafeteria.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, his voice carrying genuine regret, though his posture remained relaxed, one elbow propped casually on the desk. But Nix wasn't buying it.
