My eyes immediately dart to Rafe and Jesse across the room, but they’re caught up in their conversations with Jackson and Tony.
“No no,” Alvez says, his voice soft and pleased. “Don’t shout for your brother, Ariel. That would be a poor choice.”
I turn my eyes back to the professor as, inside me, my wolf’s hackles raise.
“Don’t misunderstand - I am excited that you are here, highness,” Alvez murmurs, giving my hand a little squeeze. “I’m looking forward to working with you, developing your powers. But, of course, if anyone were to discover that I knew that a young woman had infiltrated the academy…I would lose my job.”
I stare at him, instantly realizing the trap that he’s laid for me here. If I reveal to anyone that he knows who I am – even my brothers – he’ll have me expelled, even i
