Oscar:
I should have been at the mansion.
It was Sunday, and we had a rule to always return home during weekends no matter what. These were the days we always spent together, no matter how busy or angry we were during the week.
But not today. Not with the heavy storm brewing between us, especially between River and Kethan.
I held myself back from sighing and instead ran my fingers through my hair as I walked through the empty halls of the academy.
I wasn't planning to ever use my quarters here in the academy, let alone doing so in my very first week as an Instructor. My quarters here were supposed to be a backup, a formality... not my shelter.
And yet here I was... and that's when I saw her.
She appeared as I turned a corner, like some cruel trick of fate.
Evaline Greystone.
She was walking alone through the quiet hallway, and from what I could guess, she seemed to be heading to the library.
I stopped dead in my tracks.
