elves in the main library. They bypassed the crowded study halls

shelves completely blocked them from th

anna's arm. "Gio, you can't just say that to

n chair. She offered a calm, chilling smile.

ver the keyboard, then began to move in a blur of motion. The black screen flared to life. Lines of glowing green code cascaded down the glass. A hidden, encrypted login portal popped up. Giovanna typed a 32-c

w practically hitting the floor. "

inst the digital keyboard. "Taking back what's m

and forty seconds to shred Oak

ols and slipped directly into th

eshman assembly. She scrolled down to the ti

bold letters, was t

e hit the backspace key, deleting Elara's

oss the keys, typing a new

na

d the name, she shrieked and jumped out of the

scrubbing protocol, wiping her IP addres

grabbed Fiona by both shoulders, and forc

. "Your entrance exam score was forty points higher

welling in her eyes. "But I don't have

led out her phone. She tapped the screen

e car ride over. The core ideas are all there; just use your own words. It

the email. She read the first two paragraphs. The words wer

ied eyes. She poured every ounce of

said, her voice a low, hypnotic hum. "Today, y

looked at the fierce, unyielding fire in Giovanna's eyes. The fea

e tight. She nodded on