Hayes

envelope was thick, its edges gilded, exuding an air of unquestionable authority. Tucked inside was a handwritten note from the university's president, Dr. Ewald Dorsey. He respectfully addressed me as

tance wasn't just a cover; it was a

I even stepped inside, I could hear Pa

out! A failure! What right does she have?" Her voice tremble

d to look at me. The bandage on Paige's forehea

hick envelope from Aethelgard, "I'm afraid I ha

Its biomedical program was world-renowned. Paige h

d by a furious flush. "Impossible! You cheated!

n my hand and Paige's twisted face. Only Derrick looked at me, a new, calculating glint fl

letter so close she could read the print. My voice was as calm as a

es. And," I pointed to the signature at the

so intense it was almost comical. "I don't believe it! I

r grasp. In the same fluid motion, my

d pressure and a faint cl

ream, but only a choked, gurgling sound came out. Droo

her?" Dinah shrieked, rush

old. "I was just teaching her a lesson. Kee

lowed, surging to his feet,

weren't in the Hayes manor, it wouldn't just be her jaw that was dislocated."

nce. For the first time, he saw a reflection

her face a mask of fear and fury as she yel

ly the beginning, a trivial prelude. This is merely the interest. The real