tery. Every morning, the sky above the academy seemed darker than before, even when the sun was s

was fina

ning, and a few looking like they were going to throw up. Everyone wore the same black uniform: fitted

kept stretching her arms like s

ked, her voice bar

phie said. "But

ootsteps approached. A tall woman with cold gray eyes stepped forward. Ivy didn't recognize her but

he crowd. "No questions. You will follow the rules.

wasn't sure what to expect, but sh

er at the center of the forest before sunrise. If you bl

nd trying to stop he

eams. Only rely on your i

d a silver whis

eg

the air. It was th

owd sc

y falling as someone knocked her shoulder. Sophie held her to steady her,then g

she was going, all she knew was that she had to run.

dn't see the way forward and she couldn't hear anyone around her. Branches of trees scraped her, sh

hear her ragged breath and her footsteps in the mist. She wal

was heavy from running too much. Tyla smiled at his useless actions, in a split second she stood in front of him, her hand clamped over his mou

ack of his neck, sending a sharp pressure that kno

ordered with a fi

om the shadows to carr

he attack of a girl. She had claws and she let ou

now dares to enter into the walls of the Academy. Do

non vampires. Which means that they were to take out the humans and

He closed the gap between them within a second, she barely had time to react before his hand was on her neck, delivering a p

oice emotionless as he gestured, two

had expected better this year, but ther

e two shadows dr

wiped and they wouldn't remember any details of

. It wasn't so hard, all she had to do was concentrate and she could see c

ht. Has everyone already made it to the tower ex

its location. It was coming towards her, it sounded like someone

antically, her eyes wide with

Ivy asked. Surely, the initiation wasn't

he saw a figure leap from the trees. It was fast, faster than

e girl's scream was cut off with a sickenin

r, the shadow vani

move for

in, the girl's body was lying

e

really dead, was she? The school was weird but they wouldn'

epped

n f

en in terror. Her throat slashed. Blood soaked th

she wh

g snapped

pun a

o

assed throu

iled

t come from a person. It was... eve

back toward

scre

's body

re but the bloo

fain