Falling Shadows (Silvercrest Academy #1)
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“And you,” he adds, whirling around to the left. “Keep the fuck out of shit that has nothing to do with you.” I follow his line of sight to find Leila with her arms folded over her chest.
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Finally someonee acknowledged her
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A hand wraps around my waist, pulling me back against a hard chest as lips brush against my ear. “Get used to it, Little Bird.”
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Bruhhh
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It’s not about being the quickest. It’s about training your body to maintain a steady speed, but harbor the energy to push hard and fast when necessary,” Professor Figgins orders. A few groans ring out around the field from the other students.
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I HAted trainning like this. Even at my peak i couuldnt do it
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“No fucking way,” Eldon grunts, leaning forward and rolling over the finish line first. Motherfucker.
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I cannt stop picturing sonicc
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I turn to face her as she assesses me, eyes slowly trailing from the tips of my sneakers to my face. “I have a feeling you’re going to shine like a star here, Raven.”
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“The issue is, Professor Figgins, stars don’t shine. They burn.”
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Heavy chairs scraping across the marble floor interrupt whatever she was about to say, but as she looks at the additional guests joining our table, she doesn’t seem mad about it. No. That’s a glimmer of victory in her eyes. Dammit.
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LMAOOOOO
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Brax’s response went down about as well as someone slapping your mom across the face.
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LMAO
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“Are you coming, boys?” It’s a purr. A fucking purr and I’m about to
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bust
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My mind is wild with everything I’m learning and I won’t take that for granted.
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:]
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A lot is happening around me and I’m more concerned about getting some dick.
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U said it LMAO
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“This handbook is driving me insane.
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Omg PLZ FUCKINGG READ IT AND TELL ME
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internally berating myself for not reading the stupid thing already.
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GOOD
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I definitely need to read the damn handbook.
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Fr fr
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I won’t repeat it. I never have. I don’t really understand what he means by it and I sure as hell am not chanting random words for the sake of it.
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As itt should be
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as Leila rushes back up the stairs with a dazed look on her face.
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Hmmmmm
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I’m injured, sure. I can get over that. But people knowing I can turn invisible, better than I can use telekinesis to move shit, feels like a loss to me.
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Opening the folder to the first page, the surprise I find raises my eyebrows. Tentatively flicking to the second plastic wallet, I snicker. Running my fingers from the first page to the last, I gape as disbelief washes over me.
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Ur not gointtoooo tell meee?? We're supposed to eee n this together u traitor
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For all those who prove triumphant, the gala will commence this evening. This is a regal event, so if you haven’t paid a visit to the on-site seamstress, I highly recommend that you do so after today’s events.
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I guess they ccan make dresses with magic
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I can’t figure out how they got under my skin like this.
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This bbook hurled the silver platter off romance a our faces before we even stepped through the door
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“Brax is a gargoyle.”
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Dammit
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“Moss in your ears. Left boulder stack.”
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I was thinking uuud bt that is Way more effective
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Until we’re stronger, they say jump and we ask how high. It’s all about biding our time and surviving the mess they throw at us.”
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So theyy pllan tto escape at some point
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his black hair is swept back off his face with a loose lock flicking over his eyebrow.
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Superrman??
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“It was Brax’s idea,” he replies with a wink, making my eyes widen in surprise. The man in question just grunts and stomps toward the door as I gape after him.
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Im doomed. The coldd distant ones always get me
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Creed is the secret tease, Eldon the declarer of being claimed, Zane the handbook king, and Brax is the one that runs so hot and cold that it leaves my head spinning.
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This might have been what I was asking for when I first got here, but hell, a lot has happened since then.
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The timeskp is so undefind that the ddept of her feelings are lost on me
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I plead, hating that they’re still talking in circles instead of explaining everything to me.
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This iss kiilinng me
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“All that matters is that you trust no one. Not even me. You don’t know what abilities another has, what hold they can have on another,” she murmurs, her grip on my chin tightening.
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Weewooo somethinn is using ur mom
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“When the time comes and your magic finds your soul again, they will either want to kill you or use you, there’s no in between.
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The fire that burned moments ago turns into ice, my rage simmering to a placid sense of calm as I move against my will.
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Mama is also under this
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Droplets of rain trickle over me and I have no idea where they’re coming from, but the unmistakable sound of thunder rumbles in the distance. Mama’s magic.
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Actualy.......
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“When the time comes and your magic finds your soul again, they will either want to kill you or use you, there’s no in between.
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Ohhhhh
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“I thought it would be safer to hide you, but I was wrong. I thought those who loved you would only want the best for you, but I was wrong. I thought you would be safer without your powers, but I was wrong. If what the seer said is true, your best defense… is you. All that matters is that you trust no one.”
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Oh so thatss why we gott so muuchh rigght of the bat
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I’m protecting us all, they just can’t see that.
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Oh boi
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Follow your heart, find solace in the shadows, and take down the dawn.”
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Oh??
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I like that she pushed back last night.
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Oh?
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I make sure to get to the shallow waters before I cut off the power. “Run.” I lean back, giving her space,
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Oh no
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“Follow the sun, destroy the shadows, and survive another dawn.”
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and retreated, leaving him to crumple to the floor in a lifeless heap.
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Wow
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“Where’s his sword? Find his sword,”
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Is she a neecromanncer??
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as I burn from my toes all the way to my head.
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My eyes widen, the pain unbearable as I straighten, blinking in confusion, but the scream continues.
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