Havok scoffs. “If, pretty girl? We both know you’ll ace it. You’ve always been the smartest person in the room, at any given time.” He winks at me, but I swear a ten-ton stone has lodged itself in my chest cavity. I didn’t feel very smart in that cellar. No matter how many times I brainstormed or tried to fight my way out of there, Liam was always one step ahead.

