At night, the whole thing is a great deal more powerful and stunning, a red and burning whirlwind that reaches for the sky. I play with it more this time, making it hotter so that we can all feel the heat radiating off of it, experimenting with the brightness and the colors, pushing it this way and
“Hey,” Luca says, giving me a small smile and wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we, too, start towards the castle. “That was insane, as usual.”“Luca,” I say quietly, looking up at him, brushing off the niceties. “What’s wrong?”His face tenses and he looks away from me. “Nothing’s wrong.”I sto
God, I just don’t know if we’re ever going to get there.We spend the evening celebrating a variety of victories – Tony’s top marks, Rafe’s great win, Jesse’s first command, and my continuing enrollment at Alpha Academy by dint of fire tornado. A great deal of contraband whiskey goes around with lot
The next morning I can barely run, I’m laughing so hard.“Jesse!” I shout, tripping over my own feet as I try to keep a bead on him with my paintball rifle. “Quit doing that!”“No way, you’re getting too good!” He shouts back, laughing himself and disappearing again into a cloud of shadows before da
However, my intentions are thwarted when Rafe goes rigid and looks towards the head of the room.All of our heads turn then, the hall going even more quiet. Beneath the table, Jackson slips a hand onto my thigh, anxious and wanting my touch as much as he wants to give me comfort.“Cadets,” the Capta
Jackson hesitates when he and Rafe turn the corner on the upper floor where the Captain’s office is. He looks both ways, trying to decide which direction to go.“What’s wrong?” Rafe asks, turning towards him with a frown.“I’m supposed to meet Hank this morning,” Jackson murmurs, looking down the ha
Hank waits for Jackson to raise his eyes to his, but when he does, Hank nods and leans forward towards his laptop, searching for a particular file and pulling it up. He puts his hands on the keys, ready to type. “Again, it’s incomplete,” he says quietly. “But we have something like that. Who are you
My mouth turns down in a desperate frown, because even if he’s relieved…God, but I love being an Espionage Cadet. I don’t want to be reassigned – I want to study it all.“I’ll talk with the Captain,” I say, giving an assured nod. “I’ll…I’ll do both tracks.”Neumann smirks at me and nods. “We’ll see