The Nocturnal Academy Complete Series Boxset [A New Adult Prison Academy Series] by Margo Ryerkerk & Holly Hook

Author:Margo Ryerkerk & Holly Hook [Ryerkerk, Margo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

How on earth was Thorsten going to help me if he planned to stay away? Was he going to sneak into Headmistress Cardinal’s office and exchange her blood crystal for another, identical-looking one? That was a difficult task that seemed impossible after the twins’ blood crystal had vanished. Lady Cardinal would no doubt be looking after hers like a hawk.

Thorsten seemed to already be on shaky ground. Why help me and put himself into an even more dangerous position? Me keeping an eye on Kristen, Mei, and Peony wasn’t going to solve whatever problems he had. Once again, I wasn’t providing anywhere near the value he was giving me.

I hated always being a step behind, hated being weak. Was that what the rest of my life would be—subterfuge, if I were lucky?

I didn’t see Thorsten at all on Sunday, but at least we got fed again. Fae stuffed their faces with pancakes and scrambled eggs, and I was grateful to be wearing a clean and complete uniform. For once, even Lily didn’t talk during breakfast, too busy munching to comment on Virgie sitting with Peony and Kristen again.

“When do you think Headmistress Cardinal will interrogate us?” Lily finally asked, mouth full of bacon. A day of no food had led to all of us losing our manners.

I took a sip of my coffee, trying not to choke as the tsunami of panic swept over me. “Starting tomorrow, probably.” I rarely saw Lady Cardinal over the weekends. She must have gone off campus and mingled with the other rich vamps during most of that time. Maybe she even jetted off to a posh city like Paris to ingest some culture before returning to our isolated Colorado fortress. “She’ll question us Monday through Friday. It should take two weeks.” Headmistress Cardinal would probably have her prime suspects narrowed after one week. I didn’t say that out loud, not wanting to make it real.

I spent the rest of Sunday wandering around the castle, through its halls, pretending that I wasn’t looking for anyone. The twins seemed to be gone along with many of the other vamps, which made me feel better for Virgie’s sake. But Virgie herself had gone to hide, probably with Peony in their dorm.

I didn’t find Thorsten, but after hours and hours, I spotted Virgie coming out of the bathrooms that afternoon.

“Hey,” I said, leaving it at that.

“Onyx.” Her voice was too high, like I had scared her, but her face quickly morphed into a blank expression. “I’m sorry, but my place isn’t with you.” She glanced both ways, as if making sure no one could see us interact. “People are talking, saying you’re trying to be like the vamps.”

Her voice was neutral, and I couldn’t tell if she still held my botched attempt at rescuing her during the Wild Hunt against me. I had helped her in the end, but I knew that she was also living in fear of her future because of my damn suggestion that the twins should find her an awful master.

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