Take My Place: A High School Bully Romance (Boys of King Academy Series Book 2) by Louise Rose & G. Bailey

Author:Louise Rose & G. Bailey [Rose, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2020-08-09T16:00:00+00:00

My business studies assessment goes about as well as can be expected. Not only do I hate the subject anyway, memories of Declan between my legs haunt me. Mr Robson asks me a question and a flashback of Declan touching me comes flooding back.

“I can see you’re as focused as ever, Ms Archaic,” Mr Robson says grimly at the end of the session. “It’s a pity. Nothing bothers me more than wasted potential. If you would only apply yourself, you could pass this subject standing on your head. As it currently stands, you’ll be lucky to scrape a pass–and that’s with the extra year’s tutoring I’m advising.”

“You can’t be serious!” I gasp.

“Of course I can. I would be doing you a disservice as well as whoever is currently paying your school fees. A place at the Academy does not come cheap, and you’d do well to remember that. If you cannot be motivated to work on your own behalf, perhaps you might consider who it is that’s working so hard to put you through your exams to give you the best possible future. You cannot rely on being an Archaic to coast through life. Not all of us had your privileged start.”

I could laugh in his face, but I know it isn’t worth the grief, so instead, I cast my gaze to the floor so he wouldn’t notice me rolling my eyes so hard they practically fell out of their sockets.

“Yes, Mr Robson. But I really don’t want to have to repeat a year. Mr Metcalf said I can continue in his class. If I promise to work extra hard to catch up, would you reconsider putting me back? It would be horrible to be a year behind all my friends.”

“I’m afraid a little last minute on your part will be too little too late,” says Mr Robson. “However, out of sympathy for your position and not in the slightest bit because the head has emphasized how generous a donor your father is to the Academy, I am willing to allow you to continue in your current position.”

“Thank you!” I could have hugged him.

“On one condition.” Mr Robson holds up one finger to warn me not to celebrate too soon. “Your place in my class is on a probationary basis. You will attend extra revision classes with me and I will subject you to regular testing. If over the next two months I do not see sufficient progress, I will have no choice but to put you back a year. So it is entirely up to you what happens next, Ivy. Your future is in your hands.”

Ms Dupree has offered me a similar deal which is the best I could hope for, so I smile and nod.

“I won’t let you down,” I promise.

“I am entirely indifferent whether you do or don’t,” says Mr Robson. “The only person you’ll be letting down is yourself. But that would be hardly surprising given your bloodline. The Archaics aren’t exactly known for their high standards.

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