ra's

rier in disbelief. "Sir, yo

of Magic. Even if a school like that som

n't real. It

ser

nto my hands and drove away w

e enough, the words "Norden Academy of

s a mark on it. A dragon had been stamped into an antique gold wax seal in the center. Everything a

ng into a convenience store to escape the r

s letter, please get in touch with your assigned guide, Connor Lancelot. He'll help you purchase everything you'll need for

om the paper. I frowned. This

s empire. People would do almost anything for the chance to work there because get

e top floor was completely out of the question. From what I'd heard, o

ed myself. Whoever had made it had clearly put a lot o

the clerk finally gave me an annoyed look an

age room that doubled as my bedroom. I held my community college acceptance letter against my ches

ong when the door flew ope

ley, snapped. "Oriana and Charles are going out to buy their coll

or once, I didn't immediately obey her. "No. I need to work on applications for oth

ad dared to tell her no. "After everything we've done for you, this is how

I'm not going to that community college." I made

letter from the magic academy out of the drawe

oved in front of me

arents spent a fortune raising you. You're not leaving until you pay them back.

terrible about community college? You're an orphan. You should be thankful you're getting the chance to go to college at all. Just stay he

em, but I had no way to pay back the amou

bitch! No money? Then you can forget about sleeping in a bed from now on. The doghouse is good enough for you. I'll call Rocco. He can put you to w

ought against her grip and

ght district, and plenty of young women had fallen into his hands. He had

him, there was no telling

I didn't want to spend years being used by men and

e opened it, I lost my footing and fell forward. Someone caught me before I hit the

ed my head and met t

his hands was still around my waist, holding me steady

lways obsessing over celebrities, but even the most popular actors I'd seen didn't look like him

t shadow beneath his thick lashes. When our e

hell w