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Shit. I’d almost forgotten about my ghostly friend. “How do I use it?”
“Uncork it when she manifests and throw it at her.”
“That’s it?”
“That’s what I was told.”
I pocketed the vial, gratitude warming my chest. “Thank you. Truly.”
His smile was warm honey. “Anytime.”
I hurried up the path. I had a ghost to find.
CHAPTER48
Melanie was a no-show, so I left the vial in the drawer and headed to training, where Serath was a no-show. Selas and Orix ran me through drills, and then we hit the gym for a workout that left me soaked in sweat.
“You did great,” Orix said. “I’m so fucking proud of you.”
My eyes heated because this was a huge compliment coming from Orix, who wasn’t impressed by anything. “Thank you. You have no idea how much I needed to hear that.”
“Serath would say the same if he was here,” Selas said.
The warm fuzzy feeling died. “Well, he isn’t here, and he didn’t train me. You guys did. I owe you.”
Selas’s mouth tightened. “Just pass the exam, and we’re square.”
Orix nudged Selas. “Can I ask her now?”
Selas chuckled. “Yes, you can ask her.”
“As elites, we get a day off every so often, and ours is tomorrow, but with everything that’s happened, we’ve decided we’ll take the evening off tonight instead. We’d like you to join us.”
“It’s a spontaneous trip, so no one will have had time to prepare an attack,” Selas said bluntly.
They were changing their time off so I could go with them? “I…Thank you. I’d be honored to hang with you.”
“Great!” Orix rubbed his hands together. “We leave in an hour.”
“Where are we going?”
“Asteria.”
* * *
I couldn’t leavefor the evening without checking on Derek. I showered quickly and made my way to Yarrow’s quarters on the second floor of the main academy building. The tutors lived here, in what they called the residents wing. But there was no access without a swipe card.
I buzzed and waited.
The intercom crackled, and a male voice answered, “Yes?”
“Hi, it’s Cameron Basque. I’m here to see Mr. Yarrow?”
“Cam?”
“Levi?”
The door beeped as the lock released, and I pushed through into the corridor beyond to find Levi striding toward me.
