Chapter 130: Her Speechless Roommate
Evaline:
It took everything I had to remain calm as I stepped through the dim corridors of the Academy.
The quietness around me was pressing in on all sides like a thick fog. My footsteps were light, deliberate, while my ears were alert for any sound - shuffling boots, or the low murmurs of patrolling faculty or warriors.
It wasn’t against the rules to walk the halls after dinner hours, but it was unusual. Most students tucked themselves away after ten, a habit bred by routine... and perhaps by an unspoken fear. I couldn’t blame them. After everything I had just learned, I too felt like shadows were watching from every corner.
The tall staircases creaked beneath my steps as I climbed them, casting quick glances behind me every now and then, half-expecting someone to appear out of the dark and question me. But no one did. The Academy was asleep.
It was nearly midnight by the time I reached the fourth floor of the dormitories and slipped quietly into my dorm.
The moment I shut the door behind me, my heart seemed to finally acknowledge the tension it had been holding in. It was thundering against my ribs like a war drum, and my chest was tight with everything I had just experienced - Kieran’s secrets... and everything that happened after that.
I was still trying to process all of it when the bedside lamp clicked on, making me jump and gasp softly as light spilled across the room.
Rowan was standing beside his bed, with his arms crossed and his features carved in steel.