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I could follow her, this time consistently implementing my plan, but something in me held me back.

Only now did I really realize what I had just observed, so much so that I was paralyzed...fascinated.

As soon as something captivated me, aroused my curiosity, I had to get to the bottom of it. And as much as I disliked it, the little annoying witch had just piqued my interest.

What if she was a weapon of the Circle? If so, then these people were more powerful than I or my boss had expected, and that could be our undoing. In their hands, she was wasted research material, but in mine...

The thought frightened me, but I dared to pursue it further. Something in me wanted to get to the bottom of it, wanted to find out what this magic was all about, because it didn’t belong to any of the four elements.

What if I could research it? The results could be groundbreaking...

I bit my tongue because the thought of researching this girl made me feel uncomfortable. I wasn’t afraid of her magic, even though it seemed unpredictable, because Julie had seemed to have no control over it, but at the same time, it felt more illegal than all the other experiments I was already researching.

She was a Quatura. I would have to kidnap her, force her to cooperate...

But if I made her disappear, the Councils would start a witch hunt against me. I would throw all my research away, risk my head.

There was only one way left for me to make Julie Blair my little experiment.

Chapter 51

Julie

Suspenseful Mystery Investigation

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I hadn’t changed the seminar. In fact, I had intended to, but I didn’t have the strength and I just managed to take care of my daily changing and exhausted body.

So here I was, standing in front of the table where David was already working on his tablet, thankful that the professor wasn’t here yet.

“The baby has a strange heartbeat,” David said without looking up.

My eyes widened and he looked at me.

My heart had stopped.

“What?” I barely managed to get out.

He took advantage of my shock to look at my stomach, which you couldn’t see through my uniform... yet.

“A secret, then?” he asked, looking me straight in the eye.

I avoided his eyes. David’s gaze was one of the many I couldn’t manage to hold.

“You hear the heartbeat?” I whispered in a shaky voice and sat down, feeling paralyzed.

I looked at Amber, who fortunately hadn’t heard anything David said, then at the table in front of me, unable to unpack my laptop.

“Miles said he heard it first,” David continued. “Whatever he was doing near you.”

I bit my tongue and tried to keep my breathing under control.

So Miles knew too... The Ruisangors could already hear the heartbeat of what was growing inside me. I was wondering if Larissa had heard it too. I was almost certain about Emely. Ruisangors and Senseque had heightened senses. Andof coursethey must have heard. I could only pray that they kept it to themselves.

But how long could I keep it to myself before otherQuaturafound out?

“I’m pleased to announce which two of you have qualified for the internship.”

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