Page 230 of A University of Betrayal

“A bit of both,” he said with a wink and the woman slapped his shoulder, flattered and giggling, making my jaw drop. And right at that moment, Miles looked up at me, smirking triumphantly.

I couldn’t believe it, not even when he came up the stairs likeHis Majestyhimself, a couple of girls staring at him longingly, but he had his eyes only on me, ready to triumph me into the ground.

I looked away, down at my folder.

He slid close behind me and I involuntarily inhaled his scent... and cursed myself. Once for doing it, once for him being better than me, and once again for not being able to hate his smell. Couldn’t he keep his distance? Did he have to get so close to me?

Suddenly I felt his warm breath very close to my ear, felt it stroking my neck.

“You’re making it really hard for me to leave you alone, Emely Copeland.” An overwhelmed sigh slipped out of my mouth and I felt him standing behind me. My body trembled with tension. “You’re a hell of a lot of fun to win against, believe me.” His breath was warmer than expected and gave me intense goosebumps.A Ruisangor, so close... “And, yet, I haven’t even started.”

Then, finally, he broke away from my ear and sat down next to me as if nothing had ever happened, placing the exam results table on the table and giving me the rest.

One-hundredpercent.Full score.

Miles DeLoughrey was better than me.

When was the last time someone had scored that high atVanderwood Law School?

My skin was still tingling. The goosebumps covered my arms, my legs, even my stomach and chest... but mostly the back of my neck.

I couldn’t stay here.

In a hurry, I gathered my things and rose to my feet. Without another word, I disappeared from the lecture, his gaze noticeably on my back.

Once outside, I kicked a streetlight, which began to shake violently and a few students looked at me, startled, before I shouted“What?”at them and they hurried away.

Better for them.

I was pissed at that bastard... and confused... and even more pissed at myself.

Miles wasfuckingbetter than me. I couldn’t let that happen! I should have studied harder.

And then what he’d said. That wicked Ruisangor was playing with me.

Oh, no.Not with me!

He had messed with a Copeland. With the only Copeland woman on this planet. He would get that back. Because I could be anything, but never one of his idiotic little games.

No Good

KALEO

The day definitely couldn’t get any worse. It was a disaster. At lunchtime, my brother and the other guys had gathered to train with a few other Senseque. They might as well have gone to the Athletic Campus, but my brother – being who he was – loved to make a show of everything on the campus lawn.

“I heard you did really well on the law exam?” Hunter patted me on the shoulder in appreciation and smiled, impressed.

I felt like an impostor.

“Not good enough,” I replied, narrowing my eyes.

“Apparently better than the Westcode witch.”

And worse than Miles DeLoughrey.Miles.DeLoughrey!

Vivienna could go fuck herself. In another life, I would have been happy about that achievement. Nowhewas in my head.

“Something’s bothering you.”

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