The Villain's Savior: My Spectacular Comeback

i. It is for the great

ing in the stale, incense-heavy air of the Dean's office. For a split second, all she could see was the cri

thm against her ribs. She blinke

The massive, oppressive oak desk.

inst the stone floor. The heavy thud echoed off the stone wa

nsion. "Your refusal to hand over the Azure Lotus Artifact is en

m pain of her past death flared in her chest.

His brow furrowed in that famil

masked as kindness. "Just give the artifact to Seraphina.

eyes were already rimmed with red. She pressed a pristine white ha

hina whispered, her voice shaking. "D

half-smile tugged at the corner of Brandi's mouth. She didn't scream. She didn

cold, metallic petals of the Azure Lotus Artifact. The moment she to

hought she was going to attack. He drew his wand instantl

the artifact out. A soft, blue light spilled into the dim of

eaching his hand out to ta

pped the lotus tightly and violently severed

ed white lines. Cold sweat broke out across her forehead as her magic circuits screamed in prote

f the artifact f

lotus onto Obadiah's desk li

gainst the polished oak

d, and Seraphina froze, completely unprep

aphina's eyes, but she quickly hid it behin

the metal, confirming the contract was broken. He cleared his throa

nto her pocket and pulled out her silver badge-t

to the dead lotus. The sharp clink of

and blurted out, his voic

into Obadiah's eyes

ithdrawing from Si

a dark, angry red. The

ink threatening to leave will make me beg you to stay? If you wa

ut a dry, br

rbage dump that only values nepot

hysical blow. Furious, he raised his

room. It grazed Brandi's cheek, slicin

evered hair fall to the stone floor. The absolute contempt in her

ice dripping with fake panic. "Dean Thorne

lower his staff. He puffed

coldly. "But you will leave behind every singl

elty of stripping her bare, but Seraphina leane

oking at them. She turned on her heel

one corridor hit her fac

s muffled shouts behind the closed doors. She headed straight for the spiral s