l Blac
Alley clinging to its dark exterior. The Dragon's Breath Amber reste
rgent message from my uncle, Collins Black. He had finally found
m the underground's most notorious information broker, Silver Fox. I
wgold. And right at the bottom, written in sharp, glowing red ink, was a
at's blatant extortion! And the disrespect... Silver Fox is openly
r seat, tapping my fingers rhythmically against the glass slate. I had more than enough gold in the Black
I murmured, a dangerous, highly amused smirk playing on my lips. "Fascinating. I don't know how
er, looking forward to eventually crossi
eyes locked onto a familiar figur
ale robe who had fearlessly driven up the price of the Amber. But more than that, she was the girl from the slums who h
h her?" Levin asked, no
as much more to this girl than met the eye
her end of the alley. They wore the crests of minor, dis
king over her with disgusting intent. "Hey, little thing. All alone?
ered. "And leave the little basta
my chest. Levin reached for the door handle, but before eithe
reach for a wand. She simply said to h
y covered his eye
orward, reaching for her shoulde
never tou
an light. She didn't retreat a single step. Instead, she raised her hand w
ith devastating precision and absolute brutality. The yellow-haired thug was instantly swept off his
His wand shattered into splinters instantly, and an unseen, suffocating weight forced hi
sweep of her palm sent him slamming face-first into the cobble
ck of her wrist, a glowing silver thread of magic shot out and literally stitched his lips shut. The t
n three seconds. It was clean, efficient
inst the cobblestones. The sheer density of her magi
ompletely unfazed by my
etween us, my eyes dropping to her lips before meeting her cold gaze. The t
g back an inch. She looked at me, recognizing me from
rain and sharp ozone. "You handle yourself incredibly well for an Azure Gale student.
hisper that sent an unexpected jolt straight to my core. She too
ction of her robe brushing
had just paid a fortune to, but my blood was humming. She was fearless, she possessed
fall Academy Head Boy... no, higher," Levin's v
byssal House myself, I kn
a dangerous, deeply curious smile t
yway where she had vanished. "Run a full background check o
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