BloodMoon Academy

fresh, Ivy could smell the da

believe it was for her. Most likely, Mrs. Harrington had threatened them in

ions that seemed warm, something that unsettled Ivy. She had seen

dmoon Academy. Stay out of trouble and focus on your studies." She pulled Ivy into a hug, the hug d

iff smile. "Make us pro

ek black car and the driver watching from a distance, none of them would've bothered to put on

ed. "Yes, sir.

nto a hug and whisp

and patted her back. "I'l

usual lopsided way. "Guess this i

a were real. They were her best friends, her family.

tly. He chuckled an

times have I told you t

favorite thing to do

s throat. "Miss Sincl

was already open for her. Once seated, the driver got in and started

her first time leaving the orphanage gates, her first time attending a real

lights gradually faded behind them, rep

the window watching the sam

some point, she wanted to ask the driver if

ok like a ch

ow, trying to keep herself awake, but

on gate came into view. Words carved into s

up str

ool appeared

ne. The building looked old but strong. It reminded her of the ha

students, maybe the

ly while he retrieved her things from the trunk. In truth, she didn't have much, just

he staff looked strict, dressed in sharp uniforms. Ivy handed

er a long look. Before Ivy could ask if som

ntation for new students is tomorrow, 8 a.m. in the courtyard."

urprised. She'd expected

pointed look. "Do you

" Ivy repli

e to Bloodmo

be harder than she expected. Reading maps had never been part of her life at the orphanage. The lines and symbols were confusing, and she got lost multip

as she was. After more circling and second-guessing, Ivy finally reached t

hite duvet. Two desks. A large window overlooking a part of the scho

onto the bed. It was real. She had a bed, her own bed!. The only ti

lling out the phone Leo had given her, she took a pi

He'd already saved his number into it. When she asked how he got another pho

ck, she rubbed her

immediately, like h

ook pr

"I wasn't showing you my picture, dum

? Oh my goodness,

it!" she rep

the hairpin a.k.a. da

led, then decided to help him o

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ally happy for you. It looks comf

ed at th

slowly, the nervousness that had fol