Chapter 179
Wayne Academy resumed as if nothing had changed.
Classes continued on schedule.
Assignments piled up.
Students laughed, studied, complained-
Almost too normal.
Zatariel was re-elected as Student Council President without opposition.
Not surprising.
Every one love him.
And Miexha-
Became a bigger target.
Being his girlfriend placed her under constant scrutiny, which doubled when she was still Jayson's fiancée.
Whispers followed her through the hallways.
Eyes lingered longer than necessary.
And when Marie wasn't around-
They cornered her.
"Break up with him."
"You're not worthy of him."
"You're embarrassing the Council President."
Miexha endured it.
Quietly.
Smiling when she could.
Staying silent when she couldn't.
But she was never alone for long.
Marie was always nearby.
Watching over her.
Just sometimes-
Disappearing.
Because beyond the polished walls of Wayne Academy-
Something else was happening.
Zenips.
They tried to slip into the campus.
Quietly.
Carefully.
Marie made sure they never made it far.
No one noticed the fight, or some Students gone missing.
Inside the academy-
Life continued.
Asha, now transferred to Section 7-the so-called rebel section-adjusted too quickly.
She leaned back in her chair, surrounded by students who didn't pretend to behave.
Students who didn't care about their reputation.
Or rules.
For the first time-
She felt... comfortable.
Cigarette smoke curled between her fingers.
A slow exhale followed.
"...Not bad," she muttered.
In the photography club room-
Jayson buried himself in his volunteer work.
The housing project moved forward under his supervision: materials ordered, contractors managed, timelines tightened.
The rest of the elite students?
They still arrived at school in polished cars.
Still returned home safely.
Still lived inside their protected world.
But outside-
That illusion was breaking.
Cities were no longer stable.
War in Ruzia and Amerina dominated every headline.
Broadcasts ran non-stop.
Explosions.
Evacuations.
Casualties.
Worse-
Videos began circulating.
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