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Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. - ONE -
  4. - TWO -
  5. - THREE -
  6. - FOUR -
  7. - FIVE -
  8. - SIX -
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  10. - EIGHT -
  11. - NINE -
  12. - TEN -
  13. - ELEVEN -
  14. - TWELVE -
  15. - THIRTEEN -
  16. - FOURTEEN -
  17. - FIFTEEN -
  18. - SIXTEEN -
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  20. - EIGHTEEN -
  21. - NINETEEN -
  22. - TWENTY -
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  31. - TWENTY-NINE -
  32. - THIRTY -
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fort glanced over at the boy, who was still reading, and wondered who he could be to get such treatment here. Someone like Sebastian, the son of a congresswoman who controlled the school’s budget? Someone like Damian, who they’d identified early as having a real gift for magic? Or something entirely new?

The third option scared Fort the most, because the last thing he needed right now was unknowns. But if they could get through tonight, then the mystery of Gabriel wouldn’t really matter. As soon as Fort had his hands on the book of Summoning, he was going to use the magic to rescue his father then and there. There was no way he was going to take the chance that someone would catch him first, so he couldn’t wait.

He knew that if he made it back safely with his dad, the school would immediately expel him, and that was fine. All he wanted was his father back. He’d miss his friends, yes, but there was no comparison. And so all of this with Gabriel would disappear, as long as he could get to the book as planned.

Still, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to befriend the other boy, just in case?

“Good book?” Fort asked.

“The colonel ordered you to be friends with me, didn’t he,” Gabriel said, not looking up. “Let’s not give him the satisfaction.”

… Right. Okay. Fair enough.

Fort lay back on the bed, covering his face with his hands. He’d be able to see his real friends at dinner and not have to worry about this new roommate situation for one meal, at least.

- SIX -

MEET GABRIEL,” FORT SAID, SIGHING deeply as he gestured to the taller boy next to him. Two soldiers waited just behind them for Fort and Gabriel to sit down together, something that wasn’t voluntary, according to their orders. “Gabriel, this is Jia, Rachel, and Cyrus. Gabriel’s my new roommate, and he’s going to be sitting with us for… well, until we’re told otherwise.”

Jia’s eyebrows shot up in surprise, and Rachel looked suspicious, but Cyrus stood up solemnly and offered his hand. “Nice to finally meet you, Gabriel,” he said, more serious than Fort had ever known him to be. “I’ve seen a lot of you in the future.”

Gabriel frowned as the soldiers finally gave them some room. “You mean, you’ll be seeing a lot of me in the future?”