Renee’s P.O.V

I was in disbelief.

How in the world did I rank first?

Knowing how the system had always favored Nerissa, how was this possible? A bubble of excitement floated within me, a grin splitting my face and I couldn’t tear my gaze off the second evaluation results.

“Aria, we did it!” I almost screamed in excitement, as I dropped beneath the shade of the pine tree.

Aria responded inside of me. “Of course you did it! Proud of you always, Renee”

Landon telling me that I ranked first lulled my mind into forgetting the scary events that happened last night. Because I was so overwhelmed with joy, I...