Eleanor's POV

It wasn't a lie that these quads are top influential in this Academy. We all waited for our food but as we did, a thought came to mind.

I tapped on Alessio. “You didn't tell him what we wanted to eat.”

“We don't select food here except you're gonna buy something from outside but even at that, there are specific times we go out.”

They way he said “we” was so inclusive, they weren't exempted. Slowly the military nature of the Academy filled in through, reality struck me. This isn't a comfort zone, but a training ground.

The food brought was a perfectly balanced diet but as thoughts...