The hardest part of pretending Valeria meant nothing to me was remembering not to look at her.

We sat at opposite ends of the Solas table during breakfast. She discussed the upcoming assessment schedule with a mid-ranker while I reviewed Dominion's training rotations with Ronan. We were professional, focused, and entirely convincing.

Two housemates with no bond between them.

That was what everyone saw.

Unfortunately, Maren Solace was sitting at the Moonmarked table, and she was watching ...