Sinacore POV.

“I don’t need anything. No money. No favors.”

Cynthia pulled the rug under my feet. Literally. Here I was, offering her what could possibly be the deal of her lifetime, and she simply declined the offer of money. Without a second thought.

Not that she wasn’t in need. She likely didn’t come from money, which is why she was doing a cleaning job at the academy. And even though I had not quoted an amount for the ...