MAYA'S POV

Lux shuts the page and hands the files over to me. "These files… they’re academy secrets, Maya. If the wrong person finds out what’s inside, it could change everything from the blood trials to the council’s control over you." She finally speaks.

The rest of the night, Lux and I come up with many theories as to the location of the sword, the effect of my punishment, and Kylie's involvement, but every theory flops back on itself.

When we're too exhausted to keep ...