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CHAPTER 386
~Valerie's POV~
"Rain?" Isla repeated, her grin spreading. "Oh, now it all makes sense. That little smirk you've been wearing wasn't from victory; it was from after practice."
"Isla!" Emerald gasped, covering her face again. "Can we not announce it to the entire academy?"
"Oh, come on," I teased, leaning closer. "If you're blushing that hard, it's not exactly a secret. You're glowing like a freshly charged runestone."
"More like a lovesick pixie," Solstice added with a giggle.
Emerald groaned dramatically. "Remind me why I hang out with you three again?"
"Because you love us," I said sweetly, looping my arm through hers.
"Barely," she muttered, but there was a smile tugging at her lips.
Before any of us could tease her further, I caught movement across the training hall, and my laughter died in my throat.
