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CHAPTER 159
~Spring's POV~
I stepped forward, feeling the weight of every stare burn into me.
My heart drummed against my ribs, but I kept my chin up, refusing to give anyone, especially Yvonne, the satisfaction of seeing me falter.
When I finally stopped in front of Rael, the world narrowed to the circle of firelight. To him. To my mates watching. To the low hum of hungry whispers from the students around us.
Rael leaned back in the chair, spreading his legs just slightly. "Don't hold back on my account," he murmured.
I didn't answer.
Instead, I placed my hands lightly on his shoulders, lowering myself until I straddled his thighs, unlike what I did the last time when I had my back to him.
Gasps rippled through the crowd as the fire popped loudly in the silence.
And then I moved slowly at first. My hips rolled in circles, my thighs tightening around him as I leaned forward, letting my hair fall like a curtain around our faces for just a moment.
