Chapter 110 After All

• TESSA
• It had been a week since Arden last stepped foot on campus, and I could feel her absence settling into every corner of the Academy. Things felt quieter without her. However, while I missed her, the others seemed largely unaffected. If anything, the Academy had only grown more intense in her absence.
• Ever since the first poll was released, and Cade’s name appeared right beneath Winters’, boasting a shocking 35%, it felt like someone had poured gasoline on a fire. Winters’ supporters doubled down. His campaign banners grew larger, his speeches louder, and the pressure more suffocating.