Chapter 57 0057

• Ivory's POV
• My mind was racing, trying to piece together how Niylah had slipped out of the trap we'd set so carefully. She was supposed to be locked in that library wing for hours, isolated and vulnerable. The plan had been perfect long enough to set the rumors on fire, to have everyone talking about her supposed "affair" with Liam's friend, Evelyn. But somehow, she had outsmarted us.
• Hilda and I shared a frustrated glance. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. I could still envision Niylah's smug face as she strode past us in the hall, her head held high like she'd won some battle. I couldn't stand the thought of her feeling like she'd bested me. No, this wasn't over yet.