A huge football player loved by everyone, gorgeous, rich, and out of the closet. Happy to be starting another school year, happy to start tutoring again so I could earn some money.Īnd yes, there I was equal parts excited and dreading to see who my new roommate would be… until Cobey Green’s smiling face appeared at the door. Hell, maybe I could even help him punch his V card.Īctually, now that I think about it… that’s a really good idea.Īnd there I was, happy to be back at college, happy to be where I was most comfortable. Maybe I could tutor him in how to be more outgoing in exchange for help with calculus? I could teach him how to talk to people, how to make new friends. Funny that he’s oblivious to how hot he is. Why I needed to live on campus and find myself a tutor.įunny that my new roommate just happens to be a tutor. Why I was one failed class away from being kicked off the team. Last year had been all about football and parties, not schoolwork. There I was, moving into the dorms at Franklin U and not into the shared party house I’d lived in my freshman year.
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Magic will bring Alaine and Mikael together, but can they put their drastic differences aside to help one another in a world that wants to tear them apart? Torn between his father’s approval and protecting his sister, Mikael must make a choice that will decide his future-and the lives of Caledonia's Gifted-even if it means enduring exile and anguish once again. To make matters worse, a young woman he sent to the gallows reveals a level of power he’s never seen before. Vowing to spend the rest of his days bringing the Gifted to justice, he finds himself conflicted when he discovers that his sister is one of them. Prince Mikael has returned home to Caledonia from a temporary exile in the north, determined to become the prince his people will fear and respect. The magic running through her veins saves her from the hangman’s noose, but not from the vengeful hands of the crown prince. 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