Chapter 41 Never Touch Me Again

Elena

I walk up to Elijah at the end of the lecture with Anabelle in tow and shake my head. "Very sneaky, Mr Somersett. Why didn t you tell me you were the alumni delivering the lecture this morning?" I ask, and he tries to hide his smile. "I guess I wanted to surprise you. Did it work?"

Did it work? More than.

"Well, I was certainly surprised, yes. Your lecture was very well thought out and spoken, I think I might just take this course after all." I say and I see him turn serious at this. "It s not easy though, Elena. Exeter will test you proficiently, and if you fail, it takes quite a while to come back from it." He says, and I am taken back at the honesty of his words. Surely it wasn t that difficult?

"Are you speaking from experience, or are you only trying to scare me from applying?" I ask him, crossing my arms in front of me, "Anabelle has enrolled, and she is extremely happy here."