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CHAPTER 30
~Spring's POV~
Lunch had barely ended when the hallway outside the library annex began to fill.
I was making my way toward the library, still mulling over my new friends Eva, Chloe, and Nari's unexpected sweetness, when it happened.
The air shifted.
Not magically—just… socially.
Heads turned, voices dipped, and heels clicked.
Then she arrived.
She was a bit taller than I expected—elegant posture, hair twisted into a braid woven with tiny silver chains, her uniform was crisp like it had been steam-pressed by elves.
Everything about her said pedigree, practised grace, and "don't speak unless spoken to."
She didn't walk. She looked like she glided.
The girl stopped directly in front of me, flanked by two others—one carrying a notepad, the other sipping iced coffee through a golden straw.
I blinked once, twice.
The scent of roses and bergamot drifted in as she smiled at me, slow, razor-edged.
