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CHAPTER 246
~Ash's POV~
Valerie stood by the chalkboard, fully dressed, hand on her hip, one brow raised in that familiar expression of tired amusement.
"I've been standing here for fifteen minutes watching you two zone out like idiots," she said dryly. "What kind of spell are you under?"
I blinked hard as the heat of the fantasy crumbled around me like ash. Ace was beside me, equally dumbfounded, one hand still on his belt.
Shit.
I coughed, trying to ground myself back in reality. "Uh… right. Sorry. You said something about… heatstroke?"
Valerie groaned and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Gods, you two are hopeless."
I offered a sheepish grin and a shrug. "Blame your beauty. It inspires… dangerously vivid imaginations."
She narrowed her eyes slightly at me. The twitch of a smile threatened her lips, but there was something else in her expression—something unsure like suspicion.
Unease.