Craig's locker door slammed shut with a satisfying thud. A silent, victorious laugh rumbled in his chest, the kind that came from knowing things were falling into place exactly as he planned. He'd been waiting for this moment, when Merlina found out he was going to be her student tutor.
He could already picture her face, the shock, the frustration, and maybe, just maybe, a bit of that sharp, fiery energy she always seemed to have when her world was upended. She hated him, and that was just perfect. The chaos that was about to unfold? Spectacular.
Leaning back against the cool metal, his thoughts drifted back to the moment the Dean had approached him. He hadn't been expecting it. Hell, he hadn't even been remotely interested. But there he was, sitting across from Dean Halbridge, the older man practically begging him to take on the role of student tutor.
