Chapter 152

Violet

I nudged his shoulder. “I don’t need you to hold my hand, Kylan.”

He shrugged. “Oh, really?”

He opened the gates, and we walked the dark and quiet campus ground. Being back on these grounds after experiencing Adelaide’s time was a big difference. Maybe I was insane, but I liked the old Starlight much better.

The Starlight before the renovations, when the academy looked like it might collapse any second. The new Starlight was too modern, too elite…

“Starlight is slacking these days,” I muttered.

“How so?”

“Well,” I looked around. “Did you know that back in Mom’s time, people didn’t even dare step out past curfew? The gates were always open, but everyone just followed the rules without even thinking about it…except for our parents of course. They were definitely something else.”

“Mom?” Kylan lifted his brow.

I rolled my eyes. “She’s my Mom, is she not?”

He mumbled something under his breath. Something I couldn’t quite underst