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Chapter 9: A
The rest of the week went by quickly. It often did when every minute of the day had something to fill it.
Holly hade into town with Zeff, and they invited Theo along for our dinner to congratte us. I also
agreed to write the column on a part–time basis, which made both Zeff and Holly happy. Theo was
supportive once he knew it was a light schedule that wouldn’t be likely to add any more stress to my
workload.
He and Zeff also got along surprisingly well and started to seem like old friends. Which made me
happy. In the end, it was a wonderful evening.
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The following days were filled with much of the same – training in the morning, working on the Harry
investigation with Mina, Luna lessons with Grace, and getting my school schedule finalized.
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My first two sses started on Monday. I was excited but realized how quickly everything was
happening. I began to think I should have waited until the following semester to get started. Theo felt
my anxiety, and, being as sweet as he is, he took me around the campus on Sunday to help me get my
bearings.
My second ss was with Professor Armand. I immediately liked him. His passion for his subject was
evident, and he seemed to be a patient and effective teacher. I was excited to see how the ss went
but was even more eager to get to work with him on my own history project.
Jimmy and I stayed behind when the ss was dismissed for my meeting with the professor.
“Luna, thank you for staying back with me,” Professor Armand said.
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“This first week of school is always hectic for everyone, and this was the best time for me to fit you in.”
“It’s not a problem at all,” I said. “And please, call me A here. I’d rather not draw too much attention.”
“I’m afraid your secret won’tst too long, my dear,” the professor replied. “The rumor that our new
Luna will be attending this year has been the talk of the campus.”
“Of course it is,” I said lightly. “I’m not expecting to keep it a secret. Just as separate as possible. I think
it’ll be easier on my ssmates.”
Armand nced at Jimmy behind me.
“Yeah,” I said, following his gaze. “We’re working on that too.”
Jimmy put a hand to his chest. “You mean you don’t like spending the whole day with my sparkling wit
and charm? Luna, I’m hurt.”
I shook my head at his antics.
“Anyway, I know you’re aware of my… rather unique situation,” I said as I sat at his desk.
“Yes, I’m afraid I was the one who helped Randy track you down,” he admitted. “I’m sorry if that has put
you in danger.”
“No,” I said. “Trust me, there were plenty of others who did that first. In fact, it was you and Randy that
helped us find some answers to what was going on.”
“It is a relief to hear that,” he said. “But you have more questions. I’m not making any promises. It
sounds like Alpha Cooper and Randy told you as much as we know.”
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“Well, I think I have some things that can help us,” I told him, reaching into my bag and removing one of
my father’s books.
“Where did youe by this?” he asked eagerly.
“Let’s just say it fell into myp,” I said. “I have a couple more like it. I‘ m still going through everything,
but I brought this one because it has a lot of information on my family history.”
He was flipping through the book as I spoke. “Indeed there is.”
He stopped on a page I had bookmarked. It spoke about some of the abilities that ran in my bloodline.
“Yeah, I wanted to dig a little deeper into that,” I said tentatively. “I know I canmand people, but I
don’t know how to yet. It’s something I need to work on.”
“I’m afraid I’m probably not the best instructor on that skill,” the professor pointed out.
“No, that’s okay,” I rushed. “Alpha Torin has offered to help with that. But, um…” — I nced back at
Jimmy, knowing he wouldn’t like the direction I was going to take things – “I wanted to know more
about the wolfsbane immunity.”
Jimmy’s gaze fell on me, as I suspected, but I ignored it.
“That is something the Dominis was known for,” Armand confirmed. “From what I could tell, all the
members had the capability.”
“But was it something that waspletely inherent, or did they have to build it up?”
“Hmm, I’m not sure,” Armand said. “I do recall some kind of tradition or ritual that involved ingesting
wolfsbane. I can pull my research for
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you on that, but I’m sure this would also be a good ce to start.”
I smiled. “I hope so,” I stated. “Randy made it sound like you were an expert on Onyxcrown history…”
“I’m not willing to im that, I’m afraid,” he interrupted. “At least not on their more recent histories, I
should say. My studies have always consisted of the distant past. But I can certainly get you looking in
the right direction for the information you need.”
“Thank you, Professor,” I said. “Well, I won’t take up any more of your time today. Thank you for
meeting with me.”
“Of course,” he said, standing as I did. “And please feel free to review your schedule and let me know
of any regr times you would like to meet on this subject.”
“I’ll do that.” I said.
“Gamma Jimmy,” the professor said, “it’s always a pleasure to see you.”
“Take care, Professor,” Jimmy said as he followed me out.
We made it across campus to my car.
“You better not be thinking of doing what I think you are,” Jimmy said sternly.
“What?”
“If I find out you’ve taken wolfsbane in some ritual, Luna, I…”
“Jimmy, calm down,” I said. “I’m not doing any rituals, okay? I was just curious. It was just something
Harry said.”
“Well, we both know how crazy that bastard was,” Jimmy mumbled.
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“I know, big guy,” I said.
I wasn’t going to tell him I had every intention of exploring this possible immunity. With my safety
always in question, it would at least take that weight off my mind.
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