Chapter 17

The words sunk really deep. She was right, I didn't need to be killed, after all from what Stoner said it was reputation that mattered more. If people believed you were a mercilessly powerful mountain for harming me in some ways whether true or not it would still increase their ranking because their reputation said they were powerful.

I swallowed. It was one thing or the other since I arrived at the school. At this point it felt like I was only allowed to briefly digest one shocking news about this school before another hot pot dropped.

Shaking my head lightly, I dropped my eyes towards the ranking board on the screen. The numbers were now from one to ten, to which something caught my eyes. No 9. Arabelle Arthur.

I squinted to register what I had seen. Stoner? Her name was clearly on No 9. "Isn't that you on No 9.?" I asked, inching closer to see.