Sophie laughed, shaking her head. "That's silly," she said, her voice light, though there was something a little off about it. "First of all, I'm on the pill. And second, why the hell would you think that?"
Noah let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding, exhaling in pure relief. "Shit. You scared me for a second."
But as the tension left his body, he noticed something.
Sophie wasn't smiling.
Her fingers fidgeted slightly, and her eyes, usually sharp and full of fire, held a distant, conflicted look.
Noah straightened, his expression turning serious. "Okay… then what is it?"
She took a deep breath, looking at him carefully before speaking. "It's about my powers."
That immediately grabbed his full attention.
She hesitated only for a moment before starting. "You know how, when everyone gets into Year 1, they have to go through the entrance examinations? Minister's daughter or not, I did mine just like everyone else."