“You’re not going?”
“Woman!Are you insinuating that I’m a demon or that I’m devilishly good-looking?”
Wave snorted.“Neither.”
“Then why—”
“Never mind.So, the portals are open.Anything else?”
“All Hell Realm-related powers and spells are more potent because the connection is easier to make.”
Note to self, she needed to stay the hell, pun fully intended, away from Sinister, Zahir, or any other hell creature during that night.She didn’t need some incubi stumbling on her secret by accident.She tried to rack her brain on how many demons were in her class, but came up empty.
“So, what about the hell students in the class?Are they coming on the trip or going to parents’ night?”
“Parents’ night, I think.After all, Hell Moon isn’t something spectacular to them.”
Wave let out a sigh of relief.That would make things easier to handle.
“Here we are,” Jarred said and motioned at a house they were standing in front of.
Wave hadn’t paid attention to where they were walking and now, she looked around, baffled.“Where are we?”
“This is where I live.We have a warded basement.”
“You… you live here?”Wave took in the three-story building, which looked like a mini-mansion made of red brick, with white trims and window sills.In fact, all the houses on this street looked like that from what she could see now that she was paying attention.They had the same immaculately trimmed hedges as the main campus and lush lawns.
“Well, the rest of the Powerhouses and I.The rest of the houses on this street belong to groups like us, or are frat houses.”
“Groups like yours.”Wave couldn’t help her disbelieving snort.Jarred shrugged.
“You know what I mean.”
“I don’t think I do,” Wave muttered.“Why are we training here and not at the school?”
“Because, like I said, we have a warded basement, and there will be fewer prying eyes here.”
“Just all your roommates,” Wave commented.
“What?”
She pointed at the group rounding the side of the house and then up at the second-floor windows, where other eyes were following her movements.Jarred groaned.
“I told them to make themselves scarce.”
“Why?”Wave got curious.
Jarred blinked at her.“Right.You are new and don’t seem to have the same issues as the rest of them.”
“Who?You are not making any sense.”
“Powerhouses, Wayla.We are called Powerhouses.It’s not a name we chose for ourselves.Being around too many of us at once tends to make people and creatures alike, nervous and jittery.I need you to focus on your shielding, not jump at shadows.”
“Oh,” Wave gasped softly.He really wanted to teach her and was going to some lengths to make sure she had a safe and comfortable environment to learn.“Thank you.”
Jarred looked baffled, but let it go as he turned to face the group that consisted of Xuan, Yash, Simeon, Ilijas, and Justin.
“We were just leaving,” Justin hurried to assure Jarred.“I tried to kick the rest out too, but…” he trailed off and glanced at Wave.
