Alden exited the office building.
His steps were steady, but his mind was anything but calm.
Everything was becoming more complicated with each passing day.
Should I accept Jeremy's offer or reject it?
The benefits were undeniable.
Higher status, better access to resources, and most tempting of all—greater freedom within the academy.
With status came power.
With power came control and opportunities that were otherwise impossible to obtain.
But the cost?
A risk—a small but terrifying chance—that Jeremy could possess my body.
Alden still wasn't entirely sure how Jeremy's technique worked, but he knew one thing for certain.
If it were instant, he wouldn't bother playing the long game and would've tried to possess the body of Lucien in the novel immediately.
The fact that Jeremy was going through the trouble of manipulating him meant the process took time.
That gave Alden some breathing room… but not much.
Still, rejecting the offer wouldn't make Jeremy leave him alone.
