After the Fact (Bookworms and Booya #2)

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  “Regal.”

  I looked up from my clasped hands as I waited on the couch in Seifer's office for the results of the exam. “Y-Yes, sir?”

  Seifer entered his office and closed the door behind him, still looking over the report of the exam's final results. My heart stopped beating. I wanted to pass. I wanted to work there. I did. I had never wanted anything so bad as working in the security office and trying to--

  Seifer looked up. “What the hell is this?”

  I paled. “S-Sir?”

  “We give you a manual to study and you memorize the damn thing and then score a 120% on your test because you solve all the problems?”

  I swallowed hard and suddenly felt very light-headed. “S-Sir?”

  Seifer actually smirked. “You passed, Regal.”

  “I passed?” I squeaked.

  “You passed, and your first assignment is writing a new exam.”

  I blinked up at him. “S-Sir?”

  Seifer chuckled and shook his head, then he presented his hand. “Welcome to the team, Regal. Let's kick some radical ass.”

  I accepted the hand and just stared at it as I stammered out “Y-Yes, sir,” while I tried to figure out how I was going to re-write the exam.