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CHAPTER 198
~Author's POV~
~Principal Whitmore's Office~
"Keep it together, Zoey," Principal Whitmore muttered to herself as she paced her office, voice low but tight with tension. "You've handled worse. This school has survived worse."
Her heels clicked sharply against the tiles, the only sound breaking the tension in the room.
The large windows behind her desk let in narrow beams of afternoon light, slicing across the polished surfaces and casting fractured shadows that danced along the bookshelves and filing cabinets.
But even the golden rays did nothing to soothe the pressure pressing down on her chest.
Her expression was drawn, every muscle around her mouth held in place like a dam against the rising wave of anxiety. Each footstep, each breath, betrayed the weight now sitting squarely on her shoulders.
This wasn't just about school anymore.
It was about power, politics and survival.