"Came on foot?" An eighteen-year-old leaning against the wall of a building with other boys and girls the same age as him crackled, smoke curling from his lips.
What stunned Godfrey the most was that they were smoking! The faint glow of their cigarettes flickered like dying embers against the evening air.
"He's quite handsome. Come here, which school are you f—?!" One of the girls paused mid-sentence as Godfrey shot them a glare, his eyes gleaming subtly with mana.
The aura he projected made the hairs on their skin rise. Godfrey walked past them without another glance, his calm yet imposing stride silencing the laughter that had filled the alleyway.
The moment he entered the main venue, disbelief and grave shock covered his face.
It was like the courtyard of a mansion, with a massive, sparkling blue pool at the center. The courtyard sloped downward with stone stairs built into its sides, leading up to a large terrace.
