Maribelle utterly despised Connor Henway.

Everything about him was exactly what she hated. She couldn’t pinpoint one exact thing.

But it had a lot to do with first impressions.

They were assigned together, on the first day of Cadet Academy, to research Gwenyth’s Pigs in the field. The animals were horribly noxious, and ventilation helmets were needed to even get close enough for the required pictures.
Connor, in no way ignorant of the stench, purposefully irritated the pig-like plant by...