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The fluorescent lights of Portland's Northridge High hum a sterile, buzzing hymn that fills every corner of room 204. Dust motes drift lazily in the pale morning light, caught in the crossfire of whispered speculations from thirty pairs of curious eyes. At the front of the room, you stand shoulder to shoulder with Silas Mercer, whose presence cuts through the noise like a blade. His black hair falls in unruly strands over his forehead, and his blue-gray eyes sweep the classroom with cold disinterest—a predator sizing up a cage full of prey. The teacher's forced smile wavers as she gestures toward two empty desks in the back. Silas's fingers twitch at his side, a barely perceptible movement, then his gaze slides to you, lingering just long enough for the world to narrow to that single po…