Chapter 31

• Hayleigh decided to stay on as Keiran’s assistant for the rest of the semester. She worked in his office three days a week after class, helping him encode grades and prepare lesson plans. Along with a grade incentive, she was now provided an allowance by the university in exchange for her services. While the stipend was small, it was still a welcome help to her finances.
• On days the workload was lighter Keiran allowed her to study in his office, letting her lock up after him when he wasn’t around. Surprisingly most nights they worked together in peaceful silence, speaking to each other only when they needed to. Becoming Keiran’s assistant had become an unexpectedly pleasant experience thus far, especially when she’d been bracing herself for something sinister up Keiran’s sleeve. Perhaps two weeks was too soon to tell, but it was a welcome reprieve nonetheless.
• The week after midterms was always a busy time for professors, who scrambled to check all their papers on time. Keiran had over two hundred students this semester, a fact he bemoaned out loud on Wednesday evening in his office.