My Best Friend Stole My Royal Boyfriend

Chapter 24

Everyone was accounted for; I checked myself, no one was left out.

“Who did not take part?” Miss Phillis asks.

His eyes suddenly connect with mine, and I hold my breath.

My lips part when he begins to walk towards me. I look around me to see who he could

possibly be approaching, but to my surprise, there is no one here that hasn’t been tested except me, of course. But Miss Phillis did say that it wouldn’t make sense for me to participate

in the festival. I also don’t expect Adam to suggest for me to be tested. I must be missing something; he can’t be coming towards me.

Needless to say, I’m in shock when he stops in front of me; the surprise is still there when he places his hand out to me, “come with me… Amiera.”

I swallow. Did he purposely say my name? He knows now that it makes me happy when he says it. I stare at his hand, I don’t know how to explain it, but somehow, I know that I must hold onto it. I gently place my hand in his, and he grips it in a tight hold. Adam walks with me towards our professors with his head held high; there was this determined look on his face

that I hadn’t seen before. Why did it seem like he knew what was about to happen?

“Amiera is the only student that does not know how to create fire; how can we even consider her for this test?” Sir Williams asks.

“Everyone of age that belongs to the fire whisperers must be tested; those are your exact words. Are they not?” Adam demands, his eyes cool but blazing at the same time. How was

that even possible?

“Y–yes but,”

“But, nothing.” He growls. “It’s your own rules, and you will be breaking it if she isn’t given a chance to be tested. There is not a single rule that goes against her taking part today. It’s only fair that she gets this chance; none of you have nothing to lose from letting her at least try.”

The professors each give each other skeptical looks. They know that Adam was right;

there is no rule against me taking part today. They would, in fact, be breaking the rules by not

letting me participate. Adam takes their silence as a win in this battle, or maybe he doesn’t

even care to wait for their permission.

“Unzip the back of your dress,” he tells me. My eyes widen, unzip my dress? In front of all

these people?

the blade,” he commands as he holds his hands out towards Sir

when he rips the back of my

whatsoever.

hide my body from everyone looking at the stage with curious eyes. I can see

hair forward, he’s a little too close for my comfort, so

neck.

over my back. I don’t want my parents to see my

me, so I try my best to hide how much this turns me

feel his hot breath against my ear, “this will hurt a little.” I don’t have time to prepare myself when I feel the sacred blade against my back.

kind of symbol, but I don’t care about that; I can’t when I’m in so

my back and travels throughout my entire body. I feel like my body is on fire; it’s much worse than when I

scream his name, knowing that he’s the only one that

burns!”

whispers. “I’ll make it all

I can say anything, he spins me around to face him. Our gazes connect, and I can’t explain the rush of emotions I feel from

in front of me to protect my face from the gushing winds. It’s too powerful; it shouldn’t be this strong. But it was Adam; this was only a little glimpse of his true power.

that thing? I was scared that I

how powerful it indeed

the exact opposite of harming me, however. The fire inside of my veins begins to die down slowly until the pain is entirely bearable. I blink once, then twice,

help me

all it

know what could have caused it. It was the first time that I could really see the reactions from

by something.

the mirror in front of me catches my attention. At first,

continue to

walk closer to the mirror, drawn by what is no doubt right in front of

be this breathtaking.

bright as the wings behind my

look of disbelief as he approaches me hesitantly. “O our

whisperer.” He stutters.

are lining up behind me, every one of them with a look of skepticism on their faces. No one expected the one person who couldn’t create fire to be the legendary flaming whisperer, even I had no idea. In fact,

never come true.

are all now looking at me with new interest in their eyes. I feel a shiver down my spine; Adam was also a dark whisperer. Was I supposed to be his enemy? That couldn’t be; the prophecy had to be a lie. There has to

of me. More people are joining the stage, trying to get a closer look at me, or my wings, or maybe

holds their breath as

right; it’s just as the legend says. Everything. The flaming whisperer is finally amongst

like I’m a completely different person. I’m the same Amiera that I’ve always been,

reactions towards you.