Avery’s pov

I can hear mumbling, a voice sounding so close to Xaden’s. He’s speaking something to someone. I caught the words.

“Run. Council.”

There’s another sound I pick up too. The faint sound of heartbeats. Is it mine?

“I won’t let you do that,” Xaden said in a firm voice. “He told me to protect her, she’s my little sister. You must think I’m a fool to just hand her over to the council.”

“She-

“Is under my protection. She didn’t see a thing. The boy Kyan or whatever his name is, was the one who knows. The other boys hadn’t believed him.” Xaden utters in a dominant voice.

I have never heard him sound so serious and unyielding. Xaden, even when growing up, he had always been the joker while Xade was the more serious brother. It comes as a shock to hear him sound so authoritative.

“You know they’ll still come after her Xaden. I don’t want anything bad to happen-

“Nothing bad will happen!” Xaden snapped, impatience on his tongue. “When they do come I’ll explain everything to them.”

heavily. “Xaden you

soon enough You know they won’t listen to anything you have to say

sake! I

awake and I jerked up. gasping as my eyes snapped open only to wince when

beat. I looked around the room, aware of the

as Naden towers over him. But then Xaden turns around, his eyes so similar to Xade’s peering at me in worry As he

Ile seems awkward, standing there wan a

looming over me in

him to the headmaster, wondering why he was so quiet and awkward. Then I return my gaze to Xaden who had not removed his

head at once. causing my already pounding headache to grow and discomfort me. It feels like someone is purposely knocking

all those questions, my mind focuses on the one

out, now realizing the pain in my throat. I lift my

stillen cold. Kyan. With his fingers around my throat, pressing, digging into my neck. His other hand on my thigh.

brim my eyes and I swallowed but it pains to do so when my throat is

over to the machine. What had Kyan done to me? The last thing I remember is hearing an animalistic snarl. Too animalistic to even sound

What had happened?

And where was Xade?

as it was a second ago I am

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