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.”

voice sighed heavily. “Xaden

they won’t listen to anything you have to say

I have

up. gasping as my eyes

heart beat. I looked

I am unable to get a good look at him as Naden towers over him. But then Xaden turns around, his eyes so similar to Xade’s peering at me in worry As he moves to come over to me, I see

awkward,

frame looming over me in

so quiet and awkward. Then I return my gaze to Xaden who had not

questions flutter in my head at once. causing my already pounding headache to grow and discomfort me. It feels

mind focuses on

I croaked out, now realizing the pain in my throat. I lift my hand up to touch

With his fingers around my throat, pressing, digging into my neck.

stuck to this bed? Tears brim my eyes and I swallowed but it pains to do so when my throat

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

What had happened?

And where was Xade?

not as relaxed as it was a second ago I

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