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 you

enough You know they won’t listen to anything you

sake! I have

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

for the soft faint beats of my heart beat. I looked around the room,

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 who

awkward, standing

of the bed, his tall frame looming over me in

wondering why he was so quiet and awkward. Then

to grow

those questions, my mind focuses

realizing the pain in my throat. I lift

fingers around my throat, pressing, digging into my neck. His other

why I am here in the hospital, stuck to this bed? Tears brim my eyes and I swallowed but it

and my eyes flicked over to the machine. What had Kyan done to me? The last thing I remember is hearing

What had happened?

And where was Xade?

I notice how his fo s not as relaxed as it was a second ago I am instantly intrigued to know y he looks like he would rather hide under

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