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.

to anything

f*ck sake! I have

Xaden roused me awake and I jerked up. gasping as my eyes snapped open only to wince when the assault of bright white lights smacked my

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

over him. But then Xaden turns around, his eyes so similar to Xade’s

awkward, standing

tall frame looming over me in worry “How

eyes flick from him to the headmaster, wondering why he was so quiet and awkward. Then I return my gaze to Xaden who had

already pounding headache to grow and discomfort me. It feels like someone

focuses on the one that

I

the stillen cold. Kyan. With his fingers around my throat, pressing, digging into my neck. His other hand on my thigh. Had he succeeded in getting

am here in the hospital, stuck to this bed? Tears brim my eyes

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

What had happened?

And where was Xade?

relaxed as it was a second ago I am instantly intrigued to know y he looks like he would rather

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