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 know they’ll

they won’t listen to anything you have to say

I

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

of my heart beat. I looked around the room, aware of the wires attached to my

fell on Xaden’s still back, behind him stood a man but 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

Ile seems awkward, standing there wan

his tall frame looming over me in worry “How are you

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

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

those questions, my mind focuses on the one that matters the

in my throat. I lift my

happened made the stillen cold. Kyan. With his fingers around my throat, pressing, digging into

hospital, stuck to this bed? Tears brim my eyes and I swallowed

eyes flicked over to the machine. What had Kyan

What had happened?

And where was Xade?

my eyes back to Xaden, I notice how his fo s not as relaxed as it was a second ago I am

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