Avery’s pov

What is he saying? What does he mean? Who did they find?

“Who did they find?” My soft voice is firmer now, more urgent and panicked. The headmaster caught them, but he ignored me as if I wasn’t even there and uttered.

“I told you they’d find him sooner or later. You better pray he doesn’t get punished badly,” with those few words he head for the door. His fingers had just wrapped around the handle when Xander growled.

It was so wild and fierce my heart began to pound. ” where he was heading to!”

The headmaster looked back, face still voice of emotion. “I did. It’s my job. Just like the council is doing their job. It’s his fault for not being able to contain himself. This is on him, not me. It’s better this way Xander.”

Xander takes a menacing step forward, his eyes hard. I’ve never seen him so furious and rigid. He looks scarier than Xade when he’s angry. It’s shocking.

“Better for him or for you!” Xander snapped. “All you had to do was not yap about it to them. We could have handled it.”

The headmaster’s eyes harden. “You did a good job in handling it,” he juts out his chin toward me and I squirmed under the pressure of his cold gaze. “Handle her and let them handle him.”

the door

“Oh, and you might want to answer your father. Stop avoiding

words grew my worry. I knew he was talking about Xade. As he left us alone. I

My heart pounded in my chest painfully, creating a dull ache that wouldn’t go

though he forgot I was in the room.

his eyes are downcast to the floor,

awake,” he his thumb to the door and I just knew

murmured softly, my eyes pleading with him even though he wouldn’t find it in him to look up. Look at me

the headmaster mean by they caught

stared at me warmly, yet there was a guard casting over his eyes. He sighs, walking over and patting my hand that still clenched the sheets. “You need more rest. Do you want

I can get you

shout, tears blurring my vision until the image of his face turns funnily. “Answer me godda*mit! Where’s Xade!? What happened and why

face in anguish “I wish I could let you know Avery. But I can’t. It’s

make it out alive? Why does

snagged away. from me. My chest tightens and my heart’s rhythm speeds uncontrollably. I can hear it on the monitor and see Xaden look at

nails now biting into the material of the

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