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Cassian froze on the spot and then staggered to the back a little. He raised his eyes as he looked at Julianne who now stood from the table, oblivious of what she had just done to him.

“You are all the same,” she said as she blinked back the tears in her eyes. “And you all disgust me.”

She left him in the room and went to get Marianne. Without knocking, she opened the door and saw her on the floor with Remus, writing something from the textbook she had been looking for. Her eyes moved to Maximus who stood up and looked behind her before asking;

“What about Cassian?”

“He’s in his room,” she answered and walked to where Marianne was.

“I need just a minute,” Marianne said as she kept writing on a sheet that was almost full. “All done,” she said and folded the paper neatly before getting up. “You better return the book to me before Monday so I can return it back to the library,” she said to Remus who waved a hand in the air.

“Let’s get going,” Julianne said and pulled her along with her.

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  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Slipped

    Monday came and classes went on as normal. No one talked about anything unusual, just the normal boring stuff. As soon as the second period ended, Julianne left the class and went to where Cassian’s class was. She saw some students still inside, talking, while some already started to leave. Her eyes moved everywhere and there was no sign of Cassian or his friends.She turned and started to walk back to her next class, hoping that Cassian was fine and things hadn’t gotten worse with him. As she made her way back, she saw Ryker who was also coming. He stopped and had his eyes on her, as if waiting to ask her something. She also stopped walking, waiting if he would come to her and talk, but instead, he resumed walking and passed by her side, his fingers slightly brushing against hers.Julianne felt embarrassed immediately and she looked to see if no one was watching her. Thankfully, no one was. She held her hand to herself and looked back at him, wondering if he did it on purpose.*“Hav

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    The antidote to poison

    “From the moment you came, something shifted and it is only the beings who lurks in the dark that knows. For some, it could mean danger for them. For another, it could mean another thing entirely. I also saw you as a threat and even now, a sleeping threat, until I find out exactly what you are. I have already ruled out the possibility of being a witch.”“I’m sorry, what?” Julianne asked with a squeezed face.“Yes, there were once witches but we have them no more because it’s hard for them to survive in a place like this, more less outside.”Julianne sighed and slumped her shoulders. “I don’t know what I am,” she said with a drop of her head. “I don’t want to be anything other than be a normal human.”“This is not the time to be pitiful,” Maximus said plainly.“I am not,” Julianne said immediately and sniffed before wearing a frown. “You said Cassian didn’t tell you about me. Then how can I trust you? For all I know, you could be doing what the headmistress wants, or even secretly plot

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    An early visit

    The air shifted in the room and the window slightly creaked open. Julianne was lying fast asleep and the wind moved to where she was, brushing against her skin. She let out a slight groan and turned on the bed.“Julianne.”Her ears twitched at the whisper of her name and she opened her eyes slowly. Her eyes fell on a figure standing tall above her and she slowly raised her eyes to see a faceless person. She let out a scream immediately and woke up with a start, panting.The room was bright and she blinked to clear her eyes before placing a hand on her forehead. She let out a sigh and moved her eyes to the door when she heard a distant knock.*Marianne walked to the door and opened it.“Hi Jul—” she paused, as if frozen and she quickly closed her mouth, adjusting her glasses to see properly. “Hi,” she greeted Maximus who stood outside her room and wondered what he could possibly want from her so early in the morning.Realizing that her room was in view and she had not yet tidied it, s

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    They are coming

    Julianne stared down, deep in her own thoughts with her legs crossed on Marianne’s bed. She recalled the earlier encounter at the boy’s dormitory and she felt a cold chill run through her, causing goosebumps on her skin.At least she had thought Cassian was still somewhere close to good, because they shared a secret, but turns out that he is just like every of the others out there…another version of Shane. It’s only after they get what they want that they dispose someone off, not caring about what happens after and not caring the consequences of their actions. It’s sad.And maybe it was for good. At least, she had wanted to break off anything she had with him. But maybe it wouldn’t have been so sad if she hadn’t learnt that he was only using her, all along, just to get her blood.Marianne finished transferring the writeup from the paper to her book and she turned to look at Julianne. Noticing her mood, she pulled her brows slightly and turned her body on the chair to face her.“Julian

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Black roots

    Ryker looked at the two vampires that looked back at him, then he moved his eyes to Cassian who was on the floor. He saw the dark line that had formed on his skin, as if they were embedded inside, looking nothing less than a tattoo. At first thought, he wondered if he was safe in a room with them, or if they were plotting something.“Why did you bring me here?” he asked Remus who tilted his head a little to the side. “If you think you can hurt me here, then you are wrong,” he said and turned, about to make his way to the door but Maximus blocked him.“First, no one is hurting you. Second, we need you to help our friend,” he said, motioning his hand to where Cassian was.Ryker stood there, looking at Cassian and he said, “You want me to help him with what exactly?”Cassian let out a raspy laugh and tried to stand by placing a hand on the bed and lifting his leg. He managed to get on his feet but staggered a little and he said to Maximus with his eyes on Ryker, “If you want to help me,

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    New blood

    Cassian froze on the spot and then staggered to the back a little. He raised his eyes as he looked at Julianne who now stood from the table, oblivious of what she had just done to him.“You are all the same,” she said as she blinked back the tears in her eyes. “And you all disgust me.”She left him in the room and went to get Marianne. Without knocking, she opened the door and saw her on the floor with Remus, writing something from the textbook she had been looking for. Her eyes moved to Maximus who stood up and looked behind her before asking;“What about Cassian?”“He’s in his room,” she answered and walked to where Marianne was.“I need just a minute,” Marianne said as she kept writing on a sheet that was almost full. “All done,” she said and folded the paper neatly before getting up. “You better return the book to me before Monday so I can return it back to the library,” she said to Remus who waved a hand in the air.“Let’s get going,” Julianne said and pulled her along with her.

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