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Not again this time

last update publish date: 2025-10-08 00:53:38

“Julianne! Are you okay?” Lucien came kneeling in front of her and holding her face up, checking if she was hurt in any way. “I’m sorry for not coming to you quick. I shouldn’t have left you there alone.”

Julianne could now see more students gather to check if she was fine, especially the girl who had asked for the ball to be passed before the incident. She looked sorrier than anyone else, as if what had happened was her fault.

She moved her eyes, looking for the boy who had saved her, but he w
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  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Blood and heartbeats

    Julianne turned her head to see Cassian and her lips slightly parted. She didn’t know if he had been standing there long enough to hear what she and Ryker said. “It’s fine,” she said. “I’ll return to my dorm.”She saw a frown on Cassian’s face as soon as she said that, but she does not know if it was because she had just rejected going to his room or because of something else. “I have something to say to you,” Cassian said before she could take a step.Julianne saw him looking at Ryker even as he spoke to her and she turned her head to Ryker, only to see him take a step away from her as he made to leave.“I’ll leave her in your care,” Ryker said and started to leave.Julianne couldn’t understand what just transpired between them, but one thing she sensed is that, even though Ryker may have joined their group, there is still a clear boundary between him and Cassian.She followed him quietly and they entered his room.Julianne doesn’t feel familiar to his room. She thinks it’s because

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Longing

    Every student was busy with their mid-semester tests. Julianne didn’t study hard like everyone did, but she answered the questions easily without thinking too much into it. Whenever she finished a test, she would look over at the empty desk at the front. It was where Marianne used to sit.Ryker became concerned every time he saw Julianne sitting still and not interacting with anyone. Just three weeks before that, they were in the cafeteria with the others, talking about Velvet and planning their next step. Then all of a sudden, she became completely silent and zoned out.Once he saw her take her bag to leave, he followed her and stopped when he saw her at the front of the library. She stood there for some minutes before leaving, and he followed her again until she stopped at the bleachers where the field is. He watched her from a distance and knew to let her be. He knows she must be feeling Marianne’s absence, but he didn’t expect it to suddenly get worse like this.After taking abou

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Who is the real monster?

    “Velvet is gone,” Julianne told the boys after meeting up in the cafeteria for lunch.“I figured,” Cassian said, holding up a spoon. After she explained what happened in the dorm, he said, “The headmistress must be desperate right now.”Maximus came in. “But Velvet is like her right-hand man. Why would they suddenly turn on each other?”“Isn’t it obvious?” Cassian asked. “Velvet has something she wants back, and that must be the same thing we are all looking for. My guess is that Velvet went into your room and took whatever Marianne left behind.”Julianne was lost in her thoughts for a moment. What did Marianne leave behind that the headmistress is so desperate to get back? And why would Velvet steal it from her, risking her own life in the process too? She was soon interrupted by a loud clatter and she turned her head to the direction, only to see Aurora picking up the food tray she had dropped. She saw the students in the line laughing at her and saw her rushing out of the cafeteri

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Humiliated

    “Who do we think is the culprit?” Remus asked. He was sitting on a small wooden box at the center of the room. Cassian sat by the desk, tapping his fingers on the table. His expression has been grim ever since he walked in. He stopped tapping and said, “I believe we all have the same person in mind.”Maximus nodded in agreement and Julianne held her hands together. She just couldn’t believe that headmistress Eldryn would kill Marianne just to get to her.“But we need evidence against her to prove she did it,” said Cassian.“And Lucien is gone,” Maximus inserted.They all looked at Julianne, and when she realized they were waiting on her to say something, she readjusted herself and held her hands together.“Why do we think it is headmistress Eldryn?” she asked openly.Everyone seemed like they have something to say, but no one uttered a word.“The day I came back with Cassian and went to the dorm,” she started, “Marianne left me a letter. She mentioned a gift and said we had things to

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    This is where you belong

    Julianne walked into boy’s dormitory and went straight to Maximus room with Remus. He had explained how Marianne’s death had affected Maximus and how the group was falling apart because of it. But in the situation they were in, Julianne wouldn’t want the boys to be apart. They needed to be together so they can plan things out and get to the bottom of what they had started.“I’ll get Cassian,” Remus said to her in front of the room and Julianne nodded before opening the door.Maximus had his back to the wall and one of his legs raised to himself when he saw Julianne enter the room. He stared at her as she walked in and saw how she carefully approached him.Julianne went to sit with him on the bed and then spoke to him in a light and friendly manner. “I didn’t think we’ll get closer when we first met.”“Why?” he asked.“I saw you as someone cold, someone who wouldn’t let your friend get involved with me. You barely even paid any attention to me. I later realized the only reason you were

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Farewell

    Maximus guarded Marianne’s body to prevent the teachers from acting out. It appears as if he had been waiting for Julianne to say those words. He also didn’t want them to take her body away because he just couldn’t trust the couple for some reason.“That’s ridiculous. Why can’t I take my daughter away?”“She has never been your daughter,” Julianne told him and stood. She moved her eyes to the woman who turned her face away.“What? At least I am her relative. You are not even anywhere close to that. I took her in as my daughter after her father abandoned her and I paid everything for her,” the man argued. “Then, does that qualify you as her father?” she asked and shifted her gaze to his wife. “Will you say you don’t know about it too? Or have you just been looking away all this time?”“What are you talking about?” Remus asked her.Julianne sniffed again and said with her eyes fixed on the couple, “Marianne once told me that her uncle would always assault her sexually while she was liv

  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Freshman party

    Once classes ended on Friday morning, Julianne hurried to the dorm to pick out the dress she would wear for the freshman party that would take place by evening. Like Marianne said, she didn’t want to miss out on anything ‘fun’ so she wouldn’t be the one to regret it later. She emptied her wardrobe

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  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Stealing glances

    Julianne looked at Cassian after handing the piece of paper to him. She had thought about it several times, but there was no other person she could think of giving than him.“Can you help me?” she asked.Cassian flipped the paper to the back and squinted his eyes a bit. “The handwriting should fish

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  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Silent griefs

    “So, what did you tell him?” Marianne asked.Julianne laid on the bed, day dreaming about everything Lucien said and what the following weeks would look like. She had returned to the dorm to tell Marianne everything and somehow, a part of her couldn’t wait for the weekend to come and go.“Julianne?

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  • Ashes and Bloodlines    Things we do in the dark II

    Julianne didn’t know what had suddenly come over Cassian. Earlier, he was quiet, which was unusual and which made her misunderstand. Then when she saw him in her room, he looked like a gentleman and even spoke like one, calm, composed. Then all of a sudden, he is back to his old self, one who is al

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-24
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