Sixteen

Three days had passed since I had that little spat with Jason, and he had been grumpy ever since then, but I won't go into details right now.

Jake came to apologize to me later that night, saying that he never revealed the truth to Jason and that he must have somehow managed to know it was replaced since it was something very special to him.

I forgave him and he was a relief, albeit cautious around him.

Afterward, I barely see the triplets. They’ve been terribly busy, training the lycans and preparing for the battles ahead. The only time I could catch a brief conversation with them was during breakfast or dinner.

At breakfast, they'd usually rush, barely eating their food, and at dinner, they'd be so tired that they might miss it entirely, heading straight to bed.

I practiced my magic a lot in those moments whenever they weren't around and improved significantly. I finally had proper control of my powers and I could cast appropriate spells without them going out of control.

After