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Sharlynn's POV

I covered my hair with my mom's scarf and quickly left the house, anxious to leave the Ridge house as soon as possible. Since my brothers were not home, it made it easier for me to escape but when I finally came out through the gate, my anger subsided and I exhaled deeply.

A strand of my hair was peeking out of the scarf I'd used to cover it, revealing that my hair had gone back to its original brown color. I sighed and tied the scarf around my neck instead, preparing to head out to Darren's house.

Anxiety hit me for quite a while as I walked to his house, afraid that someone was following me - a feeling I always had because ninety-nine percent of the time when I feel I'm being followed it always turned out to be Kyle. 

I knew I shouldn't have been scared since I was already protected by several spells by the Ridge's ally witches but knowing that one of Aveera's witches disguised as a child almost undid the spell and killed me got me a