Masuk"Clara sent it? What is it?"A spark of interest lit up all of them at once.Rumors had spread like wildfire, claiming that Clara had been possessed by something evil and was no longer a normal person.But the sisters never believed those stories. It was obvious that people had pushed Clara far beyond her breaking point. She had only fought back in a moment of fury. How had that somehow become entirely her fault?As for the claim that Clara had killed someone, they dismissed it as complete nonsense. How could Clara possibly kill anyone? It had to be a distorted version of the truth, twisted and exaggerated until it no longer resembled what had actually happened.Thus, when they heard the package had come from Clara, every one of them immediately perked up."Why didn't Clara come herself? Even if she really did kill someone, surely Oscar could smooth things over."The moment the words left Elara's mouth, Diana smacked her on the arm. "What kind of nonsense is that? How could Clar
"Aaaaagh!" Hilda felt as though her chest might burst from sheer fury.Everyone had turned against her, and she felt so miserable that she wanted to slam her head against the floor.Once the sisters had settled in, Oscar returned to his room.The moment he loosened his clothes, the little dragon shot out of his sleeve, unable to wait another second. From her eager behavior, it was obvious she wanted to see the sisters."You want to go see them?" Oscar pointed toward the sisters' room, and the little dragon nodded enthusiastically.She had missed her sisters so much it felt as though she might die from longing. Now that they were so close, right next door, how could she not be thrilled?Oscar gestured toward the little dragon's body. "But are you really planning to see them looking like that?""I don't know why you're so attached to the sisters, but they're suspected criminals right now. They're accused of consorting with dragons."The suspicion may have been lifted for the mome
The sisters turned to Elara with puzzled expressions. "A barking match?"If the guards had not still been standing outside the gate, Elara would have turned around and fled on the spot.That day, if panic had not clouded her judgment, would she ever have stooped to barking like a dog and pretending she had lost her mind?"All right, that's enough standing around. I didn't bring you here for a vacation." Oscar's voice pulled Elara out of her embarrassment."I assume Stanley already explained why you're here. The Miller household isn't the Chamberlain household. Between all of you, you'll have only two guest rooms."Don't touch anything in those rooms without permission, and if you want something to eat, you'll have to make it yourselves. Understood?" he said.The sisters nodded. Oddly enough, arriving at Oscar's house felt like a relief. No matter how modest the accommodations, they were far better than a jail cell."Don't worry, Oscar. We know our place," Diana said first.Rebe
The guard cut Hilda off without ceremony. He had already figured her out: small in stature, big on trouble.Hilda might have grown into an adult's body, but she still behaved like a child.As they were led out of the prison, Clara spotted them from across the street. Wearing a mask and sunglasses, she walked right past them without any of them recognizing her.'They're going to Oscar's house?' Clara had managed to learn that much. 'Why would they be going to Oscar's house?'A flicker of surprise crossed her mind, followed by an inexplicable sense of relief.Whatever Oscar was planning, it reassured her. The sisters might endure some hardship, but he would never allow their lives to be in danger."In that case, I'll just have to find another time to give them these rings."Clara slipped into the crowd and disappeared from sight.…At the Miller villa, Rebecca could hardly believe what she had just heard. "What? The Chamberlain sisters are coming to stay at our house? Bro, how c
"What? Go to that ungrateful wretch's house? I'm not going." The moment Hilda heard they were being taken to Oscar's house, her temper exploded. "And you claimed you weren't trying to get back at us on purpose. Now your true colors are finally showing, aren't they? Who knows what he's got waiting for us if we go to his place?"She glared at her sisters. "And we're supposed to do everything he says? Who does he think he is? Even when he was still part of the family, he was only tenth in line, and now he's been thrown out altogether. If the rest of you want to go, then go without me."Hilda's outburst planted the same suspicion in her sisters' minds.Why would Oscar want them brought to his house?The sisters exchanged uneasy glances, and an old memory surfaced.Oscar had once forged marriage documents for several people. Could he be planning to take advantage of them now that they had fallen so low?"Move aside. I'm leaving. I'm not going." Hilda shoved the guard aside and tried t
Even with a hand clamped around his throat, Stanley forced the words out without hesitation. "The Dragon Abyss has been unstable lately. The Archon doesn't want anything else to go wrong in the North Domain."Oscar fell silent for a moment. He understood Boreas' reasoning. If their positions had been reversed, and he had been the Archon, he might have given the same order himself. He would choose the smallest possible sacrifice now to prevent a far greater disaster later.If something had truly gone wrong in the Dragon Abyss, if dragons really walked this world again, the destruction they would bring would be impossible to measure.Humanity had advanced rapidly. Firearms and even nuclear weapons had convinced many people that they now ruled the world."If I possess the power to level mountains and split the earth, who else could possibly rule this world but me?"But none of them had ever stood face to face with a dragon. Their power was only part of what made them terrifying.Why
'How did Amara end up siding with Jason and turning on Irene?' Giana wondered.Giana nodded. "Fine. Mountain and sea it is.""Yes!"They shook on it, packed their bags in good spirits, and went to bed.Just as sleep began to take hold, Irene's eyes opened. "Wait, Giana. If we leave, what happens
Amara let out a cold laugh. "What to do? The only reason we ever invested in that school was because of Elara."Frankly, the principal of Silverton High is a dog we put there to guard the gate. If a dog cannot even do that, what use is he to me?"Jason understood. "Got it."Amara gave a small nod
"Bella, second daughter of the Chamberlain family." The lead man held up his phone and compared her face to the image on the screen. After confirming payment, he spoke into the phone. "Take her."The others moved in.Bella was not Diana. She was a superintendent. She could handle herself.The mom
Black storm clouds pressed low over the Percham District.Beneath them, narrow lanes packed tight with men in black jackets and trousers stretched into the distance, cold steel gripped in their hands.Rain struck the blades, and each metallic ring sliced through the night like a warning."Shut th







