VioletA small part of me wanted to scream the real thing. That I was a witch, a child of blood…just to watch what would happen. See if the ones who didn’t know yet would run, even though we were already sitting in the middle of witches’ territory.“My secret is that I replay things in my head way too much,” I ended up saying. “I keep thinking, if I had just said this differently, or done that differently, maybe I wouldn’t have made such a mess of things…sometimes I wish I could go back and start all over.”Though it probably wasn’t an exciting secret, it was no lie.Maybe if I listened for once, I wouldn’t have been in this mess…Maybe if I had never gone to Starlight, I wouldn’t have put Kylan in this mess…“But then again,” I muttered before I could stop myself, “I never would’ve met Kylan either.”I searched for Kylan’s eyes, and he stared at me with a warm smile. He had become my world, and I didn’t know what to do without him anymore. So yes, I did want to go back, but the thoug
VioletThe whole circle was quietly watching as Varius clutched his finger to his chest, his face tight with pain.What was he even doing?What was he thinking, pushing Thorne that far?My eyes found Kayden’s, searching for something on his face, but all I saw behind those cold eyes was pure rage. His chest rose and fell with each breath he took, and his brows pulled together as if he had been the one bitten.Maybe he was.Not directly, but by the impact of Varius’s words.“Bad bird!” Sora suddenly shot up. She scolded the bird with her finger, then stomped toward Varius. It had all happened so fast, but the next second she snatched Thorne from Varius’s shoulder, perhaps a little too rough, and threw him in the air.“If you do not know how to behave around cute, old people,” Sora huffed, “then you can leave!”Thorne shrieked before he disappeared into the dark. The instant he vanished, Jumpie jumped off Kylan’s shoulder, as if she had been waiting for Thorne to disappear.His behavior
VioletA glimpse into our futures…That’s what Varius had promised.What was that man thinking?Maybe I was starting to become like Kylan, but the only thing I wanted to do was stand up and yell at everyone.‘No, don’t do it! Don’t ask him. Don’t let him tell you. It would only drive you insane.’After all the prophecies, I could finally understand why Adelaide had originally turned it off. It must have driven her insane, the way it was driving her right now inside that Veil.Sometimes it was indeed just better not to know things. Especially if the message wasn’t any good.My eyes traveled to Thorne. If the glimpse into the future were to come from him, I didn’t want to hear it at all. His pearl-like eyes were fixed on mine, and it felt like he was staring right through me.The raven still looked so familiar, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Knowing what I knew, I was supposed to scream in fear at the sight of that thing, but for some reason, I didn’t.For some reason, all my
VioletAs more time passed, all of the groups had already left, and it was only us still here now. Well, and the others…Kylan and I had set up one of the tents together and laid blankets across the ground.What was supposed to be a serious day had somehow turned into people talking about campfires and marshmallows, like this was some kind of field trip. I knew Kylan wasn’t having any of it.One good thing about the others showing up was the clean clothes they brought. That helped.A sigh escaped as I looked at Kylan across from me. His back tensed as he aggressively secured one of the poles, like he was in desperate need to hurt just about anything. I wasn’t all too happy either, but the difference between us was that I had already accepted it.They were here, they weren’t going to leave, and that was that.Kylan, on the other hand…“It’s so big and romantic in here,” I said, looking around the tent. “We should do this more often. Just you and me…”And I meant every word of it. If it
Violet“What are they doing here?” I asked, louder this time. I looked at Kylan, hoping he would give me an answer.Instead, he looked back at the little girl with a kind smile. “What are you?” he asked, ruffling her hair.She scrunched her nose. “Just a witch!” she said proudly, then leaned closer. “But the raven does say that we children are the future, and will be of great value to him one day…I’m sorry. I’m not sure if I was supposed to ask you this question.”That nervous look in her eyes unsettled me. She suddenly looked so small and unsure again, as if even speaking had put her in danger. An uncomfortable feeling reached my chest, and the hopelessness I had felt in these mountains returned.What was happening?Kylan lowered his eyes as he chuckled. “Well, none of it makes sense, so don’t ask any more silly questions,” he told the girl. I knew exactly what he was doing. He was protecting her, making it seem like we didn’t believe her words, just in case Thorne had been listening
VioletIn a split second, I snapped my head toward him. I felt my heart beating out of my chest and felt sick to my stomach. I wanted to ask him, demand the truth right then and there, but the words wouldn’t come.Kylan took a slow breath. “You know, don’t you?”My voice trembled. “Yes.”No…What had he done?What price had he paid?“I hope you know,” Kylan spoke, “there is no version of this life where your safety comes second to mine. Ever.”I was seething with anger. I didn’t agree with a word he had just said. Taking blows was nothing new to me and was something I had been doing my whole life. What was one more if it meant protecting him for once? I was supposed to take the blame for the Veil, Kian, Baelor…all of it.Because I had set everything in motion. Me, my stubbornness, my selfishness.“What’s done is done…and it cannot be turned again,” Kylan stated. There was this steady look in his eyes, ordering me not to question him.What did he mean by that?Did the two already go to