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26. The Castle Dilemma
Holding hands and walking through the garden, Emma was enjoying her time with Matthias and hoping for an ordinary day, when Viktor appeared out of the blue and he was raging mad.
"Viktor, what happened?"
There was a craziness in Viktor's eyes.
He was looking to and fro, mumbling and swearing and he refused to look into Matthias' eyes.
Releasing Emma's hand, Matthias grabbed Viktor's shirt and shook the hell out of him.
"What the hell is going on? Tell me now!" Matthias snarled at his ancient friend.
"Well, James and Carsten are up to no good and in more ways than one!"
"Do tell!" Matthias prodded him, not letting go of Viktor's expensive shirt.
"Let go of me," Viktor snapped as he looked from Matthias to Emma and managed to pull away.
He walked around the garden pacing and running his fingers through his hair. He was a mess!
"Viktor, out with the rest of it all. Stop playing
Cerulean NachtHi Readers! I hope that you are enjoying the story so far. Now the fae! Viktor steals souls, but what do they steal? What other magical creatures will appear????? Keep reading to find out.
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