Mag-log inThe room went quiet for a minute. No one said or did anything after Kaila dropped the bombshell.If Melissa had indeed paid my sister a visit, she most likely already knows that we are not there."Are they okay? Danielle and her family." I asked, breaking the silence."Yeah, Melissa didn't do anything to them." Bryan replied."The excuse Melissa gave her was that she hadn't heard from you in a while and was really worried you had harmed yourself." Kaila explained.I let out an audible sigh. Danielle and her family were safe, for the moment at least.But Melissa had never actually called me since we left Lindin."Did she call my phone throughout the period it was with you?" I asked Bryan."Not a single beep." He shook his head. "Mr X has a scrambler that blocks out calls and texts from suspicious sources. Maybe that's why she couldn't reach you." Charlie mentioned."True." Bryan nodded. "She probably tried tracking you first before flying all the way to your sister's to check."There
As much as I was thrilled about not having to go downstairs for dinner, I couldn't help but feel tense about the unknown reason behind Kaila and Bryan coming over.Charlie had shown me the text Kaila sent._Might have bad news, we're coming over now with something to eat._It was while reading the text that I realised I hadn't actually seen or checked on Kaila after Falcon showed her to her room. I had poured all my focus into Charlie, tossing her to the back of my mind."She's going to be pissed at me." I sighed, leaning against a pillar of the bed frame."No she won't." Charlie replied, swirling the pen on his hands."Why not?" I asked, snatching the pen from him.The pen vanished from my hand, reappearing in Charlie's palm."It's been coming back faster recently." Charlie informed me."Probably because you've been using it more." I shrugged. "Anyways, I told Kaila about our argument." He confessed."You did?" I blinked. "I'm surprised she didn't call.""I told her not to do that."
A sigh slipped out of my lips as I saw Falcon's and Mr X's faces."Were you going to attack me with a russian doll?" Falcon cocked a brief at me."You could have called before coming." I rolled my eyes at her."Evening Mr Eiran." Mr X greeted."Good evening, Mr X." I replied."Well, are you going to let us in?" Falcon asked.It was then I realised, I was blocking the way."Right, but before I let you in. Promise you won't freak out." I chuckled nervously."Is something wrong with Charlie?" Falcon frowned."No, he's fin-"She pushed me aside, forcing her way into the room. Her stapes halted as she came face-to-face with the pegasus. It didn't look too pleased with her form of entry."Charlie. Eiran. Why in the world is there a horse in your room?" Falcon asked, her arms folded in front of her chest."We can explain." Charlie replied, still in bed."Are you alright? I heard you passed out at training?" Falcon inquired, walking over to him.The Pegasus blocked her path, flaring its nostr
You could hear the heavy silence that descended on the courtyard. Everyone too shocked to whisper and murmur.Charlie was sleeping soundly in my arms. His new pet or creation sitting in front of us, its round eyes fixed on Charlie and me.As if the stares from everyone else hadn't been enough. Every courtyard had probably stopped their training when a loud neigh echoed in the sky. Some were peeping over the hedges that separated us, others were walking over.I needed to get Charlie to our room so he could rest properly. Hopefully, no one bothered the Pegasus before I returned."Charlie, if you can hear me. I am taking you back to the mansion." I whispered.His breathing returned to normal a few minutes after he passed out, but he was still in a deep sleep. I wasn't getting any responses from him anytime soon.Placing one arm under his knees and the other around his back, I cupped him close to my chest as I steadily stood up.My brows furrowed in a frown as I noticed the Pegasus get up
Scott joined us at the stairway, and we made our way to the training courtyard. A lot of people whispered and mumbled as we walked by, but I didn't say anything. And neither did Charlie.We found an empty corner of the courtyard for our training. I couldn't join the actual training since my hands were still healing, so my gauntlets stayed in our room back at the mansion."You should go find someone with a weapon to spar with, Scott." I suggested, motioning towards a group of people picking opponents among themselves."I actually don't mind hanging with you guys." He shrugged, swirling his staff around."But you still need to train. Since I can't use my gauntlets for the time being, you'll have to train with someone else so your skills stay sharpened." I calmly explained."Oh, I see your point now. I'll see you guys later then." Scott nodded, waving as he jogged over to the group I saw."So, what are we going to do?" Charlie whistled, kicking at the grass."You are going to repeat what
"We should get something to eat for dinner." Charlie suggested, turning to face me on the bed."That would mean moving and thus losing this position." I mumbled half asleep, nestling my nose in his now soft and knotless hair. "You need to eat so you can use your meds." He pointed out."You are the only medicine I need, Charlie." I said, hugging him closer to me.His fingers lightly brushed my chest, trailing up to my neck. He leaned back, lowering my jaw so he could look me in the eye."You need to eat something." He insisted."Are you on the menu?" I smirked."I'll kick you out of the bed." He muttered, his cheeks slightly turning red.I let out a chuckle, leaning forward to place a kiss on his forehead before turning to get out of bed."Not so fast, detective." He held me by the shoulder."One more thing." He smiled, diving forward for a kiss.My lips curled up in a smile, my hands crawling up his body to his waist. He playfully smacked my hands down, his lips leaving mine as he tu
It was some point in the early hours of the morning. I opened my eyes slowly to the sound of someone sneaking up to us.It was too dark to see the face at the time, but from the frame, I knew it was a lady. She walked so calmly towards us, her hand reaching for something by her waist.My brain spra
Suddenly, I couldn't feel the cold autumn wind any longer; my hands hung frozen around him. He seemed really worked up all of a sudden making me wonder what happened. I couldn't tell if I should hug him back or push him away, though; a larger part of me wanted the former.Slowly, he peeked up at m
"I can't believe you agreed to having me stay over at your place rather than staying over at ours." I scoffed as Theron laid the blankets on the living room floor."You are just being stubborn for no reason. She's lived alone for years before you showed up, what makes you think she can't survive on
I wish Jacob had mentioned how much that drink cost before sending me off to the store. Between it and the lavender I bought, I almost didn't have enough for a taxi to the hospital "Hopefully he's awake." I muttered to myself as I walked the hallway to his Ward.The nurse at the reception greeted







