‘What a troublesome event.’ Caiden knew he couldn’t bring home a girl to his mother, much less a random girl he’s never spoken to her of, without some sort of reaction. But fainting was not one of the possibilities he had even thought his annoying bossy mother was capable of. It baffled him because he honestly expected for her to start yelling at the top of her lungs like she usually did whenever he and his lackadaisical attitude was concerned. What was even more troublesome was the reaction his mother’s fainting caused. The thump when she hit the wooden floor brought his father slinking into the entry room. Andre Mournflame’s eyes quickly took in the scene, from his unconscious mother to the brown-haired girl on his back to the late hour and to the lack of groceries, which he had been sent out for. “Who’s the girl?” It was the only question his father needed to ask because she and his reason for bringing her to his home were the only unknowns in his

“What the hell are you frowning at, Caid?” Zac asked his teammate as they walked back home from another mission. Caiden didn’t respond. He was frustrated. It wasn’t a state of being he found himself in often seeing as he did everything under the sun possible to avoid anything that was the least bit troublesome and or frustrating. But, every time he found himself truly frustrated with the situation at hand, it only served to annoy him, something else he was not often and disliked being. “It had been a month since she stepped out of the compound,” Caiden finally said with a sigh. “Who?” Jennifer asked. “Sophia.” He then glanced at his female teammate to catch her reaction. Jennifer had been studying her nails as she walked and the moment he mentioned Sophia she froze. “Sophia?” “Yes,” Caiden drawled. “And she’s in your compound?” Zac asked in the most dumbfounded face he could muster. “In our house.” Jenni

Sophia did not attend training with Asher’s team as Jackson had demanded the day before. But it was okay because Jackson didn’t, either. Both of them had been called to the Head of Knight Association’s office first thing in the morning, a.k.a even earlier than Asher Jean had them up and running laps. It turned out that Leon and his team had returned to the village yesterday afternoon with Helena and her assistant. Helena had been named the new Head of Knight Association, the reason that Leon was sulking before he declared that he would take that hat from her in a few years, and her first order of business was dealing with the High Knight selection exams promotion. She tried not to appear nervous as the newly appointed Head of Knight Association sat at her desk with steeple fingers and stared long and hard at all six Knight assembled. Sophia took the time to observe the woman that was revered as the greatest healer in Laera Kingdom. Despite knowing that the Healing Kn

Life took on a pattern. She was training day in and day out all day every day, except for when she went on missions. The majority of her missions were with Jackson and Caiden, but about ten percent of them occurred with other High Knights and sometimes from the Palace Knights. The only thing odd about her new routine was her missions with Caiden and Jackson. High Knight teams were fixed like amateur Knight teams. Members for a mission were decided on what skills were needed to complete. Often times you found yourself working with someone you don’t know. But that wasn’t the case with Sophia, Jackson, and Caiden. Ninety percent of their missions were done together. Her training with Helena had increased by an insane degree. She was learning how to think on her feet and could successfully avoid most of her supervisor’s attacks. And just when she thought she had reached the end and it couldn’t get any harder, Helena increased the power behind her attacks, her speed, and

"What do you mean by that?" Caiden asked. Sophia shook her head. “It was just a thought that bothered me for a long time.” “You mean when you came back.” She nodded and took a deep breath. “Look, there’s something I wanted to tell you. But I don’t want you to tell anybody.” Caiden furrowed his eyebrows as he stepped towards her. “If it involves a life threatening secret then I can’t promise that.” When Sophia was going to protest, he waved his hand and leaned against the banister. “Your life is more valuable than any secret you have, Soph. You can’t expect any of us to leave you alone. So if you are going to tell me what’s in your mind,” he turned to her with a serious expression, “you have to trust me that I will stand with you.” Sophia bit her lip again as she blinked her eyes numerous times, preventing the tears that are threatening to fall. She sniffed and wiped her unshed tears before she took a deep breath. “When you, Zac, and Jennifer l