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Kestra stared at the broken jar in front of her, her brows furrowed and her lips drawn under her teeth, blood dripping down the puncture. She shivered with rage, dashing to the broken jar on the floor, with the scattered scales that glimmered under the dim golden light of her room, as tears swirled over her silver orbs.No. It couldn't be.It just couldn't be broken.She pulled a robe over her, hiding away her silk and transparent underwear. Then she dashed out of the room, down the hallway, and straight to her magic room only to meet horror. All the jars that she had stacked over the years had all broken, fallen down the shelves, and shattered on the ground, the scales spilled everywhere and mixed with the sharp, broken pieces of glass. She sank to her knees, her fingers desperately brushing over the scales, to pick them back, the broken glass cutting sharply through her flesh, but she continued, tears streaming down her face, her forehead glowing red, and her lips quivering.Her

"It came in with the report from Inaymi," Eli said, handing the letter to her. "I will be back shortly---""Stay. Let's read it together."Something glinted in his eyes, his voice betrayed the childish eagerness that glimmered in those brown orbs though."Are you sure?""Yes." She nodded, cutting off the seal so she could finally read the letter. Lytio had a lot to tell her, he had started by reporting about her family's situation.The trial was over, as was her mother's freedom. She would be marched to her quick death in a week, having been found guilty of murder as well as other crimes. Her father had hit rock bottom mentally, absolutely losing his mind at his wife's judgment. He was crazy and now he was locked away somewhere to be taken care of.The first night without his wife, he had attempted suicide. The second night, he had held his grandson hostage and threatened to kill Arlo if his wife wasn't released back to him. Belladonna frowned as her gaze passed over the words of t

"Isn't your loyalty enough payment to him? I appreciate that big brother, but how can you not see that something is wrong?""I don't go around digging where I don't belong." Kenji tsked, "and that is the thing with you. You lack adventure spirit.""Your adventure spirit almost got you killed."Kenji laughed like that was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard."Who can kill me you when I have you?"Me." He answered too quickly, way too quickly."Haha." Kenji rolled his eyes, letting out a small chuckle as he did so. "Your jokes are not funny." Then he paused, looking back at Nadia and Seb that were by the window. Deb was bowing slightly, most likely to his brother but Nadia was looking away, her body visibly still. He looked away, then back at Anok. "I heard you volunteered to accompany Nadia to see her grandma." Anok frowned.Yes, he did, but not because he wanted to. He wasn't a part of his brother's friend circle, and he didn't know her on her personal level, so why would

"Coff--ins," she stuttered, stumbling from the coffins towards Eli. Even with his mask on, she could read the expression that passed through his eyes, there was fading excitement but the shock she had expected to find, was absolutely lacking. She froze, inching away from him the moment she could command her legs once again. "Donna," he extended his hand to her carefully, like she was a child and he was scared of moving too quickly and startling her. "Come with me."Her heart dropped, his words confirming her suspicion. So, he knew about this.She balled her fists beside her, her heart racing, as the worry of her ending up in one of those coffins, crossed her mind. What if this was it?What if this was what the previous brides saw that brought them to their sudden disappearance?Wait, sudden disappearance?The existence of the coffins behind her weighed like a heavy knowledge in her head, the presence of the constructed wood almost suffocating, the fact that Eli was standing by the

The fact that she had forgotten the memory for so long did not sit well with her. It didn't seem like something that would have happened naturally. How many more things had she forgotten?For how long had this been going on?!"Are you alright?" Lady Kestra's voice floated to her ears and it was at that moment, she realized that she had been holding her hand in a tight grip, pulling her away from reaching her hair. She didn't even know when she had done that. Alright? No, she wasn't alright.She was realizing too many things at once, the pull from the depth of ignorance she had been sucked into was aggressive. The realization and knowledge that came with it, suffocating.She wasn't alright. They had done something to her. That must be it. Was it the King or Lady Kestra? She had to get rid of her, she had to be alone and figure this out herself. There must be something important about that dream and all the things she forgot, for them to have taken the memories away from her.She ha