CELESTEThe moment between us didn't last as long as it would have, as a bang resounded around the courtyard, after which it was inescapable. It sounded like thunder, but that should have been accompanied by rain or lightning. That was how it worked, right? But I heard nothing of such. Total silence followed soon after, until it resounded once again. Louder this time and more than once.I pushed away from Damon, frowning. “What is that?” I asked.“I'll check it out,” Damon said. He walked over to me, tying the rope of my robe about me. “If I don't return in two minutes, go to your room and do not step out.”I gulped, looking at him with fear, and my heart began to hammer. I held onto his hand to stop him as he made his way to the door, “What do you mean by that?” Even though what he had said was pretty straightforward and even a child would be able to understand it, I wanted him to explain not just because I didn't get it at first, but because I wanted to hear the tone of urgency in h
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