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Delilah's POV Cecile hasn't spent a full day here and she's about to get us exposed. What happened to her talkative nature now? Why can't she answer Jake's question? Why shouldn't I be comfortable here?I really don't want to bail her out of the question, but both of us are in this mess together. Causing problems for her will only create problems for me."We're only visitors here and Cecile can't wait for us to go home. She just doesn't want me to get carried away. That's all""But you're just arriving here, Cecile," Jake says to her."Yes, but there's no place like home right?" She says and flashes him a fake smile.He nods in agreement. "Hi guys!" Denise greets us as she joins us. "Are we set to... " She pauses on seeing Cecile, and a thoughtful expression crosses her face. "Are you Cecile?" "Yeah," Cecile responds. "Nice to meet you! Delilah has told me a lot about you. You're her younger cousin right?" Cecile's mouth hangs open and she glances at me briefly before nodding. "Y

Delilah's POVCecile and I both stare at each other quietly. We stand face to face in the bathroom, waiting."Do you think this will work?" Cecile asks. "Yes," I reply to her. "Just wait."We fall into silence for another two minutes before a knock comes on the bathroom door. It sounds twice and the door handle starts shaking."Now! Now!" I tell Cecile and she comes close to me.I start making retching sounds like someone who's throwing up. She makes sure her voice is loud enough as she comforts me."It's okay, you'll be fine. I'll get you some medication... Oh no... What did you eat last night?... Please don't faint... Delilah? Delilah... Stay with me, Delilah..."Her tone holds a genuine concern, enough to fool anyone. I pause my retching for some seconds."Have some water," Cecile says. I count seven seconds then make a loud retching sound. "Oh no! Please don't... Open your eyes, Delilah. Don't leave me like this..." she cries.I look at her, surprised at how serious she sounds."

Delilah's POVThe images in the orb of doom remain faint. Despite the oracle's effort to conjure a clear view of Avalon in the spherical glass, nothing works. I let out a sigh and step away, disappointed.Cecile joins me as the oracle continues trying to make the orb work. Her hands are placed firmly on the glass and her eyes are closed. I laugh at the fact that I actually believed this would be easy. Part of me thought that I would meet with the oracle, tell her the problem and she would just solve it with her magic."This isn't working," I tell Cecile. She looks equally as sad."Vivian?" she calls to the oracle.The lady doesn't answer for about three minutes before she stops with her chanting. She puts her hand down from the table and turns to us."I will need some more time to make the orb work. You can connect with Avalon only when a clear image of it forms in the glass. Go and come back tomorrow."Cecile and I are filled with disappointment. We both thank the oracle for her effo

Delilah's POV"I saw him. I heard his voice, I saw him!" I say in excitement and look at Cecile.A wide smile sits on her face and she has a look of hope on her face. She walks up to me and holds my arms. "We can go back home. I know we will find a way."I nod and hold her too. When Cecile called me earlier to say that the orb of doom had started to work, I was a bit anxious. I didn't know what to expect, but being able to have a glimpse of Avalon through this spherical glass, I feel we have a big shot at this. Turning to the oracle, I say, "Let's try again."She shakes her head and stands up from her chair. "It won't work—" "What? Why?" I cut in. "Let me finish..." she replies and adds, "The orb is fine. The problem has to be from the staff of doom. If it's damaged, your people at home need to have it fixed for you to communicate with them." I look sideways at Cecile, my hope, weakening. She holds my hand and I turn back to face the oracle. "We will try again tomorrow."After we

Kane's POVEven when we're worlds apart, I can still feel Delilah's energy. She's unstable right now. On my part, it makes me restless. I haven't been able to sleep throughout the night and it's like the more we waste time, the bigger the threat.I continue to pace about the balcony, worried. Ivan has been working day and night to ensure the staff works but nothing has changed. I hit my hand on the railings and exhale angrily.The whole pack is quiet and everyone must be sleeping right now. This is the best time to leave Avalon, under the cover of night, when no one will know. I'm just glad there isn't any rumour about Delilah using the staff of doom. No one suspects it. Alpha Geraldine doesn't even know about his daughter's whereabouts. We haven't spoken since the day Delilah and Cecile disappeared. And he says he's coming to visit me today.I sit on the chair on the balcony, thinking until the day breaks. Alpha Geraldine arrives at the pack before sunrise. He comes upstairs to meet