151. Not Sleeping

LYRA’S POVAfter the incident with Hannah, I was shown to my room, where I would spend the night.But Hannah's words still disturbed me, I wondered what she meant.There were only three people who knew my identity in the academy: Lance, Lily, and Kael.Does it mean they were all suspects, and it seems she had to kill herself so she would not reveal the truth about who the person was?I was sitting on my bed with my elbow on my knees and my head resting on my hand as I went through a lot of different scenarios in my head, when there was suddenly a knock on my door.I walked towards the door and opened it to see Zurien standing there.Something fluttered in my chest when I saw him standing in front of me.“Zurien” I muttered his name surprised to see him here.“Can I come in” he asked.“Oh, yes sure” I replied stepping away from the doorway as he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him.“You look pale” he said and my hands immediately went to my face.“Her name was Hannah r

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LYRA’S POV“What are you doing?” he asked lazily.“I…. Uhn….” I tried to speak but could not come up with anything. “I will leave now” I quickly said and wanted to get up from laying on him but of course I had to be too clumsy and missed my step.I fell back on him again but this time, our lips touched.My eyes widened realizing what I had just done and before I could do anything, I was flipped over.Now Zurien was towering over me while I was on the bed.“I told you you could always ask” he said and I noticed there was a glint in his eyes “and like I said my lips are yours”“You…. No… I…. “ I kept on stumbling on my words but before I could form a proper sentence his lips crashed onto mine.I could have pushed him away and stopped him immediately but I didn't, I regretted not being able to bring myself to stop him, but deep down I actually wanted this.I felt his body pressed against mine as the kiss deepened.It was as though nothing mattered right now, my head was blank and the onl

153. Strange Text

LYRA’S POV“I want to ride alone.” I immediately said to prevent further arguments.“You want to ride alone” Karl repeated as though he had not heard me clearly the first time.“Yes, I will be riding alone,” I said firmly, nodding. “You two can ride together.”Kael scoffed. “Ride together? With him?”Zurien’s lips twitched. “I would rather walk.”“Then walk,” Kael shot back.I rolled my eyes, they were being really dramatic right now.Before either of them could argue again, I turned, walked straight to the nearest car, opened the door, and slipped inside.*After I had settled in at the Academy, I went in search of Lily, I went to her dorm but could not find her there.After I left her dorm, I was heading towards the grounds, knowing she might probably be there.And I was right.From where I was I could see her standing under a large tree, and she was not alone, she was with Lance.As I got closer, I noticed they were arguing. A small smile tugged at the corner of my lips; they were

154. Found out

LYRA’S POVThe rest of the lectures passed in a blur, and the moment the bell rang, I stood up immediately.“I need to go,” I muttered to Lily.She grabbed my arm. “Lyra…. wait…. what are you going to do?”“I need to talk to Kael,” I said quickly."Be careful" she told me and I nodded.“I will”After I had told Lyra about Hannah and what she said before killing herself, Lyra has been really protective, saying that I should never be alone. After assuring her, I left the lecture hall and without wasting another second I went in search of KaelSince we came back to the academy, Kael and Zurien have been putting effort into attending their classes, which made me wonder what made them change.It was easy to find Kael; I just needed to know which class he was in.I finally got to the class, and I saw Kael sitting lazily by the window.The class was empty, and it seemed as though he did not care less about it.Immediately he saw me a small smile appeared on his lips.But the moment he saw m

155. Secrets

LYRA’S POVHis question hung in the air, I did not know what to say, what was I going to tell him?For a moment no one spoke, everyone had a shocked expression on their face.My fingers tightened around my phone. I did not want more people to know about it, but it seems I have failed.“Alaric, I….” Before I could speak or explain, Kael interrupted me.“How long have you been standing there?” Kael asked, his voice low, and has a dangerous tone to it.Alaric blinked, as he had just snapped out of whatever shock he was in.“I… ” he started, then ran a hand through his hair. “I just got here.”Kael did not look convinced.“How much did you hear?”Alaric hesitated, then he exhaled and replied “Enough”Immediately he said that I knew he was going to ask a lot of questions.“I mean….. I did not really hear too much” he quickly clarified.Then his gaze shifted to me, they were still filled with disbelief.“Lyra…” he said my name slowly, like what he was going to ask next was really sensitive.

156. Announcements

LYRA’S POVThe academy had called everyone to a meeting, filling the auditorium with people.This was the first time it had been this occupied; each row was filled with students chatting excitedly, as if they most likely knew what was going to be said.But everyone still wondered why they had called the meeting.I sat between Ivy and Alaric, my hands resting on my lap, while my fingers unconsciously fidgeted, I don't know why I was nervous or maybe I was just feeling paranoid that someone was watching me.Kael, Zurien, and Lance sat behind us and it was not planned I was actually surprised they had come, because knowing them they never turn up for this kind of event.But ever since the message that was sent to me Ivy and Lance, everyone has been more protective, and linking it to Hannah’s confession, they all concluded that I needed protection at all times.And then there was Zurien, although he did not know why I was being targeted he still wanted to protect me too, after what Hannah