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The clock strikes four and my heart drops, a lump forms in my throat as I start to get nervous about the uncertainty of events that's about to unfold with Zara.Sean left a few hours ago to God knows where, and he seemed agitated, probably because of the war or maybe leaving me in the hands of Zara, or both.He never told me what the war was about, not even the fiftieth time I asked, and all he said was, "Don't go around asking too many questions Crystal, it won't end well."I didn't ask again but made a resolve in my heart to find out everything, not leaving a stone unturned.Nothing ends well with me no matter the effort, so there's no point trying. I have a lot of questions and if he's not willing to answer them, I'm sure someone else would.It's time to meet Zara.Wearing blue denim pants and a plain white camisole with a long black fur jacket that reaches the back of my knee and some silver flats, I put on my wedding necklace feeling a sudden sense of power and superiority that d

She leads the way up a staircase with glossy silver railings, smooth as a baby's butt and cold against my palm. "Here," she says, and my heart stops immediately I see this gigantic room with long shelves filled with lots and lots of books. The entire four walls are covered with shelves and in the middle are standing shelves, as tall as an oak tree, all filled with books. So many books."Crystal?" Zara calls, and I see they've already walked into the room, so I hurry up to meet them as we stop in front of a shelf."This row," Jana says and gestures to the row at my eye level, "is filled with history books about this kingdom, how it all started, our rulers from the first to the last, our wars, festivals, rules, everything you need to know about this kingdom is arranged here in alphabetical order.""Wow," I say as I look through the books with my eyes, my fingers already itching to pick one already and flip through pages. It's been so long since I found interest in something, it's been

You know that feeling you got when you prepared your first meal or when you finally rode a bicycle without assistance or when you made your first friend, that gentle feeling of pride and self-appraisal that made you so happy you wanted to make that food again and ride that bike longer? That's exactly how I feel right now after finishing up the book Jana gave me at the library yesterday.I've never read a book in less than twenty-four hours, no matter the size, but it's just sunset, and I'm done. It's very informing and enlightening, but it's basically a more detailed explanation of the history Sean told me summarily.There are other added points he left out, like the goddess being twenty five when she created this kingdom and lived for approximately two thousand years. She never married nor conceived, she never fell in love either. There have been four tenors in this kingdom so far, and I'm guessing Sean's to be the fifth, although there isn't any detailed information about the ruler

"Fortification?" I ask with a little optimism, "Is that possible?""Well," she gives a somewhat defeated look and sighs, "you're human.""What does it matter?""I don't know honestly," she answers, "Every other ruler wasn't human, they had powers and were only made more powerful after being fortified. It's like wood added to an already burning fire to intensify it and now that you don't even have a spark, I'm clueless as to the point of the ritual.""But I do have a spark," I say, finally accepting the so much obvious truth I've been trying to ignore. "My hair turned gold.""True." She gives a half smile and looks at my hair but soon erases the smile from her lips once she notices I caught her stare. I know my hair turned blonde for a reason, and we'll find out alongside every other hidden thing."Who was the last ruler before Sean?" I ask after a few seconds, hoping I didn't bite more than I can chew."Crystal," she shifts in her chair uncomfortably, "You're to ask questions pertaini

For hours now, probably a day even, I've been alone in this place, or so I think. My eyes have been left blindfolded, and I haven't sensed any presence since she left after she was done 'playing' with me.That creep kept branding and cutting me, opening my flesh and burning it! My body is in so much pain that even if I'm let lose now, I doubt I could move an inch. Play with me, scream louder, be my friend, laugh with me — were the sick phrases she kept repeating, and now they're stuck in my head, making me feel almost insane as well.I wonder if Zara is looking for me right now or if she's reached out to Sean yet, but even if she did, they might not find me. My stomach grumbles and for the thousandth time, I wish I ate when Zara asked me to. The smell of burning skin lingering in the air irritates my gut and I almost vomited one time but tried successfully to keep it down. My life's pretty interesting, it goes from one adventure to another just when you think it's over, just when I