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Raven
By morning,I was even more on edge than I had been the night before. The fae who threatened me didn’t give me a timeline or a plan. He just said he wanted the book.
I tested the drawer and it still sent a shock through my fingertips. The book was still safe. For now.
It should have made me feel better knowing I had kept the book out of his hands, but I was wavering. The magic he already possessed was insane. He’d managed to extinguish all the light and remove my ability to do magic. How was that even possible?
Part of me wanted to give him the book to send him away. But I knew I couldn’t. If he was already that strong, what else could the book add to his magic skills? The thought was terrifying.
He’d warned me not to tell anyone, but I couldn’t think of a single solution where I could outsmart him without giving in. I had to go to Dr. Green. He’d shown his cards and I was pretty sure he was on the straight and narrow. Besides, he’d never tried to kill me so he had that going for him.
It was the only option. I couldn’t do this on my own, and I couldn’t expect my mates to help. He already knew all of them and had managed to affect all their magic too.
Feeling determined, I slid my backpack over my shoulders and headed for a late breakfast. I had gym first, which I did not want to be late for, so Dr. Green would wait until lunch. I was hoping that if the fae was watching me, he’d see that I was going about my day as normal. It wasn’t unheard of for me to visit Dr. Green. In fact, attending meetings in his office had been a requirement for a while.
It was a risk, but it felt like the best option.
The cafeteria was nearly empty when I arrived, but I spotted Makayla at our usual table. She stood and waved when she saw me, then sprinted over. Oddly, she was alone. It was later than I thought.
“Hey,” she said. “I was starting to worry. It’s not like you to skip breakfast.”
“Late night,” I said.
“I heard,” she said.
I cocked an eyebrow. “You heard?”
She shrugged. “Ben gave me the short version. You know, Raven’s life is in dangeragain. Please watch over her if I’m not aroundagain.”
I grinned. Of course he did. “Sorry about that.
She slid her arm into my elbow and guided me toward the lunch line. “It’s fine. I fully expect you to protect me from life or death one of these days, though. It’s only fair.”
“Any time,” I said.
She pulled her arm away so I could grab a foil wrapped breakfast sandwich. I also picked up a bottle of water and then thanked the lunch ladies. They really did make the best food in the world and they were always so friendly.
“You sure you don’t want two sandwiches, Raven?” One of them called.
“No thanks, I’ve got gym first,” I said.
“Alright, something extra at lunch then,” she said with a wink.
“Thanks,” I said, giving her a wave.
I unwrapped the sandwich and ate as I walked, Makayla at my side.
“Ben didn’t tell me the details as to who or what is trying to kill you this time,” she said. “Care to enlighten me?”
I swallowed my bite of sandwich. “Sorry. Can’t give you that.”
She sighed. “I didn’t think so. You will tell me when it’s over, though, right?”
“Definitely,” I said. “We’ll have a girls night, order pizza and I’ll tell you everything.”
“You still owe me that to tell me about what went down at the trials. And I need the details about how the hell you managed to snagbothof the Obscura twins,” she said.
