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Ason shakes his head, his shaggy brown hair falling over his eyes. I want to reach out and swipe the loose hair out of his eyes, but I don't dare take my hand out of his right now.
I’m almost afraid that if I move, this moment will disappear.
"If only I had the courage to let you know how much I truly care for you," he whispered so low, I almost wondered if he had truly said the words aloud.
“Tell me,” I challenged him.
Ason stopped us, and we stood in the middle of dancing couples, just staring at one another.
“From the moment you came here, I knew you were special. I didn’t want to get close to you– I feared you,” he stated.
“Why would you fear me?” I asked. I needed more than anything for him to keep talking. To keep sharing his thoughts and feelings with me.
“I sensed something powerful inside of you. I could feel your power building, just waiting to erupt, but I wasn’t sure if you would stay here. The last thing I wanted to do was get close to you and then watch you leave,” he admitted.
I gripped his suit coat in my hand. Why was I so afraid that he was going to run off?
The music shifted to something more dark and somber. The lights dimmed even more and everything around us seemed to fall into the darkness. All I saw was Ason and me.
“Why would I leave?” I questioned him.
His jaw tensed and a fiery red glowed deep in his eyes.
“The dangers that lurk here can destroy people. I wanted to push you away, to keep you from getting hurt, but it didn’t work.”
My thoughts raced to the note I had found in my desk.
“Did you leave me a note?” I asked.
Ason growled, but it didn’t scare me. “I wasn’t thinking. I put the note on the desk, hoping that maybe you would leave, and be untouched from the dangers here. However, the longer I watched you, I realized you weren’t going to let the threat push you away. That’s when I realized that I couldn’t stay away from you. I know I should stay away, but I just can't help myself," Anson growled. It was as though he was having some inner war within himself.
His words shocked me more than learning that I was both a Seer and a Fae.
“What are you saying?” I asked, my voice low and shaking.
"I should stay away from you, but I can’t,” he says, gripping my hand even tighter.
Our eyes locked, a strong need blazing through both of us almost like we were one.
He pulled me tighter against his chest, my hand now resting against his chiseled frame. Leaning in, I felt as though he was about to kiss me. Closing my eyes, I waited for his lips to land on mine. However, as I anticipated a kiss, the world around me blew up as chaos took over.
Chapter 13
Sirensandlightsflashall around me.
What is happening?
Ason lifts me off the ground and my eyes shoot open.
Sirens are blaring and I watch in shock as the Headmaster and our professors race toward the exits.
“What’s going on?” I ask, the blazing sound rocking through me.
“Those are the warning sirens. Something has breached the ward that the school cast,” Ason shouts.
Students begin racing around the room, some asking what’s going while others cry in panic.
Ason and I race out of the ballroom and follow the hordes of people as they run down the halls. My gown flows behind me and my heels scrape against the marble floor. My eyes search for Candi, but I can’t stop moving right now.
