Aelia’s POV“Let go of me. Where are you taking me to?” I try to struggle my way out of their hands but it is all to no avail. They open the door, shove me in and walk after with a smirk on their faces. “It’s a little too late to make such demands, don’t you think?“ One of them sneers at me. “You had the opportunity to avoid this by not following us but since you decided to follow, you’re supposed to be ready for the consequences.”I stare at him. “Following you? I said I wasn’t following you. I was just going on my own.”“And you expect me to believe such nonsense? What do you take me for?”“Clearly a fool if you do not know who I am, and yet you dare to abduct me.” His eyes darken at me. “Keep running your mouth, I might just give you a reason to regret it.”I don’t think he knows who my father is. I don’t think he knows my father is his boss. I’ll hold that information until I feel it is necessary. I fold my arms across my chest. “So why have you abducted me? Do you want to run or

Kai’s POVThe moment I step inside, I can tell something is wrong.The room is quiet and there are men around who don’t look surprised to see me. Jafser steps in behind me.“Damn. What is this?” I look one of the men in the eye. “Where is Aelia?” I demand.The man sitting near the desk smiles. “You came rather quickly. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Love can make you do crazy things.”“I asked you a question. Where is she?” Another man laughs. I take a step forward, but Jafser catches my arm and pulls my back. “Easy, Kai. Let’s find out what they want first.”“No need. I believe I have an idea,” I mutter. The man at the desk chuckles. “Well that's good. You're smart. This was all a trap, of course. It’s not like we’ll ever hurt the girl. She was simply the easiest way to get you through that door. I’m not surprised as I already suspected it.My jaw tightens. “So let me get theI straight. You used her to bring me here.” He nods with little interest. “Precisely.”I glare. “Fine. You

Aelia’s POVI can’t see or hear anything they’re saying anymore. It’s like they suddenly blocked me out, but I know they are there. I know Kai is in the other room.The man locked the door behind me in a way that I will not be able to leave, but I am not ready to give up so I continue searching around the room for any opening. Even if it is a small window or a crawlspace, I will force myself through it.After almost thirty minutes of searching, my wish comes true as I see a small crawlspace, covered with some bumble leaves. I push them aside and draw in a deep breath, preparing to go out. Just then, I hear the door knob shaking, indicating that someone wants to come in.I don’t even want to see who it is. I just put my body in the hole and push with all my strength until I find myself halfway out. I push hard, trying hard not to make any sound so I don’t attract whoever it is that is trying to come in. Finally, I manage to break out and cover the leaves back in place right when I hea

Kai’s POV“Tell my brother I am sorry. Tell my parents to forgive me. I never meant to do any of those things. I just got greedy and ahead of myself.”Aviala stares up at me as she speaks. Aelia is kneeling beside her. “Don’t talk like that, you will be fine then you can go and apologise to them yourself.” Aviala shakes her head. “No, there’s no coming out of this. I can feel it. Whatever spell they used to create this is not ordinary.”She holds my gaze. “If Jafser is betraying you and they were able to come up with something like this, I’m sure they are prepared for your powers. You both have to leave now before things get out of hand. And don’t feel bad for me, I’m only getting what I deserve. Aelia didn’t leave the school because she wanted to, I made her just so I could have you for myself. And you are right. If I had managed to get you, I would have used your power for a lot of evil. I wasn’t brought up this way but something went wrong along the line. But like I said before, do

Kai’s POVTo say the library is huge will be an understatement.There are rows of plenty of shelves lining different corners and most are covered in dust. Unlike the academy’s ordinary library, there are no tables or reading stations. Only old looking books, scrolls, stone tablets, and strange objects displayed behind some glass.Some of the shelves are also surrounded by glowing barriers and Aelia approaches the closest one. “These look similar to the same inscriptions we saw on the door,” she says and Silvy joins her, examines the barrier also.“I think there’s a difference. This looks Older, actually. Some of these symbols aren’t even in the academy’s standard magical records for students to read.”Aelia points toward another shelf. “What’s that?” We all turn and see a thick book resting behind the glass. Its cover is made of dark material, and a symbol is plastered on its surface. I move toward it quietly but the moment I get close, something strange happens. My necklace shifts sl