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AIDAN NIGHTINGALE.The sound of my name on her lips broke something in me. My throat worked as I slowly closed the gap between us and sat right beside her, keeping an amount of distance that would be considered safe for her.She must have noticed that I was keeping my distance even though the fact that she was so close and yet so out of reach was killing me over and over again.Octavia cleared her throat, it sounded more like she was working up the courage to speak more than a throaty sound as she closed the space between us, curling against me, her cheek pressing into my chest.Fuck, she shouldn’t do things like this. She shouldn’t just put an infinite amount of trust in me like she was doing right now. My restraint is already on the verge of breaking and the last thing I wanted to be to her is a monster.“Are you okay?” I asked and she nodded. There was another silence, the kind that forced me to sit still, scared that she was going to crumble if I as little as moved a limb.I could
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Kai shook his head, he knew what Catherine was trying to get him to do but letting his guard down right now could either mar or make him, there’s no way he’s losing someone important to him just because she thinks that’s how it should be.“Cyra is tied to you, you’re basically her,” Teresa said, her voice cutting through the near uncomfortable silence that threatened to swallow them whole.“I think that’s why the portal wants you. Because it probably thinks you’re Cyra and this portal is related to Cyra, maybe the ancient people that worshiped her.” She finished.Before Catherine could respond, a searing pain exploded across her palms, the pain drew the air right out of her lungs and she gasped, clutching her palms as light poured from her skin.“Wha— What’s this?” Kai asked and Fabio’s eyes widened, Lorenzo had the same reaction and Shadow looked a bit more fascinated while Atticus remained stoic.Teresa wanted to touch it but as she got near Catherine, the light surged. It was silve
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Silence heavier than any sound that could have been made settled in the alley and the portal hummed louder and louder, darkness that felt more like a veil settling upon the city.“What’s going on?” People muttered as they hurried to leave for their various houses where they knew they would be safe, the ones who had shops, or stores, and restaurants, closed them up to leave.Kai looked around, the air was heavy and not just figuratively, literally. The wind blew so hard that things slammed into each other and without a word, he dropped a heavier, stronger veil, canceling out the one that was settling.“I don’t know what’s going on and quite frankly, right now, I absolutely do not give a flying fuck. I don’t care.” Kai said firmly, his head up as he stared at his own veil.“But after this, there is no way in hell that any of us is going into the portal even though it went rejecting us, and I think you already know what that means.”They all knew, and knew even better than to ask him to
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A heavy gust of wind blew, and it was as though even the universe was reacting to his anger. Everyone knew that they couldn’t oppose Kai, not when he was in this condition.“Okay then,” Fabio said, forcing down the lump at the back of his throat as he turned to look at Teresa, “let’s get her out of here.”Kai’s gaze finally left his grandfather and he turned around to see Catherine staring at him, she looked both annoyed and relieved that Kai couldn’t immediately tell which one she was feeling exactly.“We’re not going anywhere!” She said firmly, a small wince escaping her parted lips as she helped herself up, refusing Kai’s help, “what, were you going to leave without investigating?”Kai grunted, he had made up his mind and not even Catherine should have been able to influence his decision but whenever she was involved, the world was hers and he was merely living in it.“But, Catherine, you almost—”“I didn’t almost do anything,” she cut in before he could finish. She was glad that h
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Not just Kai and Lorenzo but every pair of eyes present landed on her at once as soon as those words departed her lips, confusion was written all over their faces.Shadow’s fingers froze in the middle of his laptop keyboard, his eyes immediately flying, “what?” He muttered, spitting out the stick that was hanging in his mouth.Catherine’s mouth opened, her lips parting as if she wanted to say something but not a single word left her mouth, her throat felt so parched that she felt like it was closing up.Her breathing came in ragged gasps as she clutched her chest, her heart pounding so hard that her knees soon started feeling weak, her vision was starting to go white.The afternoon sun that somehow bled into the alleyway looked like it was fading and her chest pain grew worse as fatigue shook her entire being.“Oh?” She murmured, staggering and through the fog that had almost overtaken her field of vision, she saw Kai immediately extend his hand towards her, “what is this?” She asked
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It didn’t take them long to get to the street where Lorenzo’s men had traced Nora Benson to. The moment they stepped out of the portal, it was like the city was holding its breath.The afternoon light shone but they seemed to be shrouded in a cloak that no one could see through, making them invisible to the outside world until they went through that alleyway.“That’s….” Teresa’s voice trailed off as she took a step back, away from the gaping wound that marred the wall, “I thought you said it was gone?” She asked, turning to Lorenzo.“It did, it left right before my eyes and I only brought you guys here because I thought you might want to investigate the venue, how did this get here?” Lorenzo muttered his reply.“You were manipulated, Lorenzo,” Teresa replied, “it never did leave, you were just led to believe it did and I think the reason we can see it clearly now is because we have two greater supernaturals here.” She added.“If I had came here alone, I might have been in the same sho
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