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As soon as the words came, as soon as that voice finished talking, the portal responded instantly.A column of light shot up from its core, wrapping around Catherine as wind whipped through the ruins, tearing roofs off nearby buildings.Kai grinned, “FUCK YOU!” He yelled as he lunged forward on instinct, desperate to save Catherine, to help her and set her free of whoever had conducted this ritual to force Cyra out.“You’re not taking her anywhere!” Kai yelled, closing the space between him and the portal, his hand already balling into a fist, his mind dead set on giving the portal the hardest punch ever.He had everything clear in his mind, the plan was vivid. He had compressed his punch with magic that made it land hard enough to give Catherine control but not enough to hurt her.He was getting closer and closer and in a blink of an eye, he was face to face with the portal, ready to hit it but then there was a crack.Everything around held its breath as they watched Kai try to save
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Kai’s voice was a loud bellow that almost cracked the sky open and it was obvious that even the opened portal, the gaping wound that just stood in front of them cowered for a moment.Kai’s blood pounded, his heart racing so fast in his chest that his vision almost went white. He almost knew something like this was going to happen, knew that the portal was coming for Catherine.“KAI!” Catherine called although she felt like something was forcing her mouth shut, her eyes were barely opened and she felt like she was being plunged into an abyss.A laughter erupted from her throat, the kind of laughter that told everyone present that Catherine was no longer with them, and Kai could feel it too.“WHERE IS SHE?!” He barked, the ground caving in at the sound of his voice and when the rest felt it, they all stood beside Kai, ready to do anything.Kai’s vision went dark for a moment, a storm twirling in his inside and forcing him to lose his mind, he was also losing control, his blood felt hot
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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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