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Despite the anger that gnawed at her inside, she forced herself to let out a smile that made Jake smile back.Jake had always tried to help Kai, he had tried to make friends with Kai even when the sisters had treated Kai like the trash he was, she couldn’t believe his nerve to get Jake involved in all of this.So what if someone was controlling him, was he that much of a doll that he couldn’t set himself free?The thought of it got her so mad that she had to swallow to keep herself from going out of control. “You’re too nice, Jake.” She finally said, breaking the silence and getting a smile out of him.Jake wasn’t nice, in fact, he was far from the word nice but the brotherly love she had for him had made her so blind that she couldn’t see clearly that he was plotting something.“I’m not,” he muttered but Lila disagreed immediately as she recounted all of his good qualities, most of which were just pretentious acts, “nobody is perfect, Lila, and that’s why I’m trying to hope that Kai
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BACK AT THE BENSON’S MANSION.“Did you feel that?” Lila asked, rushing down the stairs to see Jake reclined in his chair and sipping coffee, he rolled his eyes but he had done it in a way that Lila hadn’t caught him.He had, in fact, felt what she was talking about but when he had looked out the window, he didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. They were still in the miracle of nowhere because they were hiding from the mysterious family.Nora had left the house this morning, and it was almost night but she still hadn’t returned. He wanted to worry about her but he would rather spend his time doing something more productive.Like, sipping coffee and daydreaming about everything he was going to do with the money when he finally had access to it.“Feel what?” He asked, reluctantly getting out of the chair he had been sitting on and enjoying the peace and quiet before Lila stormed down like it was an earthquake.His hand gripped the throw pillow that had once sat on his lap tight, and h
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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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