guised human. The firs

f the beginning

ttered, adjusting the little red bow tie on her uniform.

?" Lyn shouted fro

a se

flour and vanilla extract wafted to her nose. She sn

tching his hand moving to the empty plate at her seat, only then did she understand the pieces were meant for her. Miracle pulled out t

k any milk. They rarely eat. But if th

o this. All dragons sent here mu

make. To remain hidden in this world

he uttered, finally taking a bite

. "Dad has prepared everything for you.

ealize Lyn was referring to the

Lyn." S

*

er now," Miss Nancy said, gl

taken aback. Her toes twitched inside her pair of black Bata shoes. A frigid chill ran down

wn below their badges. 'Are they really worth being protected? Worth risking our lives in exchange f

dominated her mind, she saw K

e to protect. You can only pr

deep breath, she st

gaped. The boys weren't blinking at all for fear that

e Watson. Nice to

racle. Let's g

the bridge of her flat nose and scanne

re!" said one of

ter! It's closer

o see the board when yo

lking about? We aren't in

he class te

e hung next to the whiteboard, she slapped it hard on the teacher's table.

or ge

ce, but they understood

nitor?" Miss Nancy suggested while gla

rried off with no dither. Too much

enough to greet her under his breath, "Nice to

ill," she said flatly, brushing away the

versation e

reeting from a new friend who seemed no harm. But it

remember. Spending eight hours in school listening to human logic was crap. A total waste of time. She didn't need to know how the scientific theories in this world manipulated humans' ways of

them. Too

Lyn pulled Miracle away in an instant while Kingsley grabbed her schoo

te could bid her

Miracle!" Lyn wrapped her arms around he

" She c

ulled back his hand at once when he realized t

the status as well." She winked. "Treat me as your friend, your

ley s

easing the twin brother for being too slow behind. From afar, they looked like t

tching up with their speed. And perhaps it was because of the

t the dragons, to help them look after the m

ven before the 18th

the bloody battle. But small fights i

rier in this Syihuex Island." Lyn stopped and rolled up her sleeve. "See?" She pointed at the bu

s gently across the wr

don't come out during t

ruth to the mortals? Mortality br

in. Up till now, their cultivation has yet to reach the level that can

who survived make a fu

nheex attack," Kingsley replied, curs

*

it under the cushion he was sitting on and pushed it in deeper to avoid

ley didn't. B

the curl, there was a slight hope that wished for h

he acted along. "Lyn and Ki

thei

his musc

the word as though Hayden had spoken a taboo. "Job? People get

e jug as he poured the water. This little sister of his w

Miracle

an elder brother growing

ed relationships like love or family. They had been brought up in such a

had parents, and som

ot fa

tilted his head slightly to the

Hayden." Her

attempts to enter. She pretended like she was u

s toned-down voice confirm

d," King

here else." He g

as asleep. Hayden led the way with his eyes glued to the tar. The earlier letter could be seen protrudi

was dis

serious ha

down the walls. When Kingsley pressed the switch on the tinted glass door, the tinkling of a bell came thr

ter in a brown vest came over, asking for her order. She fixed her eyes on the Watson

d you like to have?" The

ack the laminated single-sheet men

two," Hay

ke that thr

bout to send their orders,

er view of the face hidden under the black cap. "P-Peter? You're

isions on him, he forcefully pulled back his hand. "S

I do?" he

puccino you'll drink later."

mumbled, watching his figure rec

get the situation bac

, "We're a s

u mean, dad

ready the third one.

asped. 'T

ingsley's pupils shrank

ontinued to spike in

o let Miracle know as

er to end her first day of school car

she used to block her fac

They munched on mortals' hearts, especially the ones from youn

ate, the stron

breath, drawing cracks to the ears as