and. Fallen leaves were strewn about at a hurried pace. Bins placed at each junction of the str

cle were about to make see

t sight of the brutal condition of his chest. No explanation was needed. It was clear that the person h

ce. True, their house was indeed a place to stay. But at the same time

to be kept awa

his arms across his chest. A bath towel dr

the empty room upstair

block. "Dad. We can't do thi

stressed, adding seriousness to t

il he regains

t d

to Miracle. "Bring him to the room," he repeated, sending a glar

ad

further. "Don't." Standing on tiptoe, she

for a second. Sharp and rich, similar to Hayden's. His muscles tensed. Liqu

wound on the young man's chest. No mortal had ever survived a Mynheex attack. But there was

f the stairs, she heard Lyn saying:

light flooded across the space. She twitched her face, freeing strands of her hair stuck underneath the boy's arm draped over her. S

and legs covered in dirt, and hair disheveled in a way his parents wouldn't recognize. Watching his

all these mucks

at the bottom corner of the sink, Miracle turned the tap in different directions, checking for the right temper

s across the bump.

rrored image. "Why are you so surprised, Miracle? A stain in the

her Master surfacing, harking her back

em, unlike us." Felynx slumped his shoulders, and Miracle saw fear in his amethyst eyes. "Those days, the

r believe in o

ity fades every time we use our powers in their world. It's because of this that the evils can easily track u

the mortals the tru

while since the mortals last believed in us. Even if you exposed your identity, th

ost thoughts. She immediately shut off the tap. Supporting the basin with her waist, s

the casement behind the pale blue curtains. They weren't shut fully, and a weird sensation of chill was spreading acro

e murmured, wetting his purplish lips with the cloth. "Let this be

oo rough. Her fingers flinched the second she brushed across his new skin. The white light was still in there

His heartbeats

eased a puf

was so strong that it intimidated her from getting any closer. She held her br

s, Miracle,"

asn't the only source. Rather, the entire of him. His

d yawned, pillowing her head with her arm on the t

omething not-so-important-but-still-imp

ock meet-u

ed over. One of its legs was stu

indow. The strong glare of the moon accompanied by

re by now,' Miracle thought, and the

*

for something she could use to block the light. Lingering of the unpleasant smell triggered the door to her consciousness. Approach

rac

for a second, she darted her eyes around. They fell on the bo

over to him. Colors were gradually returning to his face. But he loo

: "MIRACLE! Fast! We'

door she was knocking

er right stopped her fro

I go

t the room. "You were in

ushing past Lyn to get ready for school. "Wait