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dn't believe wha

ven mean?" One of

snake eyes wanted to know. He was no longer looking in my direction. His b

aving." The o

The man simply stated, fina

z." The topaz blue eyed warned,

heina." H

only stare blankly.

ey had not been expecting that answe

taneously. It was as though they read each

the white haired man, hop

ced over at me bef

than a 'someone'. I could agree that my name was unusual. It wasn't the kind of name casual

ina." I spoke

me a brief look, that wa

e decided to take his seat. Aloofness mixed anger. "

was firm on whatever it w

couldn't understand any

n?" The suspense was killing me and I was

turned to the twins and spoke in a lang

s' reaction to it, it wasn't something pleasant. What

talk to me. So I stood and watched sheepishly words in a foreign language fly back a

felt other emotion; anger. It ro

eched my frustra

them stopped

My parents knew how much I hated celebrating birthdays. But they made today special. I was finally becoming a woman, according to them. They bought me th

racking down my face, I pushed my

exist and I'm in a house where I feel lost and out of place! If you won't tell me anything then ta

ently at anothe

sapphire blue

o I thought. They didn't mingle with any other student for the period they

me earlier ran in. "Yes, Drag

er to h

spot. "I'm not moving an inch until y

ond, he cupped my jaw, piercing my gaze with a hard

e dragons

to do something." His voice chilled my spine, causing my knees to tr

ard as rock - and his tone - colder than Antarct

were already r

unders

ed. "Y

brother who studied me as one would a strange

head, my maid, Azila, f

en up in, I raced to the bed and flu

. But I didn't care that someone was watchin

rra." I hear

age that strode in. Before I could take a proper look at her, she had reached

sses back on my face as the

g more tears from me. "What was that

words in that language I couldn't comprehend, I

lief, she gave me a silent look of sy

ed presence. Go back to wherever you were brought in fr

less anger and overwhelming sadness had me pushing myself o

time and even if there were, I didn't c

't much of a runner but I tried my best. To my shoc

ration gnawed. Pain clawed. I continued to run, trying to look for a way

tears. I lifted the skirt of my dress so

bly dark. I paused to look around. The house was no long

r left my mouth. I was lost. I he

these clusters of widespread canopies of tall, hu

.I didn't even know what it was but when it leapt out from behi