142 LYRIC ItriedtoprotestandonlythendidIrealizemytonguehadgottentooweaktomove.
Hebroughtthephonebehindmeandliftedmyfingertothefingerprintsensor,unlockingit.
Iwatchedhelplesslyashescrolledthroughthephone.
Hm.A.Jaris,withaloveemoji,hepronouncedJarisname thewayIsavedit.Isheawareyousavedhis namewithaloveemoji? Dont…Itriedtotellhim,butIwasntevensurehecouldhearme,myvoicebeingtooweak.
Heworeasmugsmileashewentaheadwiththecall.
********* JARIS IhadalongstressfulmeetingwiththeElders.TheywereveryworriedaboutCadenandwantedtoknowhowtodealwithhim.
Itoldthemtoleavehimtome.IftherewassomeoneCadenwantedrevengeagainst,itwasme.AlltheattackshimandtheFeedershavebeendoinglatelywasanacttogetmyattention.Iknewit.
Bythetimewefinishedthemeeting,itwastoolatetoflybacktoDarkspire.Moreover,Iwasexhaustedandjustwantedsomesleep.
LucawalkedwithmeasIheadedtowardmycar.
Cadenshowing upnowwhenyouresoclosetoclaimingthethroneisreallymakingmeworried.Whyhasnthetriedtocontactyouyetorsomething? Ialreadytoldyouinthere,Luca.Idontknow.ButIwassurehedcontactmesoon.Hedmadeenoughthreatsalready.
Tobehonest,Iwishhewasgoneforgood,Lucasaidwithoutremorse.
Myphoneranginmypocket.WhenIdiscovereditwasLyric,Iansweredwithouthesitation.
Lyric? Nother.Itsme,brother.

Myfeetcametoastop.
Myheart,forthefirsttimeever,skippedabeat.
Itcamecrashingonmethefinalthingheneededtodotogetmyattention.
Caden.HehadLyric.
Howhaveyoubeen,J?Idbehurtifyoutoldmeyoudidntmiss me.
Something burntatthebackofmythroat.Icouldntquite tellwhatitwas?Shock?Fear? Notfearofhim,butwhatmustvehappenedtoLyric.
ItwasthefirsttimeIwashavingtheseemotions.Ididntevenknow whattodowiththem.
Areyouokay?Lucaasked,creasingbybrows.
Wasitthatnoticeable? Iwalkedaway,goingtoaspotIknewIdhavesomeprivacy.Lucaknewbetterthan tofollowme.
Seemsyoudontwannatalktome.Maybeyoudwanttotalktoher.Sayhi,Lyric.
Her screamwastheresponseIgot.Ididntthinkitwaspossiblebeforenow,butmybloodbecameheatedash.Whilefiresizzledinmy veins,myskinradiatedachillingfrost.
Shecriesbeautifully,Jaris.Ibet shesingsbetterinbed.
Shestoppedscreaming,butIcouldstillhearherwhimpers.
Caden.Idnevercalledthenamewithmoremalicebefore.Whatreyoudoing? Nothing.Justcatchingupwithmybrothersmate.ImactuallygladIgottomeether.Lyricisquitebeautiful.Howdidyougetsolucky,Jaris? Ishouldveknown.Damnit,Ishouldvefuckingknownhedgoforsomeoneimportant.

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Therewasapersistentpoundinginmyskull,makingeverythingworse.Iwasstaringintospace,yetallIcouldseewasLyricinpain,beinghurtrepeatedlybymybrother.
1/3 142 Iimaginedherafraidandhelpless.
WhydiditseemlikeIwasstrugglingwithbreath? Lethergo.Myvoicewastheiciestitdeverbeen.Yet,IknewitwouldhavenoimpactonCaden.
Oh,Iwill.WhenImdonewithher.
Caden! What,brother?Areyouafraidshellbreak?Trustme,shesalreadybroken.
Ididntdoubtthat.Cadenwasapsychopathicbastard.MybrainrefusedtoimaginethehorriblethingshemustvedonetoLyric.
No.IdrunmadifIdareimagine.
Thisisbetweenus,myvoicewasfrostier.
Yeah,Iknow.ButIkindalikeherinthemiddle.
Anotherscreamfrom Lyric,followedbyherbegginghimtostop.
No.No.No.
Damnit! Hellno! Whatthefuckdoyouwant?!Iyelled,mylungsburning.
Theassholelaughed.
Oh,Caden.Ifhedcalledmeunderadifferentcircumstance,theMoonknewIdhavebeenreadyto handlehismadness.

Idactuallybeenready sinceIlearnedheescaped.
Cadenmightbeaproblemtoothersbutnotme.HeandI,wewerealikeinsomanyways.AndthelastthingIdeverbeistobeafraidofhim.
ButIcouldntacttheway Idplanned.
NotwhenhewashurtingLyric.Notwhenher criesweremakingmegoinsane.
Iwasdying inside.AndIdidntevenunderstandhow.
Youllbeseeinghersoon,Jaris.Imsureyouhaveenoughtimeonyourhandsbecauseshellbeneedingalotofattention.Then,youandI,weregonnatalk.
Ifeltcoldliquidonmypalm.Iopeneditandnoticedmynailshadbittenontoitsohardfromfistingthatitwas bleedingalready.
Illkillyou.Igrittedthewords.Illfindyou,Caden.AndIllkillyou.
Willyou?Iimaginedhimsmirking.Iguesswellknowwhenwesee.Goodnight,brother.
Thecallwentdead.
IdidntbothercallingagaincauseIknewhewouldveswitchedoffthephone.Thesonofa bitch.
IcalledNerionevenasImademywaytohim.
CallRazi.Tellhimtogetthejetready.Raziwasthepilot.
Ithoughtweweresleepingover?IalreadytoldRazito- IfRaziisnotattheairportbythetimewearrive,twopeoplewillbedead.Youandhi