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ith sweat and my backpack felt heavier than usual, all I wanted to do was throw myself
've never felt so confused because I left her in a good cond
in a frenzy, stuffing clothes into su
my heart rammed in my ribcage.
me. "We're leaving." She blurted out ra
ought hit me like a freight trai
her head. "No, Raven. This isn't about him. We
ly and locked her in the closet while I sat outside and listened to her cries. He was finally arrested for drugs, and the day the
ked her, watching her throw m
ath and faced me. "
le
heart before I blinked at her because maybe
r new stepfather, is waiting for us in
ed and I laughed
"And we don't have much time.
nds? My boyfriend? And for what? Some guy you barely know?" I yelled at her walkin
ples. "I do know him and this
en ask if I wanted this!"I yelled in anger, biting back the salty
something tired in her eyes, something despe
th frustration. But before I could yell back, th
ve than our entire house, sat in our driveway. A man who was dressed in a black s
d. "Come on Raven,
nightmare as my feet moved but my mind screamed at m
lent tears slid down my cheeks and
ountry. It was another world
into the sky, surrounded by mountains and forests that looked untouched by animals an
to the mansion, Mom had ano
before we go to the Palace." she said as we stopped
ghtly open. "This... is a schoo
he massive campus stretched farther than I could see. The buildings were sleek yet
lked out of a high-fashion magazine. Their uniforms were perfectly fitted with a deep purple shirt paired with a lilac pleated s
significant, Poor and useles
"You'll start
ntimidatingly perfect students
need to go home and
t foreign on my tongue but the mansion w
lend of gothic and modern with towering stone walls, massive windows, and vi
hing rich and intoxicatin
ing Devereux of Velmora
rs perfectly. His long silver hair was tied back, revealing his sharp, chiseled
oice was deep, smooth. "W
eyes were staring at something differe
ously. "Lucian, this is my daught
id the first word that sound
ing gaze and smiled. "You
ure out how to respond, I sensed a movement from the grand staircase
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