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Kevin's POV

I finally sent Liam away and stood up from the seat, thinking of Ella. I wanted to go in search of her and it wasn't because of the lie I wanted to tell her. It was because I missed her.

Liam and I hadn't been able to come up with a reasonable excuse for Ella to not visit the witches when they are around and had decided to sleep on it till we find a more reasonable excuse to keep her away from them. Moreover, it wasn't as if the witches were here yet so I didn't have a reason to stay cooped up in the study brainstorming for something that hadn't happened yet.

I ran to the garden, eager to see Ella and draw her into my arms.

"Ella," I called out, looking for her in the garden when I got there and didn't see her.

I walked the length of the garden, calling her name. A maid was watering the garden and bowed as she saw me.

"Greetings, your highness." She said.

"Well done." I waved at her. "Have you seen the Luna?"

"I saw her on her way to the bedroom as I was coming to the gard