Nyx POV“Why did my aunt send me to you?” I asked, watching Narek as he scribbled on that little note of his. His blond hair had grown since the last time I saw him, falling freely over his face.Just like I expected, I got no answer to my questions. That won’t stop me from trying to find out all I needed to. This man knew a lot more about me than I had thought, and it was only fair I made my own enquiries, even though he seemed like a tough nut to crack.“So…are you one of the guardians? Is that why she sent me to you?” Narek paused, slowly raising his head from the book he was previously buried in. His sparkling blue eyes glared at me…hard. I swallowed, clamping my mouth shut before it got me into trouble but I knew it was only a matter of time before curiosity gets the best of me again.I watched him pull out an ancient scroll, spreading it out in front of him. The scripts looked runic, and ancient, like a language that has gone extinct.“Damn, you must be really old to be able to
Narek’s POVI stared hard at the girl in front of me, whose eyes wielded the same intensity as mine.I had no idea she’d be such a handful. Ms Pendleton painted her to be an angel but the girl in front of me was far from angelic, even though her features appeared to be.“What did you say?” I asked her as she slowly rose to her feet, holding on to my stern gaze.“I’m not going to let you toss me around. I’ve had enough of that.” She growled. Easy there, tiger.“Look, I don’t have time for any of this drama, Uren princess and I couldn’t care less about the unfortunate events that have taken place in your life, so you either get out, or kneel as punishment for your misbehaviour.”I had my eyes on her, watching her every move, but nothing prepared me for what she did next.I could have sworn she’d gone mad, because she swung her hand toward my face, trying to hit me but I stopped her midway and her hands hung there in the air.“Are you out of your mind?” I snapped, keeping her hands hangin
Chapter 25 Nyx POV I walked out of the temple that night in utter confusion, still dumbfounded about what went down back there. One moment I was lashing out at Narek as his words stung my soul, the next moment I felt power burst out of me, engulfing me whole. I tried to wrap my head around what happened, but it made no sense. I wasn’t a witch or a powerful fae so how in the world did that happen? Besides, witches need wands and spells before they can perform magic, but what happened back there wasn’t connected to any spell I may have thought of or muttered. Was that a new form of magic or was I just a freak of nature with unharnessed powers? I wondered if Aunt Garcia or mother knew about this. I had so many unanswered questions but there was no one to answer them. What made this even more perplexing was that Narek denied it ever happening. Why did he have to lie? The glimpse of shock in his eyes made me suspicious that he had to be hiding something. I stopped by a pond, staring
Otis's POVMy blood boiled with anger as I walked through the woods in the dark of the night, relying on my wolf vision to guide my path. I couldn’t believe that Narek Carne dude had the guts to punish my Nyx Uren.Only I had the right to punish her. Now it made sense why I never liked him since the first day he introduced himself as the new Morphology teacher. I had to be sure he didn’t miss his way to some modelling show because he sure wasn’t dressed like a teacher. Dude looked like he was off to a show, but unfortunately, he was right. He was the new teacher.Whenever I see him, all I want to do is punch that smug smirk on his lips when stupid bimbos shamelessly swoon over him. I wonder why the board would allow such a young, inexperienced teacher into our prestigious school. How could they trust that he was even teaching us the right thing? With how young he was, did he even finish grad school?What made me always want to gag was how he thought he was so awesome. That haughty l
Nyx POV“Ugh, this is infuriating!” Narin screamed in frustration. “It’s been just a day since I last used my powers and it feels like forever.”“I’m sorry, Narin.” Came my reply as I watched her pace about in the room from where I was seated on my vanity dresser. “Don’t be.” She huffed, plopping on her bed.“It’s not like it’s your fault or anything.”“But it sort of is…” I sighed, running a brush through my platinum curls as I reluctantly prepared for my class with Narek.“Well, since you’re so generous to take the blame, then yeah. It is your fault.” She narrowed her eyes on me. “Now what are you going to do about it?”“Um…” I stuttered, feeling the air growing more uncomfortable. “I dunno…was just trying to sympathize I guess.”Narin scoffed. “Like you don’t have your own problems to worry about.”“Ugh, you’re right.” I shuddered, allowing the memories of the day before to flood my mind. All thanks to Aunt Garcia, I have to go to Narek everyday for my training even though every c
Narek's POVSeated in front of Nyx, I watched her struggle with the truth, unable to believe it as her reality. I couldn’t blame her though. When Ms Pendleton, Nyx’s aunt, opened up about Nyx’s true nature as a witch, I was quite doubtful myself and I had my reservations. But after what I saw yesterday, I knew there was something more to Nyx than she appeared.It was safe to say I underestimated her powers, until I saw it unfold with my eyes. If this discovery goes the way we imagine, then Nyx is going to need more than her powers to remain at Salvador Academy. If anyone else suspects she’s a hybrid, the authorities would flock the school like flies. “Why are you looking at me like that?” Nyx suddenly asked and I recoiled.“What do you mean?”“You made the face. The sorry face.” She arched her brows, her eyes searching deep.“Do you feel pity for me?.”“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I waved her off. “Now can we get down to business? Today’s training is going to be a littl
Chapter 30Nyx POVI had no idea what came over me, but one moment I was staring into Narek’s eyes, watching him as he pronounced the words in the spell and the next I felt a warm sensation flood my chest. Narek looked…different.He always had this hard exterior whenever I was around, but the way he taught me seemed real. Like he was finally being himself. Like he had finally let down his guard. His shoulders were less tense, his eyes were softer and even his forehead had lost its frown wrinkles.Then his lips…There was something about the way his lips moved that was so…mesmerizing. “Got it?” Narek asked me, after making the right pronunciation of the spell and I nodded, even though I wasn’t sure I’d gotten it entirely. I was just so distracted by how close he was to me. His face was so close to me and I realized that I didn’t think much about how he looked until that moment.I knew he was good-looking, alright. But I couldn't get past his shitty attitude towards me, but now that h
Nyx’s POV Days went by, and it got increasingly awkward attending lessons with Narek. Unfortunately, there was no one to complain to. I couldn’t tell Aunt Garcia I wanted to stop just because I didn’t feel comfortable. I’d have to think of something else, but till then, the torture continues. The awkwardness in the room was so thick that it made bile rise up in my throat. I’d half-expected him to address what happened that day, but he’d just continue with the training like none of it happened. But it did. I couldn’t shove it out of my mind and pretend it was all a figment of my imagination, and I craved closure. I wanted to know why he pushed me away. I wanted to know why he kissed me back it the first place. Maybe the answers were obvious, but I wanted to hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. Knowing Narek, I wasn’t going to get the closure I wanted. That man was tougher to crack than an acorn. To think he was starting to come out of his shell before I let my hormones cloud m