Adele’s POV I watched as the techs came in and took down all of the cameras and listening devices. Then I pulled one tech aside to hand him the smashed camera that I had pulled from the bathroom, “Is this the one you were looking for in the bathroom?” He nodded, “I’m sorry, princess. It was Dune’s orders.” I laughed, “I knew it was his idea. Not yours. Thanks for taking them down. I need to know; are there any more cameras?” He nodded and turned his back to the remaining camera, “There is one on the dresser, aimed at the bed. It’s in the bear statue. If you smashed that, you could make it look like you found it. If you got close to the TV, you would see it. That show you gave him this morning really pissed him off.” I smiled, “That’s what I was hoping for.” Then I walked away from him and sat on the bed, “Thanks for getting all of them out.” As the tech walked out, I locked the door and slid my foot across the floor, slightly, causing a sheet of ice to form in front of the door. Afte

Adele’s POV When mom mind linked me to tell me that Gabe was actually a white warlock, acting as a dark warlock, I was really happy about that. I’m glad there is at least one person here who is on my side. I had finally gone back to sleep when I heard, “Adele! Are you awake?” I answered, “Huh? Micah! What’s up?” He asked, “We are just worried about you, sis. Are you really as okay as you are telling mom?” I could tell he was relieved to hear my voice when I answered, “My face is a little sore from the hit, but it’s not that bad. I can still sleep through it. Was I dreaming when mom said a warlock named Gabriel would be helping me?” He chuckled, “You were not dreaming, sis. It’s true. We are hoping to do it tomorrow. As long as Dune doesn’t start some shit, it should go okay. In the meantime, you should probably not try to provoke him.” I laughed, “What’s the fun in that? He looks hilarious when he gets red-faced mad.” He warned, “But he could also open up a whole new can of whoop ass

After a brief explanation of what I went through while waiting for Alex to come out of the classroom, we relaxed into the seats of dad’s van while we rode to our grandparents’ house. I suggested, “We should go see grandma and grandpa before we leave. I mean Grandma Gabi’s parents.” Mom nodded, “I think that’s an excellent idea.” Mom took out her phone and called them. When she got off the phone, she turned to me, “We will go for supper this evening. We leave for Colorado tomorrow.” Zach moaned, “Aw, man! Why supper? I’ll be miserably full all night.” We all laughed as I poked my brother in the ribs, “Go for a run after you eat. Run some of it off.” Zach replied, “Who can do that? Who can stuff themselves until it’s painful then go on a run. It’s impossible to move, much less run.” I laughed, “You just don’t know how to discipline yourself.” Mom added, “You need to learn to control how much food you put in your mouth.” Micah laughed, “I’ve tried telling him how to do that a lot, but he

I asked, “What do you mean?” He replied, “That message was from Dune. You don’t need to know what it contained. Just know that it was a photo and we started a conversation about it, acting as if we were you. We are setting up a meeting with him and I want you heavily guarded inside your room and out. You will have female warriors in your room while male warriors are outside your door and throughout our wing. You will be heavily guarded wherever you go. Inside the castle and outside.” I nodded, “I understand, dad. I would like a weapon to carry also. Just in case he uses magic to get in my room and knocks out my guards. We both know that is possible.” Dad replied, “Queen Winnie is going to put a magic resistant dome over the castle. She is also putting a protection spell on you.” I sighed, “Okay. But I still want a weapon.” Dad responded, “If that’s what you need to feel safer, we will get you something.” I insisted, “A want a silver dipped whip.” Dad looked at me in surprise, “Are you

Micah’s POV After mom’s appointment, the mom and our sisters went to the counsellor’s office and our dad took my brothers and me to his office in the castle and we met with grandpa. Dad explained to King Parker, “Dad, Adele received a text this morning from an unknown number, so she asked Micah to open it.” I then growled, “I took her phone from her and brought it to dad. I was beyond livid. It was a picture of a dead woman with ‘You will be mine’ carved into her back. Then another picture of the front of her that said ‘submit’.” Grandpa growled, “What are we going to do about it?” Dad explained, “We started a text conversation with him. We told him that she will never submit, but we were acting like her. He has asked her to go out with him and we have set up a meeting place. We told him that she won’t let him mark her until she can trust him. He offered a date tonight so that she can get to know him. We told him we would meet him this afternoon at a public place and we wouldn’t go an