MELVIN’S POVI felt a hard push against my back and I stumbled out of the house and onto the porch.Ikea was being very stubborn. It was not a big deal. We were not kids. All she had to do was tell us whatever it was she saw and we would handle it!“Hey!” I tried to run back into the house but the door closed faster than it opened.Shit!This was not fair. She was not being fair at all. My mother was a witch too. She told me whenever she saw something. And I never disappointed her.“What do you think you are doing?” I heard Ariel’s voice behind me, it was calm but also stern at the same time, “We need to get going. Jada’s still waiting for us.”I turned and walked off the porch to join her on Ikea's lawn, “Yeah, I know, but Ikea is hiding something from us. Something I think we should know or at least hear about.”Ariel sighed and started walking when I almost got to her, “It doesn’t matter. She already told us we would find out sooner or later. I think that made it clear that she was

MELVIN’S POVI was happy to drive home rather than spend the night at Jada’s place. Even though I thought it was a good idea to not be in the same space Ariel currently was right now, it was also a good idea for me to get home tonight because that would absolve me of any suspicions.To the best of their knowledge, Ariel and whoever they thought helped her, was still trapped within Silver Moon. So if I was here, that meant I was not there. My name would be scratched off the list of suspects. It was as simple as that.I drove through the castle gates and went to park my car straight in the garage rather than in the parking lot. I walked into the castle and made my way to the kitchen because I was starving.When I got to the kitchen, Valerie was there, standing beside the large brown centre cabinet that also served as the kitchen’s workstation, drying and arranging some dishes.“Val, Hi.”She looked up from her task, “Your Highness, you’re welcome.”I scoffed, “Stop that.”She laughed

ARIEL’S POVI found it hard to sleep and when I finally did, it was barely for three hours and my eyes refused to close again till daybreak.I was off my bed at the first sight of dawn. I went outside and chose a tree. I chose the one that appeared the ugliest to me and decided it was my opponent.I struck the tree as hard as I could channeling my frustrations into my fists as I swung them at the tree. I struck the tree until my knuckles and palms bled. My injuries were healing just as soon as they were coming but the tree was stained with droplets of my blood.I kept at this for about two more hours before I retreated to sit on the porch.“After yesterday’s ruckus, I would imagine that you’d still be in bed by now,” I heard Jada’s voice behind me.I looked back and smiled when my eyes fell on her. “Good morning.”“Good morning to you too,” she said, yawning.I turned back and sat upright again. I didn't really enjoy sharing my problems with anybody, not even my family but after my f

MELVIN’S POVI put off going to Jada’s place for four days because Father started to become increasingly interested in my whereabouts. It was only on the fifth day I deemed the coast clear enough for me to pop by Jada’s cabin because Father had a meeting with his council.I squeezed my fists as I approached Jada’s cabin. I hadn’t seen Ariel since that night and I couldn’t even imagine how seeing her now would go.I got to the cabin’s door and threw my hands up to knock but the door flew open by itself and Ariel stood behind it. My heart began running numbers as soon as I saw her.“I could already smell you from a mile away.” She moved out of the way for me to walk in.“Right, you have a very good nose,” I muttered but loud enough for her to hear as I walked into the cabin.She closed the door and got in front of me.“That’s right,” she said into my face before sauntering off to the living room. After standing still for a while, I followed her into the living room. I caught up with he

Melvin's POVThe cold night air hit my face as I stood behind a wall, waiting for Ariel.I was breaking every rule in the book by taking her to her brother, right under my father's nose but I didn't care.I would do anything for Ariel. It was the right thing to do.My father had no right to mess up her life the way he did, that was why I was doing this. I had to right his wrongs.I heard the soft shuffling of legs on my right and I turned just in time to find her beautiful face walking toward me.The cold breeze was no longer a problem as warmth filled my body as my eyes locked with hers.Tingles exploded from my toes to the rest of my spine as she smiled and waved at me.If there was even a single drop of doubt in my mind about what I was about to do, the moment my eyes landed on her bright face, everything melted away.Damn, Ariel was beautiful."Hey, I am sorry I took forever. Jada wanted to make sure every stall got closed before I got here..." she said as she got closer."Yeah...