love, betrayal and dark magic

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**Ethan's POV**

Joey had teleported us back to the castle. For a moment, I thought it was part of her mischief, so I rushed outside to check if it was real. When I got there, I saw the horses we used tied down, and everything looked like our castle.

“Oh, you’re back,” Sophia said as she stepped out of her chambers. She looked like she was getting ready to return to her pack.

“Yes, we just got back,” I replied, trying to steady my thoughts.

“That was fast,” she remarked, raising an eyebrow. “Did you guys teleport or something?” she laughed lightly.

“Well, we actually did teleport back,” I said.

“For real?” she teased, clearly not believing me.

“Yes, Sophe, for real,” I replied, my voice serious.

“Oh my goddess! You aren’t joking, Ethan. You guys really teleported?” Sophia's face grew serious, her eyes wide with surprise.

“Who did it? Was it Lena? Or Lyla?” she asked, her curiosity piqued.

“No, Sophe, it wasn’t either of them,” I replied.

“Then who?” Sophia press