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~Aven I barely make it into the next carriage before I catch sight of Eryk. He’s pushing through a small crowd, either oblivious to their irritated protests or he simply doesn’t care. I stop in my spot, frozen under his gaze. I’m tempted to back up and make for the back of the train, but he catches up to me far too quickly. “You can’t just run away like this,” he snaps, grabbing my forearm. I tug away, rubbing the tender spot where his grip was too tight. “I thought I saw someone I knew,” I mutter under my breath, falling into step beside him as we walk back the way he came from. He fro

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~Aven I'm not sure why, but I can't sleep. Thoughts of Stace, my family back at home and my father who is apparently still alive haunts me as I toss and turn beneath my heavy blankets. Eventually the rattle of the train wheels against the track and the groan of the wooden carriages drives me to the point of near insanity, so I throw the covers off, dress more appropriately and leave my room. In the back of my mind, what the stranger mentioned to me today lingers, drawing me down the train to the common areas. Everything is vacant, the hour so late everyo

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~Aven It's dark when our feet touch the ground again. The icy burn of the winter wind vanishes, replaced with a different kind of chill. The air is so fresh my head spins for a moment, scented with fresh pine. We are in a forest. It's dark, and not just because it's night time. Silky rays of pale moonlight struggle through the canopy, the few that get through casting dappled light across the forest floor. This must be Territory Four. "I don't want to talk about it," I exclaim, pushing away from Stace immediately. Even if we have managed to escape,

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~Aven Stace lifts a branch up for me to step under, smiling. I'm not sure how I managed to let him convince me to follow him out into the forest in the dead of night. Maybe it's because the thought I laying in darkness alone is terrifying, so this is a welcome distraction from dark, inescapable thoughts. "How are you feeling?" he asks softly. We have avoided the conversation the entire walk. "Confused. Scared this isn't going to work," I admit. If I catch a

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~Aven I stare at the rushing water, trying not to let the memories overwhelm me. I grip his hand, letting him pull me down the trail. Nerves flutter in my stomach, fingers quivering as I walk steadily along the path, trying not to stumble over and into the river below. The sound of the waterfall we walk toward roars in my ears, allowing my hurried breaths to go unnoticed to my recent boyfriend. This is going to be my first kiss.

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~Aven It's night by the time Stace brings us to Territory Five. Light strains my vision from a street lamp above me, my mind taking a moment to conceptualise everything around me. It's hard, shifting into a completely new environment so quickly with Stace's magic, however, I'm just relieved to be out of Territory four, and away from Lucille. By the ambience, beyond the small street we stand in, we are in some kind of village. Stace grabs my wrist and pulls me out toward the street, Eryk trailing closely behind me. When we emerge, I'm confused at the sight of a simple, small village with not too many people lingering about.

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~Aven Pain and confusion echo through my head as I slowly wake. My body is upright, allowing my bearings to come back to me quickly. On instinct, I pull at my arms, but my wrists are tied together behind the chair I'm seated on, although my ankles are free. Castiel leans against the wall in front of me, arms folded over his chest. Beside him, Senna, the smirk on her face rousing enough energy through me for me to snap fully back into consciousness. I've been kidnapped, and by the looks of the non-descript room I'm in, I'm not near Stace and Eyrk anymore.

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~Aven I nearly laugh. Instead, I compose myself, focusing on each of their faces in turn. The look so serious, considering what they are asking me. I'm not going to pretend like I'm not confused about Stace and what he is done, but Senna, and this girl who claims to be my sister are the last people I want to associate with. I summon a deep breath, deciding what I need to do. "Let me go back." "I don't think so," Castiel laughs. So what, they plan on keeping me here forever? Stace and Eryk will already be looking for me by now, and they will know exactly

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