EthanAn exasperated sigh escaped my lips as I sank into the bed and looked across the room.I could vividly remember that I kept the book somewhere in the room. Moreover, I had hidden it properly because I didn’t want anyone to catch sight of the type of book I found in the library. So, who took it away from here? I jerked up and went over to the bed, scattering the bedspread and duvet just as I hoped that the book would drop. But then, there was not a single sign of it. It was clear…someone had stolen it.“What the hell!” I cursed under my breath as I bit my lower lips and smashed my foot on the ground. I winced in pain, but that wasn’t enough pain compared to the one I felt in my heart each time it dawned on me that someone might have gotten a wind of the secret. “Is everything okay? You look so tensed”, Jason said as he walked into the room, together with Mason and Jake.“I kept a book somewhere here and can’t seem to find it…”, I explained, digging my hands into my head and h

Kayla“You again?” I said to the handsome dude who met me counting my steps earlier. He wore a small smile again…one that made my stomach twirl for reasons I barely understood.“I’m sorry… I keep bumping into you”, he chuckled and placed his hands into his pocket, giving off a majestic aura that excited me just as much as it annoyed me.Claire had told me that he was someone I could trust. But then, I wasn’t ready to do that…“You don’t have to be ready to trust me before giving me a trial”, he said, and for a while, I thought that I was dreaming. Wait! Was he reading my thoughts?“Do you read minds too?” I asked as I clenched my fist in rage, as though I would be attacking if the answer comes out positive.He broke into a loud round of laughter, after which he shook his head negatively. “I don’t! Claire is the only one with such power in this entire academy. I only figured out what you might be thinking through your facial expression”, he explained, and I took in a deep breath, gre

KaylaJames was only trying to teach me something I never knew I could do. He was friendly too and in merely some minutes after meeting him, I was already beginning to feel safe. I tried to make use of my powers like he asked…using just my mind and not my lips. However, my attempt to that failed because nothing happened. And then, Jason showed up…I have no idea of why Jason was beginning to frequently dive himself into my life, and I was beginning to feel exhausted. I knew that we shared a moment after he brought me out of the scene in the school hallway. That day, he had looked at me with the softest eyes I’ve ever seen, after which he promised that he would always be there to take care of me. But then, did I believe that? Of course not…Jason was more like a chameleon and the last person I was going to trust in the entire quad. He could appear so nice and sweet one day, but the next, he is the worst person you’ve ever met. I was tired of all his dramas and wanted to avoid it n

Ethan“Shit!” I cursed the minute I realized that someone had just seen us. Kayla ran off towards the area the person had gone but she returned almost immediately with a big scowl on her face. “He is nowhere in sight”, she dropped, digging her hands into her head in frustration.I gulped down hard and tried to persuade her to think less of what had just happened. I told her that it wasn’t something serious, but I knew it was. “Someone just saw us and you expect me to remain calm? What if the person tells everyone that I have something to do with my step brother? Do you know how scandalous that would be?” She yelled out of her lungs after which she walked away, not sparing me another glance. I gulped down hard and dejectedly walked back to the room to meet the others. I just didn’t understand why trouble seemed to be unending in our lives. I was complaining that someone stole a book I picked up in the library, and now, someone caught me sharing a kiss with my step sister? This was

Ethan’s PovNone of us felt good. For the first time in a long time, the quad felt sick and extremely bothered. Our health was okay, but the worry that clouded our heart was enough to let us know that we didn’t feel good.“Are you trying to say that you kissed Kayla and someone saw the both of you?” Jake asked for the hundredth time after I divulged the news to them. Jason sat up at that point and glared at me. He was still in his moody and grumpy mood but I could tell that whatever it was that happened with me was the most important to all of us. “How could you be that careless? This is an academy for crying out loud!” Jason screamed out of his lungs, almost startling us with his outburst. I took in deep breath and lowered my eyes to the ground. I was out of what to think or say. My head was so clouded that it almost felt as if it would burst. “The book at the library…now someone seeing me with her”, I said.“And then someone using his power on me”, Jason added, with a small frow