: The Gol

oured outside, I stared at the broken ceiling of my roo

its sound. But that night, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't fall asleep. It was as if my

dy on the verge of falling asleep. But I abruptly stopped when I felt someone appro

could hear the heavy breathing of the person. It was as if they had run a long distance. I only let out a sigh of rel

this hour? Didn't he realize it's dangerous outside in this weather? I went to the living r

ll?" I greeted him

ack when he suddenly found me in front of him. I loo

His face was a mix of intense fear and anxiety. And if it weren't f

as trembling. I've never

tarting to get nervous. I wished I could read his mi

nly sofa there, covered in dust. He rested both his

to his senses. I was about to do so when he fumbled in his pocket. He placed t

I took a step back, as if not believing it. "Wh

the table. This can't be. That crest is inside the Academy and heavily gua

aren't you speaking? W

lin and Karl, they're the ones who snuck into the Academy to get it. I don't kn

I exclaimed. 'You

n this. Flin and Karl, those two have never done anythi

'I didn't know it was illegal when I agreed. I thou

on!' I b

ould never do something that would tarnish

never done anything like this, ev

needed to give it to the man waiting at the pub. I should have been suspicious just by looking at their faces. They were covered

sed s

saw Karl and Flin, but I didn't talk to them. T

less

sped up to the pub to find the man they were talking about, b

the living room. The only sounds I could hear were the ra

r full name?' I asked

name. That's all they k

are the only names they know for us. We're

ers here in Hesperia-' Lucas suddenly st

the table and stood up quickly.

u doing?!' h

the Tyler Flin was referring to,' I

I were crazy. 'What

u're coming with them. I'll stay in your house

d. 'Shia, I ca

mprisoned. You're not at fault. You have a family rely

t S

d the guilty party is punished, they'll easily forget

he choices. 'No,' he suddenly said.

ve nothing to lose if I go to jail. But you, f

hi

ve time, Luc

ee some lights from people scattered along the hillside where Titan could be seen. Luca

e arrived and told them they needed to leave. His younger sibling

," they g

, Lucas?" his mot

and helped his siblings and mother put them on. When everythi

" he s

d. "They could arrive

ve nothing to do with this, and y

orth between me and him. I took

on't let them down," I

se of the Tylers, I never felt alone. I found a sense

promise me you'll wait for me. I'

rted to sting, and I couldn't help but feel the stupid tears rol

whispered. "

's house. There were four of them, and they were

here. You need t

mily still looked puzzled, especially his mother. She glanced at me, and I could almost feel tha

care,"

I'll get you out of t

mile. "Now g

r, I was alone in

ice the size of a gold coin. Engraved on it was a lion with wings

ldn't hear what they were saying. I could only sense them-their positions, their heights. One

es. The woman knocked. I took a deep breath and went to

or. The two men exchanged glances. One had blond

e whispered. He earned a glare from the girl with them

ogo. They looked completely out of place in a place like Lucas's house. They seemed to shine because of their cl

ead to toe as if sizing me

as too precise, too perfect; it was almost

to hers, I sounded like a frog's croak. I not

ng here, or are there othe

nd intimidated. "J

ure if it was intentional. The two men followed her, while the fourth member of their group stay

id as she started to move things around

nse gray eyes. There was no expression on his face, but his aura conveyed somethi

h brown hair turned to face

by what I heard. I faced the three of

his eyebrow as if I had said something intriguing. I

something, and I h

ips. It was as if he didn't expect me to confess. It to

ed seriously. Any trace of amusem

to see. And that's when my wor

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