Chapter 26


    Karina was a bit shocked seeing me awake and ready for action around seven o’clock in the morning.


    Apparently, everyone was done with Moscow and wanted to leave as soon as possible.


    She jumped on me, hugged me, and asked millions of questions before she allowed me to exin


    anything at all. She had no idea I’d woken up in the middle of the night and bumped into L in the


    kitchen. Everyone else was a little shocked, too, when they saw me at breakfast looking lucid and not a


    giant mess.


    “I mean, you can all stop staring at me. I’m fine, well, and I ain’t nning to kill anyone today.” I tried to


    joke, but it just added a bit more fuel to the fire.


    “It’s not a joke,” Dimitry said in his thick Russian ent, and I thought he should audition for films, he


    would have been a great actor.


    I started eating, realising my stomach was growling with hunger, while everyone else was staring at


    me. Roxanna made excellent coffee and eggs. I was going to miss her.


    “Okay, I mean, we’re heading back to Kiev soon enough,” I said, thinking I owed the group an


    exnation, but first, I needed to speak to Oldman about everything that had happened that night.


    Apparently, she’d already returned to Kiev for an urgent matter, and I hadn’t had a chance to talk to her


    yet. Our flight was leaving this afternoon. In a way, I was looking forward to getting back to a normal


    routine. I was so done with being in the wrong ce at the wrong time.


    “How are you feeling?” Judas asked me, and I was a little surprised that he’d asked the question first. I


    ced arge pancake on my te and sshed some syrup on top. I was bloody starving.


    “Good, the dark energy has almost diminished, and I managed to sleep for a while,” I said and started


    eating.


    L was watching me as usual, sitting opposite me. That seemed to satisfy Judas and everyone


    else, at least for now, because for a long moment, no one was saying anything. We were all trying to


    enjoy our breakfast.


    It wasn’t going to be easy to reveal the real truth, but we were all partners and they needed to trust me.


    This nightmare was behind me, but the horrific memories remained. I could still hear the mage’s


    terrifying screams, but I just had to breathe.


    After breakfast, Dimitry had given a little speech, praising us all for the job we’dpleted, wishing us


    good luck in the future. It was possible that, at some point, we would return to Moscow, but for now,


    everyone seemed to be done with Russia.


    “Are you sure you’re okay?” Karina askedter as we were packing in our room. The ne was leaving


    in about three hours, and our ride was going to arrive at any moment.


    “I’m not a hundred percent, but I’ll get there. The whole thing isplicated,” I told her, trying to fit


    everything into a small suitcase. “Once I talk to Oldman, I’ll exin everything, but please, bear with


    me. I just don’t want to scare you.” She seemed to ept my answer, because she nodded and didn’t


    press any further on the subject.


    An hourter, we were sitting outside our gate ready for departure. The airport was busy, and I felt a


    little sick. Nerves about flying were slowly getting to me, but once onboard the ne, I ended up sitting


    next to L. He even held my hand during take-off.


    “I’ve got you, beautiful, so chill out and just enjoy the ride,” he said once our seatbelts were buckled,


    and everyone else was settled. My heart was thumping loudly inside my chest during the entire flight. I


    was scared, but L kept talking to me, trying to distract me from my nerves and the fact we were


    several thousand feet in the air.


    I was overjoyed when wended and managed to go through security quickly. A van with the Moonlight


    logo was waiting for us at the airport. It was extremely humid once again in Ukraine, and I kind of


    preferred it that way. Russia’s summer seemed disappointing.


    “I hope we won’t have to leave for another mission anytime soon. I’m kind of exhausted,” Karina said,


    once we returned to our dorm. Nothing had changed there, it was basic, and it stunk of mould a bit, but


    it was our little home. I was so relieved being here again.


    “I hear that,” I said, jumping on the bed. It was going to be a rxing day today, but first, I needed to


    head to Oldman’s office, so I could get this conversation over and done with. “I’ll be back in a bit; I think


    the principal is in her office, and we’re overdue for a chat. Don’t start any parties without me.”


    “Don’t sweat it,” she said. “I think the boys want to have drinks at the bar down the streetter, that’s


    all. We aren’t nning anything else.”


    I took a deep breath and told myself she was probably expecting me. The council hadn’t arrested me


    yet, so I had nothing to worry about—at least for now. However, I didn’t want to celebrate too soon.


    Several minutester I stood outside her office, still a little hesitant, suddenly filled with anxiety that


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    soon I would have to leave Moonlight. Oldman must have sensed me outside, because she opened the


    door as I was just about to walk back to my room. This was absurd. I told myself that she was on my


    side.


    “I was just about to send for you,” she said, giving me a smile. “Come on in.”


    She was diffusing some essential oils and the smell calmed me instantly. I wasn’t nning to hide


    anything, I needed to be open and honest about what happened out in the field; otherwise there was no


    point staying at Moonlight. Catherine Oldman was fae, and maybe she had simr experiences with her


    magic.


    We sat down and silence filled the space for a little while.


    “So, let’s just get straight to the point, shall we?” she said. “The High Council has been pressing me to


    question you, but I have managed to steer them away for now. Tell me everything you remember from


    that night.”


    I was slowly calming down, and I had a feeling she had something to do with it. I took another deep


    breath and started talking. She didn’t need to know I had a little disagreement with L or the fact


    we’d been intimate. It wasn’t relevant, but everything else was.


    It wasn’t easy going through the events of that night once again, but Oldman was listening, taking


    everything in. I went over how I’d felt when we’d arrived at the club, when I started to feel the magic


    there, then colourised my fight with L a bit, and then my lonely walk around the streets when I


    needed some time away. When I got to the part where Leonidas started drinking from me, the principal


    appeared horrified, but I kept talking. I remembered that moment very clearly, then paused, preparing


    to tell the worst. My stomach tightened, but it was time to be honest with myself, honest with her.


    “And then I just exploded, I mean, it was like my energy became a ticking time bomb, exactly the way


    you described it before,” I said, rubbing my forehead. “All the vampires were killed instantly, and then I


    burnt that mage alive. The fire came out of nowhere, the mes consumed him in a matter of seconds.


    He was dead before I knew it.”


    Catherine Oldman’s eyes widened in shock as she tried to process this information. I was expecting


    that kind of reaction from her, but that wasn’t all I needed to say. There was more to it.


    “So, it was you,” she said.


    “Yes, it was my magic that killed all those vampires, but I couldn’t control it. Even the mes, I didn’t


    want him to die, but it just happened. The mage said something to me before he died. He said that his


    master thought I had no abilities, that the experiment was sessful, and if I killed him, I couldn’t stand


    by him,” I exined, trying to remember everything he’d told me.


    That was it—my confession. I was expecting the worst, because I’dmitted heinous crimes against


    supernaturals, even if some of it had been in self-defence. Oldman was probably thinking about


    reporting me to the council now, and they were going to arrest me. I was ready for it. I was a monster,


    something that shouldn’t exist. I was too dangerous to be walking free—like a ticking bomb that could


    go off at any moment. Silence stretched for some time as Oldman was thinking. It was hard to read her


    emotions or aura. She was much more experienced than me, so she knew how to keep her mind


    closed off.


    Then she stood from her seat, paced around her office for a bit before saying:


    “You’re fae—a very powerful one, and a half-vampire. A unique half-breed … this is incredible.”


    “Didn’t you hear what I said? I killed all those vampires. I was the cause of that massacre. I’m a freak,” I


    said, raising my voice, thinking that maybe she didn’t really understand what happened out there.


    “Sit, Jaymin, and calm down. You’re not a freak,” she said. “You’re an extraordinary creature who hasn’t


    been trained. Those vampires were working against the council, so no one is going to miss them. And


    the mage, well, apparently, he has been on the council’s radar for quite some time.” I did what she said,


    although I wasn’t sure if this was really happening.


    “Right, so what’s going to happen now?” I asked. I was certain I didn’t want to return to the streets.


    That part of my life was over for good.


    “Your future is here in this school, and we will help you unleash your potential. We will train you, so this


    sort of outburst won’t happen again. Fae magic is extremelyplicated, andbined with your


    vampire abilities, could be lethal. I’ll find a way to direct the council’s attention away from you,” Oldman


    stated. “Things with the Elite Academy are stillplicated, as well, from what you’ve said, I


    understand that the councillor was working against them, so that issue needs to be addressed. In a few


    months, you and possibly L, will go undercover as students of the Elite. We need some inside


    information, and going forward, someone from the council believes this is a reasonable solution.”


    At that point, my jaw was on the floor. Oldman couldn’t be serious. She was going to keep me in the


    school, and then send me out on another mission? This sounded unbelievable.


    “But what if someone finds out what I—”


    “We don’t need to worry about that for now. Just study and train hard. I will assign a personal advisor to


    you for your curriculum. Let me worry about the council from now on. You’re special, Jaymin, more than


    you realise, but that energy of yours—it must be tamed, and that will take a bit of work.”


    Her words echoed inside my head. I’d wanted to learn who I was for so long, and now it was finally


    happening. Oldman kept staring at me with amazement. I thought this was really the end, that she was


    going to expel me.


    “Thank you, Principal Oldman. I mean, I have no idea what to say,” I said, standing from my chair and


    reaching out for her hand. She shook mine, smiling.


    “No need to thank me,” she added. “It wasn’t your fault. You couldn’t control yourself. Now, go and


    enjoy the rest of your day. sses resume tomorrow, and everything will follow through. You have


    done well, so has the rest of the team. The school has beenpensated, and you will be paid as well.


    This is good news, Jaymin.”


    That was the end of the conversation. I nodded, and then left her office, feeling like I was walking on


    clouds. A huge weight dropped from my chest. Someone had finally given me a chance, even after


    what I’d done.


    “See, hen, I told you that you couldn’t get rid of me so easily.” A thick Scottish ent startled me


    outside the door. I turned around, seeing L. He was leaning against the wall as if he’d been


    waiting for me the entire time. He looked good wearing a grey T-shirt and slightly unshaven.


    “I figured as much,” I said, walking up to him. The bloodlust returned. I wanted him again.


    “I think this next task will be awesome. Me and you working closely together,” he said, sounding


    mischievous. “I won’t be able to keep my hands off you.” There was that sparkle in his eye. I bit my


    bottom lip and then did something I thought I’d never do under any other circumstances. I brought him


    closer and then kissed him hard. It was unexpected, I didn’t n it, but in that moment, my feelings


    were so overwhelming, and my instincts took over.


    He groaned as I caressed his mouth against my own, nipping at his lip between my teeth teasingly


    before darting my tongue inside his mouth. He seemed shocked at first, but then he responded. His


    tongue grazed my fangs. Then heat began consuming me again. L grabbed the back of my


    neck, turning my head to allow more ess, and I knew it was time to stop this.


    “What? What was that about?” he rasped, staring at me with his fangs descended as I yfully backed


    away.


    “Nothing, I was just testing my theory.” I giggled, turned around, and ran back to my dorm, thinking I


    was going to regret thatter. He seemed too shocked to follow me.


    He was right; we were stuck together, but this time, the future seemed much brighter than before.


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