Page 82 of A Blackened Bond

“But I won’t let you get away unscathed. You’ll pay for this.” Her eyes narrow, and that’s all it takes for me to catch the moment of her attack. The metal shard slices toward me, directed dead centre and toward my face. But it’s as if time has slowed for me. My abilities are more heightened than ever as I flick my head to one side, the shard still moving past me as I reach out and grab it.

I twist around and reach Ivy before she can even blink, the shard in my hand slicing around her head, her red locks dropping to the ground in chunks before I slide the shard close to her neck.

I lean in toward her, my front to her back and the metal shard nipping at her neck as I near her ear.

The area falls pin-drop silent, and only the leaves rustling on the trees can be heard around us.

“All the horrible things you’ve said and done to me in the past, even if I drained you of every drop of blood in your body, it wouldn’t be enough to pay for it all. You’ve been stupid and chose the wrong person to fuck with today.” I lean the shard in, cutting her neck a little as a whimper leaves her lips.

“I gave you enough warnings. You should have listened.” A tremor works its way down her body with my words.

“P-please…” she whimpers, her typical bravado gone as a drop of blood pools on the edge of the shard.

“You’re not worth killing right now.Death…that’s too easy. You haven’t paid your dues yet, Ivy.” I slowly pull the shard back, stepping in front of her to meet her shaky gaze.

A pearl of blood trails down her neck, a tremor working its way down her body as her knees give way and she drops to the ground. I tower over her, my shadow casting across hers as her head shakily tilts up toward me.

“We have a long way to go and plenty of time to play from now on.” I give her a smile that has the group around her flinching. “And I won’t be holding back anymore.”

A shaky breath leaves her lungs in relief as I turn away to leave.

The hair and threats were for me. But this…I twist around, bending downward as my left fist connects with Ivy’s face and breaks her nose properly this time. Blood erupts from her nose as her eyes roll back, slipping limply toward the ground and knocked out from the hit.

Thatwas for Morgan.

I twist the shard in my right hand as I adjust myself before throwing it toward the notice board a few metres away. It hits it dead-centre as murmurs ring out from the crowd, and whispers echo around me.

How did she do that?

What the hell is happening?’

I guess she’s not as weak as they thought.

The crowd soon falls silent as I focus my gaze in their direction, my eyes slowly meeting each and every student I can see as I open my mouth.

“Forget what you think you know about me. You know nothing.” My voice drops low, sounding almost like a growl as the next words leave my throat. “Let me tell you something youshouldknow…Touch one of mine, orwhat’smine, or get in my way…And I will leave no trace of you on this earth to be found again.”

The notice board creaks, cracks forming around the shard from the force of my hit moments ago. Eyes widen in the crowd, turning back and forth between me and the cracked board in shock, a new look forming in their eyes as they watch me.

My lips pull up into a grin, one that has a few of them taking a step back. “Enjoy your break.”

I turn away, heading toward my original destination, the cafeteria, now joined by Morgan, Grey, and Ash, who are quickly trailing behind me.

“Fuck me, Micai,” Morgan calls, her voice a little raspy as she catches up with me. “I’m not into girls, butthatshit just turned me on.”

Ash chuckles behind me as Grey gives me a strange look.

Morgan follows my gaze, noticing Grey before waving her hand, a grin forming on her lips.

“Don’t mind him, that’s his look of awe…and a little mix of fear.” She chuckles as he shakes his head, a slight smile tilting his lips as he glances her way.

“He’s probably thinking the same thing I am…” Ash adds, wrapping an arm around Morgan as I raise a curious brow. “How truly suited you are for Annex, Ezra, and the Infernal four…and just as terrifying.”

Was I terrifying? But they’ve seen nothing yet.

I’ve only just begun.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

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